Dental Assistant I

Sea Mar Community Health Centers; White Center (WA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health organization seeks a full-time Dental Assistant for their White Center Dental Clinic. Responsibilities include aiding dental providers in various procedures, maintaining safety records, and training new staff. With excellent benefits and a supportive work environment, this role offers opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription coverage

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.

401(k)/Retirement options

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate, read and write in English.
• Preferred bilingual in English/Spanish.
• Preferred previous ortho experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist the dental provider in delivering procedures per WA State Dental Practice Act.
• Maintain records for material safety data sheets (MSDS) and dental supplies inventory.
• Assist in training new Dental Assistants.

Skills

Organizational skills

Excellent customer service skills

Basic life support (BLS)

Education

Valid WA State license

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 #27504

Hourly Range: $22.34

Position Summary:

Full-time Dental Assistantpositionavailable for our White Center Dental Clinic. 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.

What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it’s a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.

We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.

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 Tripti Vats, Dental Supervisor, [e-mail].

Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted 05/15/2025

External candidates considered after 05/20/2024

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.