Dental Assistant I

Sea Mar Community Health Centers; Lacey (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a Dental Assistant I for their Lacey Dental Clinic. The role involves assisting dental providers with procedures and maintaining records, requiring a valid Washington State license and BLS certification. Candidates with excellent customer service skills and proficiency in English/Spanish are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have a valid WA State license and BLS certification.
• Excellent customer service and organizational skills required.
• Familiarity with computer utilization is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist dental provider in delivering procedures allowed by WA State Dental Practice Act.
• Maintain records for MSDS, inventory dental supplies, and assist in training new Dental Assistants.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Education

Valid WA State License

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Job description

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

Dental Assistant I -Posting #27573

Hourly Range: $22.34

Position Summary:

On-Call Dental Assistantpositionavailable for our Lacey Dental Clinic, and other Clinics in Thurston County. Candidate will assist the dental provider in the delivery of dental procedures allowed by the WA State Dental Practice Act. Other responsibilities are as follows: assist provider in Restorative, Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Oral Surgery procedures, and any other procedures allowed by the WA Dental Practice Act.

Major duties for Dental Assistants include maintaining proper records for material safety data sheets (MSDS), spore test, inventory of dental supplies. In addition, will also assist in training new Dental Assistants and organizing schedules to generate check lists for maintenance of dental procedures.

Qualifications and/or Experience:

• Applicant must have a valid WA State license, basic life support (BLS) certification, organizational skills, dental record experience and familiarity with the utilization of computers.
• Excellent customer service skills required for this position. Must be able to communicate, read and write in English and have the ability to interpret common written material about dentistry.
• Preferred bilingual in English/Spanish.
• Preferred previous ortho experience.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, complete the online application and click SUBMIT or APPLY NOW.If you have any questions regarding the position, email Jorden Fox, Dental Supervisor, [e-mail]/

Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted 06/12/2025

External candidates considered after 06/17/2024

This position is represented by Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)

Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org.You may also apply through our Career page at https://www.seamar.org/jobs-general.html.