Dental Assistant (Weekend Availability)

CHAS Health; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual milestone bonus

Health coverage

401(k) with employer match

PTO (six+ weeks)

Tuition assistance

Student loan repayment

Childcare reimbursement

CME & license reimbursement

Job summary

CHAS Health in Spokane, WA, seeks a Dental Assistant to support providers and patients in our clinics. You will greet patients, prepare rooms, take x-rays, and assist with procedures while maintaining sterile instruments per WA DOH guidelines.

Responsibilities include chart updates, scheduling, vitals, safety protocols, and teamwork to deliver high-quality, patient-centered dental care. WA registration is required at hire; DANB preferred for advancement.

Qualifications

• Completion of accredited dental assisting program or CHAS Health training.
• DANB certification preferred.
• Washington licensure (DA Registration) required at time of hire; Idaho clinics require WA licensure within 120 days.

Responsibilities

• Greet and escort patients to the dental chair.
• Review and update patient charts.
• Assist dental provider with examinations, procedures, and patient education.
• Take x-rays as needed.
• Ensure dental exam areas are clean, stocked, and ready.
• Sterilize, prep, and arrange instruments.
• Answer phones and schedule patients.
• Observe safety protocols and PPE usage.
• Obtain vitals (BP and glucose) as indicated.
• Support CHAS Health mission and core values.

Skills

BLS (CPR/AED)

Driver's license

Insurance required

Safety conscious

Education

Accredited dental assisting program or CHAS Health training

DANB certification (preferred)

Job description

# **Working Here | Experience Serving Your Community**If you are looking to foster a fulfilling career path while serving your community, you are in the right place. All careers at CHAS Health allow you to make an impact on patient's lives and our greater community. No matter what clinic or location you join, you become a part of the bigger picture - providing trustworthy, patient-centered, and attentive care to anyone who walks through our doors. We continue to expand operations and are regularly looking for talented and dedicated individuals to help us continue to make a difference in patient lives. Challenging the status quo starts with you - get started today.## **Everyone Welcome**From the beginning, we strongly believe that all people have the right to high-quality health care. Our goal is to remove barriers to care and provide high-quality, evidence-based care in a place that is convenient - in your neighborhood. We believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their situation.## Compensation Range:$23.75 - $33.86## Check out our work perks !**Competitive Compensation & Exceptional Benefits at CHAS Health**Join a workforce that values your expertise as much as your wellbeing! CHAS Health's comprehensive compensation package\\* includes:* **Annual milestone bonus** for all eligible employees! $500 for every year worked, up to $5,000.* **Robust health coverage** with employer-offered medical, dental, vision, long-term care, and life insurance.* **401(k) with up to 6% employer match** for a retirement plan that invests in your future.* **Work/life balance** - enjoy more than six (6) weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually for full-time employees, to recharge and refresh.* **Tuition assistance and student loan repayment** - let CHAS Health pay for your education!* **Up to $7,500 for childcare** annually through reimbursement, to help you balance work and family life.* **CME and license fee reimbursement** - we've got you covered.***\\***Offered benefits dependent upon employee eligibility and criteria***Job Description:****Purpose of Job:**Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by assisting providers in providing dental care to patients as follows:**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*** Greets and escorts patient to assigned dental chair.* Reviews and updates patient charts.* Assists dental provider with required procedures, exams, and patient education per scope of practice according to Washington State Department of Health.* Takes x-rays, as needed.* Ensures dental exam areas are clean, stocked, and ready for patients.* Cleans, prepares, and sterilizes instruments.* Answers phones and schedules patients, as needed.* Observes and follows required safety protocols, including handling and disposal of sharps, use of personal protective equipment, exposure to blood borne pathogens, and general safety of employees and patients.* Obtains vitals including blood pressure and blood glucose measurements on indicated patients per CHAS Health protocol.* Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.**Qualifications:**Education/Experience: Completion of accredited dental assisting program or CHAS Health dental assistant training or apprentice program required. Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification preferred. Clarkston and Moscow clinics may consider a minimum of 3 years' experience in lieu of accredited program completion.***Washington clinics:*** Valid Dental Assistant Registration licensure in state of Washington required at time of hire.***Idaho clinics:*** Valid Dental Assistant Registration licensure in state of Washington required within 120 days of hire.Skills: List required first and then preferred. BLS (CPR/AED) required. Valid driver's license and insurance required. Commitment to supporting a safe and respectful environment is required.**Physical Demands:**Must regularly move around the facility and sit, stand, and be mobile. Frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and to reach with hands and arms. Occasionally required to climb, bend, balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch. Regularly required to communicate by talking/hearing. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Our core values are our foundation, the guiding sense of direction for our organization:* Social Responsibility* Patient-Centered* Entrepreneurship* Respect for Human Dignity* Commitment to Continuous Quality Improvement* Fun**CHAS Health | Equal Employment Opportunity**In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at CHAS Health will be based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. CHAS Health does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.If you are looking to foster a fulfilling career path while serving your community, you are in the right place. All careers at CHAS Health allow you to make an impact on patient's lives and our greater community. No matter what clinic or location you join, you become a part of the bigger picture - providing trustworthy, patient-centered, and attentive care to anyone who walks through our doors. We continue to expand operations and are regularly looking for talented and dedicated individuals to help us continue to make a difference in patient lives. Challenging the status quo starts with you - get started today.Drop off a resume and we'll be in touch if we find a role that seems like a good match.