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Do you have a passion for combining your dental assisting career and working with kids? Apply today to join our team at Dentistry for Kids in Kennewick!

We're looking for a Dental Assistant who is:

• Passionate about community health and working with children 0-18 years old
• Skilled in dental assisting
• A communicator who can calm patient fears and apprehensions, and interact effectively with young patients and their parents, as well as clinic staff

What we offer:

• $2,000 sign-on bonus paid in your first paycheck and another $1,000 paid in 12 months
• New upgraded pay
• A generous benefit package that includes 16 days PTO in first year + 8 paid holidays, $0 premium for medical/dental/vision coverage, profit sharing and retirement plans, paid long term disability, and much more
• Work Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, no nights, weekends or holidays

What you'll do:

• You fill a meaningful role by assisting dentists at chair side, greeting patients, and preparing them for treatment.
• You also keep the office running smoothly by making sure the dental department is stocked, clean, and equipment is properly sterilized and in good working order.

Your Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• WA State Dental Assistant Registration,
• CPR certification within 3 months of hire
• Full range of dental assisting knowledge, skills and abilities
• Your previous dental assisting experience is a plus

ABOUT YVFWC

We serve more than 181,000 patients across 25 medical clinics, 14 dental clinics, 10 pharmacies, and 64 program sites in two states. We are Level 3 Certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). With integrated services including medical, dental, pharmacy, orthodontia, primary care nutritional counseling, autism screening, and primary care behavioral health, YVFWC’s patient-centered model of care offers patients the full spectrum of care and shelter assistance, energy assistance, weatherization, HIV and AIDS counseling and testing, home visits, and four mobile medical/dental clinics.

WORKING AT YVFWC

Working at Farm Workers Clinic means being the passionate champion for those who have no voice. It means having the opportunity to work with underserved populations and with peers committed to the same work.

At Farm Workers Clinic:

-  We will consistently trust one another to work for the common good.

-  We will foster integrity by demonstrating ethical behavior and insisting on doing what we say we will do.

-  We will demonstrate transparency by being candid and truthful no matter the risk.

-  We will create partnerships to strengthen ourselves and our community.

-  We will fight for just treatment for all individuals.

-  We will let joy in.

-  We have the courage to be an agent of change and refuse anything short of excellence.

Our mission celebrates diversity. We are committed to equal opportunity employment.