Dental Assistant

Description Join a respected and well-loved organization that makes a difference in the community we serve! We are currently hiring a Dental Assistant/Dental Sterilization Technician for our Healdsburg and Windsor Clinics! Come be part of a supportive team dedicated to providing high-quality care in a positive and collaborative work environment.

What you will do

Prepares dental operatory for treatment including disinfection and barrier protection. Sterilizes dental instruments, hand pieces and procedure set-ups used in the dental clinic. Sets up trays. Properly disposes of waste and linens. Maintains and tags all instruments and procedure set-ups including all lab equipment and burrs.

Operates and maintains all autoclaves, ultrasonic units, and presoak stations. Assists in the maintenance of dental waterlines, distiller, vacuum lines, traps and filters. Maintains dental laboratory. Assists RDAs with patient flow as follows: setting up rooms; breakdown and disinfection of rooms; seating patients; filling in for RDAs in limited chair-side assisting of dentists as needed; providing oral hygiene, post-op or other instructions to patients as directed by dentist or RDA.

Specific duties assigned by the supervisor, i.e., traps, ordering, amalgam waste, etc. Reviews treatment with patient and schedules follow up appointments as needed Keeps accurate count of instruments. Maintains equipment in good working condition and ensures rooms are properly stocked. Prepares all lab cases including specific model work and communicates to all labs and vendors accordingly.

Requirements

The RDA/DA at Alliance Medical Center has the following qualifications and skills: High school diploma required. Bilingual in written and spoken Spanish and English required. Familiarity with back-office procedures preferred. Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of diverse, multicultural, and low-income populations, with a strong desire to serve these communities, required.

Current CPR certification required. X-ray license preferred. Why AMC? Competitive hourly pay, certification reimbursement while employed, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes PTO and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching. Positive work environment, supportive leadership team, and amazing coworkers!

Pay rates DA without X-ray license - starting at $24.93/hour DA with X-ray license - starting at $25.93/hour