Dental Assistant - Corvallis

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Location: Corvallis Practice

Position Type: Full Time

Schedule: 3 or 4 10-hour shifts (30 or 40 hours per week)

Expected Hiring Range: $20 - $39 per hour

With emphasis on patient comfort and satisfaction, provide the dentist, hygienist, denturist or other provider with assistance in the delivery of dental care and service in order to achieve the best possible treatment for the patient. Perform all dental procedures permitted consistent with the applicable state laws and regulations.

• Prepare and maintain instruments, equipment and materials for all dental procedures, while ensuring patients are as relaxed and comfortable as possible.
• Work under the supervision of a dentist, performing all aspects of four‑handed dentistry within scope outlined by state dental practice act.
• Possess excellent communication skills, counsel patients in post‑operative care and general oral health, and demonstrate understanding of evidence‑based dentistry.
• Take and develop dental radiographs.
• Ask about patients’ medical history and take blood pressure and pulse.
• Take impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts.
• Clean and sterilize all instruments used in accordance with company policies and OSHA/WISHA regulations.
• Maintain clean and organized sterilization area.
• Wear protective clothing, gloves, masks and eyewear; strictly adhere to Willamette Dental’s PPE policy, including N95 respirators as required.
• Be flexible to travel to other WD locations within reasonable range as described in Travel Policy.
• Show reliable and predictable attendance; essential for timely patient care.

Required: High School Diploma or GED and credentials to function as a Dental Assistant per state requirements.

Desired: Graduation from an ADA‑accredited dental assisting program and/or an EFDA.

• Hold appropriate credentials per state regulations.
• In Oregon – current Oregon certification for Dental Radiology Proficiency.
• Oregon EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Assistant) within 180 days of hire.
• Sealant certification.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers.

Base pay offered based on education, skills, experience, location and internal equity. Position also eligible for incentive pay per company plan.

Willamette Dental offers medical, dental and vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) retirement plan with 5% match, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, commuter benefits, two complimentary pairs of Fig scrubs, and employee assistance program.

Paid Time Off (PTO):
Minimum of 120 PTO hours per employment year plus seven paid holidays annually. PTO program combines vacation and sick leave, more generous than Washington State’s Sick Leave Law.

Primarily performed while sitting and/or standing, with occasional walking, bending, stooping and carrying light items. Use of computer and standard office equipment.

Willamette Dental is an equal opportunity employer. We provide opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or other protected classifications.

This job description is not meant to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but represents a general definition of the position’s scope and function in the company.

Position may be exposed to PHI. Handle PHI consistently with HIPAA regulations.