Dental Assistant

One Community Health; Hood River (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

One Community Health is seeking a Dental Assistant to join their team in Hood River, Oregon. This role involves supporting dentists and hygienists, ensuring excellent patient care through duties such as intake processing and sterilization. Successful candidates will have certifications and the ability to work with diverse populations.

Benefits

Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, & Critical Illness Insurance

Empower Retirement 401k

200 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee Discounts through Life Mart

Employee Wellness Events & Team Challenges

Local Gym Membership Discounts

Qualifications

• At least one (1) year of dental experience.
• Experience working with marginalized, high-risk, or underserved populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Patient intake and processing.
• Chair-side assisting, patient education, and pre- and post-op instruction.
• Set-up, clean up, sterilization and quality control checks.

Skills

Relationship Management

Bilingual Proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Oregon dental radiology certification

Healthcare Provider CPR certification

Job description

Career Opportunities with One Community Health

Careers At One Community Health

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

We believe dental care is an essential part of total person healthcare and our dental team is here to help patients on their journey to live well! Our Team works closely with our medical and behavioral health providers to put patients' physical, mental, emotional and social well-being at the center of patient care.

Our Dental Assistants work closely with our Dentists and Dental Hygienists to provide excellent dental care. General duties for this role include patient intake and processing, chair-side assisting, patient education, and pre- and post-op instruction. Additional duties for a Dental Assistant at One Community Health may include set-up, clean up, sterilization, quality control checks, and performing radiographic surveys as prescribed by the dentist.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least one (1) year of dental experience
• Current Oregon dental radiology certification and Healthcare Provider CPR certification
• Successful relationship management skills involving multidisciplinary teams in a diverse, multicultural environment.
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with marginalized, high-risk, or otherwise underserved populations.
• Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, & Critical Illness Insurance
• Empower Retirement 401k
• 200 hours of Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Not including six (6) paid holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Life Mart- Employee Discounts
• Employee Wellness Events & Team Challenges
• Local Gym Membership Discounts

Compensation:

• Hourly/Non-Exempt: Starting at $25.00 per hour, increases with experience/certification
• Bilingual Differential: Additionally, we offer $0.75 per hour as compensation for bilingual proficiency in both English and Spanish.
• Weekend Differential: This position receives base hourly pay along with an extra $10.00 for each hour worked on weekends (Saturday and Sunday).