Description

PUYALLUP TRIBAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, located in Tacoma, Washington is seeking a full-time Dental Assistant to join its dental team.

“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
• PTHA is an approved loan repayment site for various programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent work/home life balance

GENERAL FUNCTION: Provide chair side assistance to dental practitioners using four-handed practices. Provide direct patient care and administrative support to the dental department as necessary.

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.
• Perform triage duties for emergency care situations.
• Perform orthodontic and/or pediatric assistant work as needed.

Requirements

• Three (3) years’ general dental assistant job experience, including one (1) year experience in pediatric assisting and/or one (1) year experience orthodontic assisting.
• Must obtain Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification within one (1) year of hire.
• Experience with electronic health record systems.