Dental Assistant

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 37,195 - 52,348; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & vision

Dental

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement plan

Family support

Employee assistance program

Onsite health clinic

Tuition reimbursement

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle is seeking a Full-Time Dental Assistant to support the Oral Medicine Service for medically complex patients. Responsibilities include chairside assisting, x-ray exposure, patient education, and maintaining equipment and supplies.

Requirements include a WA Dental Assistant Registration, BLS, and 3+ years of clinical experience. This onsite role offers full-time hours, with a schedule Mon-Fri, 8a-4:30p, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Washington State Dental Assistant Registration (Registration application and fee).
• BLS certification.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical dental assisting experience.
• Clinical excellence - strong, consistent, effective skills.
• Ability to educate and motivate patients with clear communication.
• Integrity: reliable, flexible, timely and detail-oriented.
• Excellent rapport with patients, families, staff and faculty; empathetic.
• Supportive and engaged with the Oral Medicine Service mission.

Responsibilities

• Perform dental assistant duties in the Oral Medicine Service for medically complex patients.
• Assemble information for patient intake, reviews and consents.
• Assess patient oral condition relative to medical status before x-rays and visits.
• Expose digital and intraoral x-rays.
• Maintain maintenance and admin duties as detailed.
• Handle room turnover, forms and communications.

Skills

Patient rapport

Empathy

Reliability

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Washington State Dental Assistant Registration

Graduate of an accredited Dental Assistant Program

Tools

BLS certification

Job description

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

Location: Seattle, Washington (US-WA-Seattle).

Employment type: Regular Full-Time.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform all functions related to roles and responsibilities as a dental assistant in the Oral Medicine Service in the management of medically complex patients, including but not limited to chairside dental assisting, exposing digital panoramic and intraoral x-rays, exam room and dental set up, cleaning and turn over, maintenance of the dental units and the Panoramic digital and intraoral x-ray units, computers and monitors; all dental instruments and equipment, consent, review of systems, medication list review and reconciliation, photography, intake, assisting with all elements of each examination type. Chart documentation for procedures.
• Maintaining floor, room, unit and cart stock of all forms, education materials, dental materials, Maintain the sterile/aseptic chain of infection control, isolation procedures. Completion of forms and scribing of examination during OM visits. Contacting outside providers for previous treatment records and x-rays. Checking isolation lists, maintaining and distributing schedules daily and as changes occur.
• Provide patient/family education relative to the process, consents, x-ray details.
• Annual Washington State Registration, appropriate continuing education requirements, compliance with all Washington State and Fred Hutch rules, regulation and educational requirements including but not limited to Blood Borne Pathogens, General Education, HIPPA, Integrity and Compliance, JCAHO.

1.0 FTE Fully Onsite in Downtown South Lake Union - 40 hours per week - Mon through Fri - 8a through 4:30p

Responsibilities

• Perform all dental assistant duties and responsibilities (detailed above) in the context of patient medical condition and current medical status.
• Assemble all information required for patient intake, review of systems and medication list, UW and photography consents
• Assess patient oral condition relative to the medial condition and status prior to x-rays and OM visits
• Expose digital and intraoral x-rays
• Perform all maintenance and administrative duties ad detailed above.
• Perform other tasks/ responsibilities as required ( form completion, room turnover, phones and assistance as needed)

Qualifications

Required:

• High school graduate or equivalent
• Washington State Dental Assistant Registration (Completion of the registration application and associated fee)
• BLS certification
• Minimum 3 years of clinical dental assisting experience.
• Clinical excellence - strong, consistent, effective skills,
• Ability to provide meaningful education, information and motivation, concepts and skills
• Possess integrity; Be reliable, flexible, timely and motivated; provide accurate information, efficient with time and motion; focused and attentive to detail.
• Excellent rapport and ability to connect with patients, family, staff and Faculty, empathetic
• Supportive and engaged with the roles and mission of the Fred Hutch, Oral Medicine Service

Preferred:

• Graduate of an accredited Dental Assistant Program
• Life Long Learner

The hourly pay range for this position is from $27.01 to $38.45 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

1.0 FTE Fully Onsite in Downtown South Lake Union - 40 hours per week - Mon through Fri - 8a through 4:30p

Although Fred Hutch is not sponsoring most H-1B visas at this time, candidates who already hold an H-1B sponsored by another organization and are currently in the U.S. may be eligible for this position.

Benefits

• medical/vision
• dental
• flexible spending accounts
• life
• disability
• retirement
• family life support
• employee assistance program
• onsite health clinic
• tuition reimbursement
• paid vacation (12-22 days per year)
• paid sick leave (12-25 days per year)
• paid holidays (13 days per year)
• paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks)

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at [e-mail] or by calling 206-667-4700.