Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)

Community First Health Centers • Full-time • New Haven, Michigan, United States • $23 - $27 / hour • 4m ago

Dental Assistant (RDA)

Empower Smiles. Transform Lives. Join Our Team!

Are you ready to make a difference in your career and your community? At Community First Health Centers, we?re passionate about transforming lives through compassionate, high-quality healthcare. As we reopen our Port Huron dental clinic, we?re looking for a Dental Assistant who?s driven to deliver exceptional care and create meaningful patient experiences between our Port Huron and New Haven dental clinics.

Joining our team is more than a job; it?s an opportunity to make every patient?s visit meaningful and every day on the job rewarding. This role is essential in ensuring our dental office is a place where smiles grow, and communities thrive.

Why You?ll Love Working Here:

Flexible Schedule: Enjoy a 4-day work week (40 hours) with no unpredictable shifts.

Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive pay, affordable health coverage, employer-contributed retirement plan, and generous paid time off. Salary Scale for a RDA is $23.41 - $27.16 per hour depending on experience.

Leadership Who Listen: Leadership that values your input, invests in your growth, and celebrates your contributions.

Your Role:

If you are an RDA: We want your expertise and precise training to allow you to work to your full potential. This includes advanced tasks like creating temporary crowns, applying sealants, performing final impressions and class one restorations as directed by the dentist.

Surgical Dentistry: Work alongside the dentist during complex surgical extractions, ensuring precision and efficiency while providing critical chairside support.

Right hand to the best dentists: Anticipate the dentist?s needs by understanding detailed procedures and mastering instrumentation to make every appointment seamless and successful.

Craftsmanship: Pour and trim models, take accurate impressions, and assist in the fabrication process, including waxwork for partial dentures and other removable appliances.

Patient Educator: Empower patients by explaining aftercare instructions, guiding them through post-surgical recovery, and answering their questions with clarity and compassion.

Be a Patient advocate: Build trust with patients, guide them through their care, and provide education to help them maintain healthier smiles.

Master Multitasking: Prepare and reset treatment rooms efficiently, assist chairside during procedures, and maintain accurate patient records in EMR.

Contribute to Excellence: Collaborate with the team to participate in quality improvement initiatives and deliver top-tier care.

Why Choose Us?

At Community First, you?ll be part of a mission-driven team dedicated to making a lasting impact. We offer a rewarding career, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to make a difference every day. We?re more than just a workplace; we?re a team with a mission to make a difference. Here?s some of the reasons why you?ll love being part of our family:

40 hours in 4 days per week: With no unpredictable shifts, you?ll have the time to enjoy your life outside of work. Whether it?s spending time with family, pursuing hobbies, or simply relaxing, we make sure your career fits seamlessly into your lifestyle.

We Invest in You: Competitive pay, affordable health coverage with an employer contributing retirement plan.

Generous benefit coverage by CFHC: We want to keep money in your pocket. We pay for some of your benefits completely and keepout of pocket costs to a minimum. No competing office can rival our package.

Work-Life Balance: Paid holidays with lots of vacation, and personal days to recharge.

Support & Recognition: Programs that value and celebrate your contributions.

Leadership who listens: Our managers and doctors want your collaboration. In fact, we encourage it. We are all here for a common goal and no one person can achieve them all on their own.

Apply today and join us in building healthier communities, one smile at a time!

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Work Location: In person