Dental Asst III

Sea Mar Community Health Centers • Burien, WA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Full-time Dental Assistant III position available for our BurienDental Clinic. The candidate will assist the dental provider in thedelivery of dental procedures allowed by the WA State Dental PracticeAct. Other responsibilities are as follows: assist provider inRestorative, Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Orthodontics, Oral Surgeryprocedures, and any other procedures allowed by the WA Dental PracticeAct. As a Dental Assistant III applicant must be knowledgeable of theproper sterilization methods and OSHA regulations including QualityImprovement. Must be able to duplicate and mount radiographs, placetemporary restorations, take impressions, pour and trim models, placeretraction cord, place matrix bands, perform coronal polish and givefluoride treatments. Duties include maintaining proper records formaterial safety data sheets (MSDS), spore test, inventory of dentalsupplies, assist in training new Dental Assistants and organizeschedules to generate check lists for maintenance of dental procedures.

Requirements

• Must have a valid Washington State Dental Assistant Registration.
• Must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification within 90days of hiring and maintain throughout employment.
• Must have 2 years working experience.
• Minimum of 2 years Expanded duties Dental Assisting experiencerequired.
• Dental record experience and familiarity with the utilization ofcomputers and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer service skills required for this position.
• Must be able to communicate, read and write in English and have theability to interpret common written material about dentistry.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate and provide to Dental Providers all necessary chair sideassistance using four-handeddentistry technique (as specified in the Dental Assistant Manual) withprocedures in categories as required: Diagnostic, Preventative,Restorative, Endodontics, Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Prosthodontic, Orthodontics and other services allowed by the Washington DentalPractice Act.
• Identify and categorize each patient's age-specific grouping ofneeds, such as those for infant,adolescents, and geriatric patients.
• Participate in scheduling appointments arriving, and departingpatients and reviewing providerschedules in Dentrix and registering patient in Allscripts PM.
• Oversee/maintain proper sterilization methods and OSHA regulationsin all clinic areas includingtreatment rooms and sterilization areas.
• Other duties assigned as needed.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees