Winters Healthcare

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Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) - bilingual in English and Spanish

Please Note:

This position will primarily be at our Winters location with occasional fill-ins (as needed) at our Esparto location.

We are on the lookout for a motivated RDA! As an RDA, you will be responsible for making each patient as comfortable as possible, learning about their dental history, charting notes, taking digital and panoramic X-rays, setting up procedure trays, and providing chairside assistance. In addition to direct patient care, you will follow all OSHA and blood-borne pathogen safety standards to ensure the utmost safety for yourself, your peers, and the patients we serve.

You will perform lab duties including making casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions taken.

The ideal candidate is a quick learner, engaged in patient care, and bilingual in English and Spanish. The ideal candidate enjoys working with people, making connections, and building relationships; strong communication skills are a must, – listening included – and the ability to establish effective, trusting relationships, and passion to provide exceptional care to the patients of Winters Healthcare. Can you see yourself here?

We hope so!

Responsibilities
:

• Communicate, collaborate and work in a team-oriented environment supporting our model of care
• Greet patients, take medical/dental history, x-rays, assist chairside, sterilize instruments, rooms and equipment, setup dental procedure trays, make casts for teeth and perform other lab duties.

Qualifications
:

• Bilingual fluency in English/Spanish is required (ability to read, write, and speak)
• Current California RDA license; or Dental Assistant with current x-ray certificate
• Significant background providing outstanding customer service
• Strong computer skills; knowledge of Open Dental and eClinical Works is preferred.

Working Hours
:

• This position is 40 hours per week.
• A minimum of one or two evenings per week (11 am – 8 pm on Thursdays) is required. Additional and/or occasional evenings may be required as business needs dictate.

Esparto Operating hours:

• Monday: 8am - 5pm
• Tuesdays: 11am - 7pm
• Thursdays: 11am - 7pm
• Fridays: 8am - 5pm

Compensation and Benefits:

• Hourly rate range for an RDA is $23.00 - $28.00, and is determined on experience
• Covered insurances include medical, dental, vision, supplemental long-term disability, life insurance/ AD&D, and employee assistance program all 100% sponsored for employee.
• Paid time off (PTO): 9 paid Holidays off, 2-5 weeks of PTO (based on years of service), & 8 hours of CEU.
• 401K retirement match at 3%, and a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Now offering Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Reimbursement:
  License Reimbursement, $300 CEU Funds, & 8 hours of paid time off for CEU.
• We provide a $350 scrub allowance upon hire, and $200 scrubs allowance each year after the first.

We are big on fit, and while we will assess that fit, we understand that you are doing the same. In your brief cover letter, let us what your interests are and let’s collaborate together to do great things for our patients and our community! To chat with us, contact Kelly Fahey, Director of Human Resources at  or by email at kfahey.

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Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

Reports to:

Dental Department Manager

FLSA Status:
Nonexempt, hourly

Summary of Duties:

The Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) works within a model of team based care as part of the dental care team and cares for patients and supports the team by performing a variety of patient care, office and laboratory duties. Key among these are making patients as comfortable as possible, building a connection and a relationship with the patient, preparing them for treatment, and obtaining dental records.

The RDA is responsible for providing chair side dental assistance to the dental provider. Laboratory duties include making casts of the teeth and the mouth from impressions taken by dentists, cleaning and polishing removable appliances, sterilization of instruments and equipment and prepping trays for dental procedures. Front office duties include, greeting…