Dental Assistant - Full-time

September 27, 2025

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p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"strongJoin our team as a Dental Assistant at Family Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA!/strong/span/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;line-height:normal;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"spanBe part of a healthcare organization that believes in making a difference beyond medical care! We've transformed into a leading community health center in the Pacific Northwest with 40+ clinics across Washington and Oregon. We offer a wide range of services such as medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, nutritional counseling, autism screening, and behavioral health. Our holistic model also extends assistance to shelter, energy, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling, home visits, and mobile medical/dental clinics./span/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Explore our short clips, "/span/spana href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQpeyPtgk9Yt=27s"span style="color:rgb(0,135,204);font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"WE/span/span/aspan style="color:rgb(0,135,204);font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span class="MsoHyperlink" style="line-height:105.0%;" are Yakima - WE are Family/span/spanspan style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"" and "/span/spana href="https://youtu.be/eGzYxVaDe_o"span style="color:rgb(0,135,204);font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"YVFWC - And then we grew/span/span/aspan style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"" for a glimpse into our dedication to our communities, health, and families./span/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;line-height:normal;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"spanVisit our website at /span/spana href="http://www.yvfwc.com"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"spanwww.yvfwc.com/span/span/aspan style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span to learn more about our organization./span/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"strongWhat We Offer/strong/span/span/pullip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"$22.29-$27.31/hour DOE with the ability to go higher for highly experienced candidates/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"$3,920 sign-on bonus $980 bonus at 12 months of employment/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"Additional 4% differential for your bilingual skills/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"100% employer-paid health insurance including medical, dental, vision, Rx, 24/7 telemedicine/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"Profit sharing 403(b) retirement plan available/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"spanGenerous PTO, 8 paid holidays, and much more!/span/span/p/li/ulp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"strongWhat You’ll Do:/strong/span/span/pullip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Update patient medical records, conduct X-ray procedures, including panoramic images and intraoral photographs/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Record periodontal charting and prepare instruments and equipment for Provider exams/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Mix exam materials with awareness of infection control, perform preventative care like fluoride treatments/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Monitor nitrous oxide analgesia under Provider supervision (Only in Washington)/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Educate patients on oral hygiene in clinic and school-based programs/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Assist in patient infection control program, sterilize instruments/equipment/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"May assist in Orthodontics, including obtaining patient records, bite registrations, patient models, fabricating orthodontic retainers, and placing/removing ligature ties/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"May perform Lead duties by maintaining the daily flow of the department and acting as a liaison between line staff and the direct supervisor. Manage breaks, lunches, sick calls, and overtime. Provide insights to leaders regarding the skill level and performance of the employees. Responsible for providing training to new employees and existing staff when needed./span/span/p/li/ulp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"strongQualifications:/strong/span/span/pullip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"BLS certification within 90 days/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Surgical Technologist Registration if assisting a Dentist in the operating room/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Dental Assistant Registration or EFDA certification/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred at level 10 for differential pay. /span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Basic knowledge of medical/dental terminology, dental anatomy, dental materials/instruments, infection control techniques, and oral health care instruction/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Ability to perform four-handed dental assisting, including instrument transfer, oral evacuation, cement mixing, and spatulation/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Strong level of manual dexterity and coordination. Ability to effectively interact professionally with various patients of all ages and employees/span/span/p/lilip class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="font-weight:normal;line-height:105.0%;"Basic proficiency in an Electronic Dental Record (EDR), Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel/span/span/p/li/ulp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"strongOur Mission Statement/strong/span/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"ispan style="line-height:105.0%;"“Together we transform our communities through compassionate, individualized care, eliminating barriers to health and well-being.”/span/i/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"ispan style="line-height:105.0%;"strongOur mission celebrates inclusivity. We are committed to equal-opportunity employment./strong/span/i/span/pp class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:white;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;"span style="color:black;font-family:"Museo Sans 300";font-size:10.0pt;"span style="line-height:105.0%;"Contact us at strongjobs@yvfwc.org/strong to learn more about this opportunity!/span/span/p

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