Dental Assistant

One Community Health; The Dalles (OR); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident &

Critical Illness Insurance

Empower Retirement 401k

200 hours PTO (plus six holidays)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Life Mart- Employee Discounts

Employee Wellness Events & Team Games

Local Gym Membership Discounts

Job summary

One Community Health in The Dalles, Oregon seeks a Dental Assistant to support dentists and hygienists, handling patient intake, chair-side assistance, and patient education. The role includes pre- and post-op instruction, sterilization, and radiographic surveys as prescribed by the dentist.

Based in our The Dalles clinic, you will work with a multidisciplinary team in a diverse, patient-centered environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 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.

Responsibilities

• Handle patient intake and processing.
• Provide chair-side assisting.
• Educate patients and give pre- and post-operative instructions.
• Assist with set-up and clean-up, sterilization, quality checks.
• Perform radiographic surveys as prescribed by the dentist.

Skills

Dental experience

Relationship management

Multicultural environment experience

Education

Oregon dental radiology certification

Healthcare Provider CPR certification

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

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. This position will be based out of our clinic located in The Dalles, Oregon.

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 Saturdays.