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 III - Posting #26844
Hourly Rate: $23.57
Position Summary:
Part-time Dental Assistant III position available for our Seattle Dental Clinic. This position is needed to cover shifts on Saturday. The 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.
As a Dental Assistant III, the applicant must be knowledgeable of the proper sterilization methods and OSHA regulations including Quality Improvement. Must be able to duplicate and mount radiographs, place temporary restorations, take impressions, pour and trim models, place retraction cord, place matrix bands, perform coronal polish and give fluoride treatments. Duties include maintaining proper records for material safety data sheets (MSDS), spore test, inventory of dental supplies, assist in training new Dental Assistants and organize schedules to generate check lists for maintenance of dental procedures.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Anticipate and provide to Dental Providers all necessary chair side assistance using four-handed dentistry technique (as specified in the Dental Assistant Manual) with procedures in categories as required: Diagnostic, Preventative, Restorative, Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontic, Orthodontics and other services allowed by the Washington Dental Practice Act.
- Identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for infants, adolescents, and geriatric patients.
- Participate in scheduling appointments, arriving and departing patients and reviewing provider schedules in Dentrix and registering patients in Allscripts PM.
- Oversee/maintain proper sterilization methods and OSHA regulations in all clinic areas including treatment rooms and sterilization areas.
Other duties assigned as needed.
Qualifications and/or Requirements:
- Must have a valid Washington State Dental Assistant Registration.
- Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification within 90 days of hiring and maintain throughout employment.
- Must have 2 years working experience.
- Dental record experience and familiarity with the utilization of computers and organizational skills.
- 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.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred.
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 Pablo Barraza, Dental Supervisor, at pablobarraza@seamarchc.org.
Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Posted 9/5/2024
External candidates are considered after 9/10/2024
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
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