Bilingual Dental Assistant (English/Spanish)

About This Job

APLA Health delivers high-quality medical care, essential services, and a supportive atmosphere to every individual who enters our facilities. Our devoted healthcare staff is focused on offering personalized, empathetic medical care that is either free or low-cost, designed to address the specific requirements of each patient. Functioning as a primary medical home, APLA Health delivers a wide range of integrated services across more than 71,000 billable patient visits and close to 10,000 enabling services visits annually. These services encompass medical, dental, behavioral health, and HIV care; pharmacy services; PrEP counseling and management; health education and HIV prevention; and STD screening and treatment. For individuals living with HIV, we additionally provide housing assistance, benefits counseling, home healthcare, and the Vance North Necessities of Life Program food pantries, along with various other vital support services.

We provide excellent benefits, competitive compensation, and a positive workplace.

We offer:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance (no cost for employee)
• Vision Insurance (no cost for employee)
• Long Term Disability
• Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 4 Personal Days
• 10 Vacation Days
• 12 Sick Days
• Metro reimbursement or free parking
• Employer Matched (6%) 403b Retirement Plan

This is an excellent chance to create a meaningful impact.

The hourly wage for this role is between $25.60 and $28.82. Compensation is based on experience.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Dental Assistant supports the Dentist chair-side during patient procedures. Additional responsibilities include sterilizing instruments, ensuring the dental office remains clean and aseptic, assisting with language translation between the dentist and patient, and performing front office tasks as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide effective chair-side assistance to the dentist in both the clinic and the mobile dental van.
• Take and develop dental x-rays.
• Take impressions and pour models.
• Perform coronal polishing (if licensed by the Dental Board of California).
• Fabricate temporary restorations (if licensed by the Dental Board of California).
• Clean, disinfect, and prepare operatories as needed for dental procedures.
• Package and sterilize instruments.
• Help maintain dental supply inventory.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with OSHA and HIPAA regulations.
• Serve as a visible representative of APLA Dental Services, Inc. in the community and occasionally network with other community-based organizations to strengthen relationships and ensure patients have optimal access to resources.

OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MEET BUSINESS NEEDS.

REQUIREMENTS:

Training and Experience:

• Radiation Certificate
• RDA preferred but not required
• At least one year of chair-side assisting experience
• Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Knowledge of:

• Universal precautions and infection control
• OSHA and HIPAA regulations
• Dental materials and their usage
• HIV/AIDS medical issues (preferred but not required)

Ability to:

• Speak Spanish fluently
• Work independently and responsibly
• Treat patients with respect, compassion, and confidentiality
• Work effectively as a team member in a busy dental practice
• Remain self-motivated and uphold the commitment to excellence of APLA Dental Services, Inc.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This is primarily an office-based role that involves only occasional bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting or moving office materials weighing up to 25 pounds. Daily use of a personal computer is necessary, including entering, viewing, and editing text and graphics on the computer screen and on paper. COVID-19 vaccination and Booster, or a Medical/Religious Exemption, are required.

Equal Opportunity Employer: APLA Health is an EEO Employer.

To Apply:

Visit our website at www.aplahealth.org to apply or click the link below:

https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=256282&clientkey=A5559163F67395E0A2585D2135F98806