Dental Assistant Apprentice

Nmpca; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance and wellness benefits

Life insurance and AD&D

Long Term Disability

Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year

Catastrophic Sick Time

7 Paid holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

401k with employer match

Student loan forgiveness

Job summary

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) is seeking a Part-time/Full-time Dental Assistant Apprentice to join our team in Albuquerque. The ideal candidate will be a team player with clinic experience serving underserved populations and a compassion for the complex issues faced by those experiencing homelessness.

Our DA team rotates between field outreach and clinic settings, operating under a harm-reduction model and focusing on holistic patient care.

Qualifications

• Background in customer service or dental (MA, CNA, DA, etc)
• High School Diploma or GED
• Flexibility to work with multiple providers
• Ability to thrive in a complex healthcare setting

Responsibilities

• Work with Outreach in the field and in Clinic.
• Operate under a harm reduction model and meet patients where they are.
• Help connect patients to resources within and outside the organization.

Skills

Customer service background or dental

Flexibility to work with multiple PPE?

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Dental assistant program graduation

Current X-ray certification

Job description

Every day, people across Albuquerque face impossible choices between health, housing, safety, and survival. For more than four decades, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has stood alongside our community’s most vulnerable neighbors, providing compassionate care, creating pathways to stability, and championing systemic change. More than 5,000 people each year find support through our integrated model of care, but our impact extends far beyond the walls of our clinic. Through advocacy, partnership, and innovation, we are working to transform the systems that drive homelessness and build a community where everyone has the opportunity to live with dignity, health, and hope.

Are you looking for a career change or to expand your skill set? We may be the right fit for you! We are currently looking for Part‑time/ Full-time Dental Assistant Apprentice to join our team. Our ideal candidate would be a team player and have previous experience in a clinic or hospital setting with underserved populations. Compassion for and an understanding of the wide variety of issues for those experiencing homelessness is a must.

Our DA team works in rotating schedules doing Outreach work in the field and in our Clinic. We work from a harm reduction model and believe in meeting people where they are at. We view patient care holistically and work in a multidisciplinary fashion to connect our patients to various resources within our organization and without. Our team is very passionate about public health and our population. If this sounds like you,

Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (AHCH) offers a unique opportunity where we may cover Dental Assistant Training costs for interested candidates in exchange for a 2-year employment commitment, with a prorated arrangement if the commitment is not fulfilled.

We comply with all OSHA and CDC guidelines regarding PPE and have various procedures in place to safeguard employees.

This is a part‑time, non‑exempt position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Background in customer service or dental (MA, CNA, DA, etc)
• High School Diploma or GED
• Flexibility to work with multiple providers
• Ability to thrive in a complex healthcare setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited dental assistant program with current X‑ray certification
• Experience working with underserved populations or people experiencing homelessness
• Knowledge of harm reduction and trauma informed philosophies
• Bilingual or Spanish Speaking

All benefits begin the month after hire:

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization
• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization
• Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment
• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual
• 7 Paid holidays
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401k with employer match
• Student loan forgiveness eligible

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will beconsidered for employment without attention to race, color,religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

This organization participates in E-Verify.