It is the mission

of the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority to provide quality healthcare and promote wellness in a culturally appropriate manner.

We offer an outstanding workplace, competitive market based salary, and benefits packages including :

• Monday Friday schedule
• Medical / Dental / Vision benefits monthly premiums paid 100% for employees
• 18 annual paid holidays
• Generous paid sick and vacation accruals
• 401(k) with annual profit sharing
• Life & AD&D insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent work / home life balance

DENTAL ASSISTANT ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

• Provide accurate and efficient chair side assistance to dental providers and hygienists using established four-handed practices.
• Effectively demonstrates knowledge of dental restorative, endodontic and oral surgery practices and procedures and application techniques for crowns and bridges.
• Accurately performs child and adult prophys, direct patient preventative procedures, OHI, fluorides, sealant application, and rubber dam placement.
• Able to identify, use and arrange, all dental instruments and prepares procedure tray setups in a timely manner, as needed by dental provider.
• Assist in the completion of patient dental records by accurately processing digital radiographs / x-rays and following established protocols for patient exposure.
• Wear personal protective equipment including sterile garments, glasses, mask, and gloves at all times while performing main job functions and follows all PTHA and accreditation guidelines for safety.
• Wipe clean all instruments of debris / material / cement prior to replacing in cassettes and sending to central sterilization for processing, practicing proper infection control and following established sterilization protocol.
• Performs preventative maintenance on and maintains all equipment per manufacturer guidelines and reports equipment failure to supervisor within 24 hours.
• Assists patients through the dental process with care and understanding at all times.
• Provide age appropriate behavior management as needed, for dental patients, ages 0-18 years of age.
• Effectively communicates home care instructions to patients and / or parents of minor children.

Requirements

Dental Assistant I :

• Six (6) months of general Dental Assistant job experience
• Must obtain Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification within (3) years of hire
• Current BLS certification
• Experience with electronic health record systems

Dental Assistant II :

• Three (3) years of general Dental Assistant job experience
• Must obtain Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification within (1) year of hire
• Experience must also include (1) year experience in pediatric assisting and / or (1) year orthodontic assisting
• Current BLS certification
• Experience with electronic health record systems

Dental Assistant III :

• Five (5) years of Dental Assistant job experience
• Experience must include (2) years of orthodontia, pediatric assisting or expanded functions experience
• Current Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification or ability to obtain within (1) year of hire
• Current BLS certification
• Experience with electronic health record systems

Salary Description $25.00 - $32.00 per hour

Last updated : 2024-05-17