Dental Assistant - Contract Job at Prairie Band, LLC, Madras, OR

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  • Prairie Band, LLC
  • Madras, OR

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Now Hiring: Full-Time a Contract Dental Assistant – Warm Springs IHS Clinic (Oregon)

Ready to make a difference in a community that values your skills? Join our dedicated Dental Team at the Warm Springs Indian Health Service Clinic , where you’ll provide essential care alongside experienced professionals in a supportive, collaborative environment. This is more than just a job — it’s an opportunity to enjoy a great work-life balance (no weekends or holidays) while building a long-term career with competitive pay, full benefits, and professional growth opportunities.

Why Join Us?

  • Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (No weekends or holidays)
  • Compensation: Competitive pay with a full benefits package (PTO, paid holidays)
  • Stability: Full-Time contract, with extension opportunities
  • Environment: Collaborative, professional dental team serving both adult and pediatric patients
  • Location: Warm Springs IHS Facility Info

Job Duties:
The Dental Assistant will support providers and patients in the Dental Clinic by performing chairside assisting and restorative support functions. Duties include:

  • Anticipating dentists' needs for instruments, materials, and patient care
  • Placing and finishing routine and complex restorations (alloy and composite)
  • Fabricating and placing temporary crowns and bridges, taking preliminary impressions, pouring and trimming models, and fabricating custom trays/bite rims
  • Exposing, processing, and mounting intra- and extra-oral radiographs
  • Performing oral prophylaxis, fluoride treatments, sealants, and the use of ultrasonic scaler/hand instruments
  • Providing post-treatment instructions and patient education on home care and disease prevention
  • Training and guiding junior dental assistants
  • Ordering/stocking supplies, sterilizing instruments, and maintaining clinic cleanliness and equipment

Qualifications:

  • Experience as a Dental Assistant in a clinical setting (adult and pediatric care)
  • Knowledge of infection control, sterilization, and dental lab techniques
  • Ability to perform chairside assisting, radiographs, and restorative procedures
  • Strong communication, organizational, and teamwork skills

Additional Duties:

Additional duties and responsibilities may be added to this job description at any time. The job description does not state or imply that these are the only activities to be performed by the employee holding this position. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related responsibilities as requested by their supervisor.

Indian Preference Exercised:

Prairie Band, LLC is subject to Title 22: Employment Code of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation. In accordance with Title 22, this position is designated as a TIER 2 position. Preference will be given to individuals to the extent required pursuant to Section 22-2-4(B).

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Requirements:

What we need from you:

  • Must be a graduate of Dental Assistant school/program
  • CDA Certified Dental Assistant RDA, or Registered Dental Assistant, preferred
  • To perform expanded functions in Oregon under the supervision of a licensed dentist,
  • Preferred Dental assistant possesses an Oregon Expanded Function Dental Assistant (EFDA) certificate.
  • Active AHA BLS or willing to obtain prior to start
  • Must be willing and able to pass Federal Security Clearance
  • Ability to work full-time hours
  • Must be a US citizen

Apply today to speak to a member of our recruiting team!

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Job Tags

Full time, Contract work, Immediate start, Monday to Friday,

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