Dental Assistant

Quick Facts

• Role: Staff Dental Assistant (full performance level)

• Schedule: Monday–Friday, varying shifts (day shifts)

Description

You will assist the dentist in routine care and help the dental treatment team with both clinical and clerical duties. Responsibilities include chairside setup and operatory turnover, digital dental imaging, infection control and sterilization, maintaining patient confidentiality per HIPAA, monitoring patient vital signs, and performing selected procedures with supervision. The role also includes dental laboratory tasks such as pouring impressions and preparing study models.

Benefits

• Paid time off: 37–50 days of annual paid time off per year (annual leave, sick leave, and paid federal holidays)

• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid after 12 months of employment

• Child care subsidy: up to 25% of eligible childcare costs (subject to income and eligibility limits)

• Retirement: traditional federal pension and federal 401(k) with up to 5% contributions

• Insurance: federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care options (many plans can be carried into retirement)

- Financial disclosure report: not required

- Work is sedentary; occasional movement between locations may be required, and you may lift light items weighing less than 15 lbs.