Dental Assistant - Auburn, United States - Chapa-De

Description

Job Description
Salary:

DA: $ per hour, DOE

RDA I: $ $27.40 per hour, DOE

RDA II: $ $30.70 per hour, DOE

RDA III: $ $34.35 per hour, DOE

Higher compensation may be available for a candidate with advanced skills directly related to the applied for role.

Benefit Highlights:

• Employee annual raises when meeting or exceeding job expectations
• Employer-paid Health Insurance (medical, dental and vision): 100% for employee and 80% for dependents.
• 17 days vacation and up to 9 sick days per year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan with 6% match
• Fantastic work/life balance
• Opportunities for career advancement

We invite both Registered Dental Assistants and Dental Assistants to start a career with Chapa-De. This is your opportunity to join a passionate culture of people focused on providing high quality care to American Indians and low-income members of our communities. Our clinics offer a fantastic work-life balance and phenomenal benefits. Our Dental Assistants are passionate about providing exceptional dental care and treatment for patients. They engage patients in reception, escort them to operatory using red carpet method and are responsible for performing a variety of activities at the top of their scope.

Duties:

• Take an active role in preparing patients and operatory for treatment with pride to perform exceptional dentistry for endodontics, oral surgery, pedodontics, prosthodontics and restorative procedures
• Taking impressions and completing laboratory duties such as pouring up, trimming models, and the making of bleach trays/night guards.
• Collaborating with Dentists, Hygienists, Sterilization technicians and other Chapa-De team members to perform these and other functions pertaining to dentistry procedures

Experience and Skills
DA Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Formal training as a dental assistant OR 6 months experience in chairside assisting in the practice of Dentistry
• Current Radiation/X-Ray certificate
• Infection Control certificate
• Current CPR or BLS certificate

RDA Qualifications:

• Current RDA license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Current Radiation/X-Ray certificate
• Infection Control certificate
• One year experience as chair side assistant, working with digital x-ray software/sensors and using computer-based applications in a professional manner.

About Us: Chapa-De is a non-profit community outpatient health center with a mission to advance the health and well-being of American Indians and low income individuals living in our communities by providing convenient access to high quality, compassionate care. Clinics located in Auburn, CA and Grass Valley, CA.

Chapa-De recognizes that our strength lies in our people. We are committed to the principles of equal employment and complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is the intent of Chapa-De to maintain a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. We are dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy in regard to all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. Chapa-De provides reasonable accommodation to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Preference in filling vacancies will be given to qualified Indian applicants in accordance with the Indian Preference Act.