Dental Assistant - 6 hours per week

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 38,572; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company-paid life insurance

Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)

Wellness program with fitness memberships

Job summary

Wellpath / Correct Care Solutions is looking for a part-time Dental Assistant in Woodland, California, to provide essential dental support for patients. The ideal candidate will assist during dental procedures, manage records, and ensure cleanliness in the clinic.

This role requires an Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology, along with relevant experience and CPR certification. Join a mission-driven organization dedicated to improving healthcare for underserved populations.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant.
• CPR certification and state-mandated certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Provide chair-side assistance during dental procedures.
• Perform intra-oral and extra-oral x-rays.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic.

Skills

Chair-side assistance

X-ray procedures

Inventory management

Education

Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology

Job description

Wellpath has been made aware of an ongoing hiring scam where individuals are falsely acting as Wellpath’s hiring team, in an effort to obtain private information or to induce applicants to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training.

Please be aware of fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers from suspicious sources.

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• Wellpath does not charge an application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process.
• Wellpath does not request or require incoming team members to purchase any equipment.
• Wellpath does not issue checks to incoming team members to purchase any equipment.
• Wellpath does not hire any team members without a thorough video and/or in-person interview process with multiple stakeholders.

If you have any doubts about the authenticity of any messaging on behalf of Wellpath, please send us an email [e-mail] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.

We are on a path to better healthcare. Join us

Dental Assistant - 6 hours per week

Compensation: $28.61 per hour

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission-driven organization with a people-first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Career Support

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work-life balance for team members and their families to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company-paid life insurance
• Tax-free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

How you make a difference

The Dental Assistant is responsible for providing documentation of dental services to the dentist or their designee. This involves maintaining dental charts, keeping records of dental findings, and scheduling patients for dental appointments. By ensuring accurate documentation, dental assistants enable dentists to monitor the provision of dental services and provide the best possible care to their patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides chair‑side assistance during dental procedures, sterilizes instruments, and mixes restorative materials as needed.
• Performs intra‑oral and extra‑oral x‑rays, develops and mounts x‑ray films.
• Maintains x‑ray, processor, autoclave, and dental unit(s) according to specifications.
• Manages inventory of supplies and equipment, orders supplies and ensures set‑up of trays for patients.
• Completes daily instrument count sheet, performs dental screenings, and maintains cleanliness and sanitation of dental clinic through careful practices.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Associate’s Degree or Certification in Dental Technology from an accredited school.

Experience

• Experience within either a private or public dental practice as a Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant.
• Consistent sound judgment with dental decisions within a correctional healthcare environment.

Licenses / Certifications

• CPR certification.
• State‑mandated certifications or trainings.

Additional Details

Dental Technician or Registered Dental Assistant experience required. This position requires schedule flexibility. Expected hours: 6 hours per week as follows:

• 1 four‑hour day
• 1 eight‑hour day

Work days depend on Dentist availability.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affimative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.