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Dental Assistant I

Sea Mar Community Health Centers

White Center, WAJob$22.34/hrPosted 5mo agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$22.34/hr
Location
White Center, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

WA State Dental Assistant LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Job overview

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is hiring a Dental Assistant I. Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center, is seeking an On-Call Dental Assistant I for its White Center Dental Clinic. The candidate will assist dental providers with various procedures, including restorative, prosthodontics, endodontics, orthodontics, and oral surgery. Responsibilities also include maintaining records, managing inventory, and assisting in training new dental assistants.

Key focus areas include Assist the dental provider in the delivery of dental procedures, Maintain proper records for material safety data sheets (MSDS), and Maintain spore test records.

Successful candidates bring WA State Dental License and Basic Life Support Certification. Important skills include Organizational Skills, Dental Record Experience, Utilization Of Computers, Excellent Customer Service Skills, Communicate In English, and Read In English. Preferred (not required): Bilingual In English/Spanish and Previous Ortho Experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Organizational SkillsDental Record ExperienceUtilization of ComputersExcellent Customer Service SkillsCommunicate in EnglishRead in EnglishWrite in EnglishInterpret Common Written Material About DentistryBilingual in English/SpanishPrevious Ortho Experience

Qualifications

WA State Dental Assistant LicenseBasic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Full 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 - Posting #27505

Hourly Range: $22.34

Position Summary:

On-Call Dental Assistant position available for our White Center Dental Clinic. 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.

Major duties for Dental Assistants include maintaining proper records for material safety data sheets (MSDS), spore test, inventory of dental supplies. In addition, will also assist in training new Dental Assistants and organizing schedules to generate check lists for maintenance of dental procedures.

Qualifications and/or Experience:

  • Applicant must have a valid WA State license, basic life support (BLS) certification, organizational skills, dental record experience and familiarity with the utilization of computers.

  • 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.

  • Preferred bilingual in English/Spanish.

  • Preferred previous ortho experience.

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 Tripti Vats, Dental Supervisor, at [email protected].

Sea Mar is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Posted 05/15/2025

External candidates considered after 05/20/2024

This position is represented by Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)

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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