EFDA-Float ($2,000 Sign-On Bonus Paid On Your First Paycheck!)

CHAS Health • Spokane, WA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Improve the overall health of the communities we serve by assisting providers in providing dental care to patients. CHAS Health is committed to providing trustworthy, patient-centered, and attentive care to anyone who walks through our doors. We are expanding operations and looking for talented individuals to make a difference in patient lives. We believe everyone has the right to high-quality health care and aim to remove barriers to care, providing evidence-based care in convenient neighborhood locations. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

Requirements

• Completion of accredited dental assisting and expanded function training program(s) required.
• Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification preferred.
• DANB Certified Dental Assistant (CDA)/General Chairside (GC) pathway II or Pathway III may be accepted in lieu of completion of an accredited dental assisting program.
• Experience in dental assisting preferred.
• Washington clinics: Valid Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary licensure in state of Washington required at time of hire.
• Excellent customer service, oral and written communications skills required.
• Compassion for patients required.
• Must be able to work well in team environment.
• Ability to multi-task in fast-paced work environment, with ability to anticipate future needs.
• Computer skills required.
• Knowledge in surgical and restorative dental assisting required.
• BLS (CPR/AED) required.
• Valid driver’s license and insurance required.
• Commitment to supporting a safe and respectful environment is required.

Nice To Haves

• Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification preferred.
• Experience in dental assisting preferred.

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.
• Obtains vitals including blood pressure and blood glucose measurements on indicated patients per CHAS Health protocol.
• 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.
• Performs chairside assisting in all areas of general dentistry, including restorative, crown and bridge, oral surgery, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry.
• Places amalgam and composite resin restorations.
• Takes impressions for crowns/bridges, space maintainers, night guards, whitening trays, and study models.
• Performs other duties assigned, including supporting the CHAS Health Mission and Core Values.

Benefits

• $2,000 Sign-On Bonus Paid On Your First Paycheck!
• 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.
• More than six (6) weeks of paid time off (PTO) annually for full-time employees.
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree