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 at AMC:

  • 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



Salary Description
$24.93-$25.93 DOE and Certification