Dental Assistant - Float

This career service Dental Assistant Float position will be an active team member in the Community Based Oral Health Dental Department, assisting in program development, community assessment, implementation, program evaluation and dental clinic support.

Public Health Seattle & King County is seeking a Registered Dental Assistant to join our vibrant and diverse team with the Community Based Oral Health Dental Program housed at our Eastgate Public Health Dental Clinic. Public Health Seattle & King County Dental Clinics provide emergency and comprehensive dental services to an ethnically and racially diverse population of low-income children and adults, including pregnant women, homeless adults and teens.

The Community Based Oral Health Registered Dental Assistant will work under the clinical supervision of Registered Dental Hygienists and Dentists in a variety of dental settings doing preparation and prevention procedures and other related duties as required in a dental clinic and/or community program.

This full-time Career Service position will work 9 months (school year) in the Oral Health Field Program based at Eastgate Public Health Center which provides community-based services, primarily in schools. For the other 3 months (Summer), the position will work out of the float pool as a clinical dental assistant for Community Health Services and Jail Health Services dental clinics throughout King.

Working in JHS dental clinics requires passing a background check and obtaining approval from the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention. Float Pool assignments are made based on business needs. The position is expected to be able to travel to all clinics. This career service Dental Assistant position will be an active team member in the Community Based Oral Health Dental Program, assisting in program development, community assessment, implementation, program evaluation and dental clinic support.

Note:
This recruitment will be used to create an eligibility pool to fill additional Career Service, Term-Limited Temporary (TLT), or Special Duty Assignment (SDA) vacancies that may occur over the next six months.

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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Work schedule varies slightly based on operational needs of the Oral Health Program, school districts, individual school schedule and dental clinics.

Standard oral health program hours are Monday through Friday 7:00am – 4:00p. (This may vary per school district and is subject to change to accommodate…