Tri-Cities Community Health
Location
Pasco, WA | United States
Job description
Tri-Cities Community Health (TCCH) is looking for a Dental Assistant who has a passion for helping others. As a community health center, located in southeastern Washington, serving Pasco, Kennewick, Richland and the surrounding communities.
TCCH offers a variety of schedules to support a work-life balance. Most of our clinics offer Monday-Friday day shifts, with no weekends or holidays, competitive salaries and benefits. While providing careers in a fast-paced work environment and opportunities for professional development.
We employ a highly diversified group of talented individuals who are dedicated to fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality patient care with the greatest degree of professionalism and courtesy regardless of a patient's ability to pay.
Our Mission: We are dedicated to the communities we serve, bringing together a unified team that delivers the highest-quality health care to every person, every time.
Who are we? Our community health center began as a modest sized medical clinic in Pasco, Washington in 1981. The clinic was founded by a small group of women in the Pasco community who saw the need to serve low income community members who could not afford to pay for Healthcare.
Tri-Cities Community Health has grown into a comprehensive non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) where we have evolved into a network of community health centers that continue with the foundation TCCH was built on and serve an even more diverse population in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.
Our Opportunity: The Dental Assistant provides chairside assistance to dentists and provides direct patient care as it relates to dentistry. The Dental Assistant is responsible for taking x-rays, prepping patients for treatment, instrument sterilization and other duties as needed. Our staff strives to work at the top of their scope and delivers compassionate, quality patient care.
Essential Functions: - Under the supervision of Dentist or Dental Director, assist in all aspects of Dental exams and procedures.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of dental instruments, techniques, and procedures.
- Perform patient care activities in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Perform X-Rays and Impressions
- Maintain all areas in Dental Department to ensure high level of cleanliness and neatness at all times
- Obtain hospital privileges if applicable
- Assist with Dental Outreach Program as directed.
- Follows Tri-Cities Community Health exposure control and blood borne pathogen plans.
- Demonstrates respect and regard for the dignity of all patients, families, visitors and fellow employees to ensure a professional, responsible and courteous environment
- Promotes positive working relations and works effectively as part of a department/unit intra departmentally to facilitate the department's/unit's ability to meet its goals and objectives
- Ability to carry out all other duties as assigned
**This is a bargaining unit position**
Requirements
Education: - High school diploma/GED required. HIV/AIDS training.
Experience: - One year of dental assisting experience preferred.
License/Certification: - Current Dental Assisting Registration required. Must have/obtain CPR/First Aid/AED certification within 3 months of hire.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: - Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills required. Strong problem-solving, communication and computer skills required. Working knowledge of current dental terminology, equipment and procedures relating to dentistry.
Benefits: - Paid Time Off - Sick, Vacation, and Holidays
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Flexible Health Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account
- CME Reimbursement (if applicable)
- Retirement - 403(b) with matching contributions
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Life Insurance
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Tri-Cities Community Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law
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