Dental Assistant on-call
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Sea Mar Community Health Centers
WA
Summary
The Dental Assistant provides chairside support to dental providers, including four-handed dentistry and patient care delivery. Responsibilities also include maintaining infection control standards, managing patient documentation, and supporting clinic operations.
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 (Sea Mar Community Health Centers)
Sea Mar is seeking a skilled Dental Assistant to support dental providers and deliver quality patient care. This role includes chairside assistance, patient education, infection control, and supporting clinic operations.
Key Responsibilities
- • Provide chairside assistance using four-handed dentistry across multiple procedures
- • Escort and greet patients; ensure patient comfort and confidentiality
- • Assist with patient charting, vitals, and dental documentation in Dentrix/Allscripts
- • Maintain sterilization and infection control standards
- • Support scheduling, inventory, supply ordering, and quality improvement activities
- • Train new staff and assist with competency testing and ongoing education
Qualifications
- • Completion of a formal Dental Assistant program or 1+ year of experience
- • Washington State DOH Dental Assistant Registration required
- • BLS CPR required within 90 days of hire
- • Strong infection control and patient communication skills
- • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive benefits package.
Starting Wage: $22.34 per hour Work Schedule: Monday – Friday
Hourly - Hourly Plan, 22.34 USD Hourly
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.
Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 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.
Sea Mar is one of the largest community health centers in the country with 34 medical clinics, 26 dental clinics, 36 behavioral health clinics and several human and educational services across 13 counties in Washington state. Sea Mar continuously strives to engage, strengthen and respond to the needs of its communities. By doing so, Sea Mar has evolved into more than a health center; it has become an essential resource to patients and families. From the north in Bellingham to the south in Vancouver, Sea Mar provides affordable and quality care for communities throughout western Washington.
Founded
1978
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Sea Mar Community Health Centers 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.
Sea Mar is one of the largest community health centers in the country with 34 medical clinics, 26 dental clinics, 36 behavioral health clinics and several human and educational services across 13 counties in Washington state. Sea Mar continuously strives to engage, strengthen and respond to the needs of its communities. By doing so, Sea Mar has evolved into more than a health center; it has become an essential resource to patients and families. From the north in Bellingham to the south in Vancouver, Sea Mar provides affordable and quality care for communities throughout western Washington.
Founded
1978
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Seattle, WA