Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

Mason Dental is hiring a Registered Dental Assistant to join Dr. Chelsea Mason’s team in Bay City, Michigan. We welcome applicants from across the Great Lakes Bay region — Bay City, Saginaw, Midland, Freeland, Essexville, Auburn, and the surrounding towns.

About Mason Dental

Mason Dental is a patient-focused general dental practice in Bay City, MI, led by Dr. Chelsea Mason. We believe great dentistry starts with a calm, well-run office and a team that looks out for one another and for every patient who walks through the door. We’re a smaller practice, so your work is visible, your ideas are heard, and you’re never just a number.

What Makes This Role Different

This isn’t just another assisting job. You’ll be our OSHA & Compliance Lead — owning the systems that keep our office safe, clean, and inspection-ready. If you take pride in a compliant operatory, you’ll thrive here. Newer to compliance? If your infection-control instincts are strong, we’ll help you grow into it.

Responsibilities

As our RDA, you will split your time between hands-on patient care and leading the systems that keep our office safe and compliant.

• Chairside & clinical support
  • Assist Dr. Mason during general and restorative procedures with smooth four-handed dentistry
  • Prepare and break down operatories between patients, following strict infection-control protocols
  • Take and process digital dental radiographs (digital X-rays)
  • Perform expanded functions allowed under your Michigan RDA registration
  • Use of digital scanner
  • Fabricate temporary crowns and bridges
  • Take traditional impressions if necessary, and prepare materials as needed
  • Provide post-operative instructions and answer patient questions with warmth and patience
  • Help patients feel comfortable and informed, especially those who are nervous about dental care
  • Maintain accurate charting in our practice-management software (Eaglesoft experience is a plus)
  • Manage instrument sterilization and run, monitor, and log sterilization cycles
• OSHA & compliance lead
  • Serve as the practice’s point person for OSHA compliance
  • Lead and document bloodborne pathogens and hazard communication training for the team
  • Maintain and update the exposure control plan and OSHA documentation
  • Keep Safety Data Sheets (SDS) current and accessible
  • Oversee infection control and sterilization monitoring, including spore (biological) testing logs
  • Manage PPE inventory and keep us audit- and inspection-ready year round
  • Help onboard and train new team members on safety procedures

We will support you in this. If you have strong infection control instincts and want to grow into the full compliance lead role, we are glad to help you get there.

Requirements

• Active Michigan Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) registration in good standing
• Dental radiography certification
• Current CPR / BLS certification
• Solid knowledge of OSHA standards and dental infection-control protocols
• Strong chairside and four-handed dentistry skills
• Dependable, organized, detail-oriented
• A warm, professional manner with patients and teammates

Nice to Have

• Experience with Eaglesoft practice-management software
• Prior experience leading or supporting OSHA / compliance in a dental setting
• Expanded-functions experience under Michigan RDA scope
• Comfort with digital X-ray and intraoral imaging systems

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Continuing-education support
• Uniform allowance

Pay

$20–$28 / hour

Schedule

Full-time, Mon–Thu, 8–5