Dental Assistant or Registered Dental AssistantJob Description

We are seeking a dental assistant or registered dental assistant to join our team to support one of LA's leading non-profit healthcare organizations. In this role, you will work in a fast-paced clinic setting with adults, focusing on dental assisting duties. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

• Dental Assistant certification

• Bilingual in English/Spanish

• Ability to work between 7am-7pm, Monday-Saturday and float to four different locations in South LA (8 Hours Shifts!)

• 6+ months of dental assistant experience

What's in it for you

• As a team member at this facility, you’ll enjoy competitive wages and generous benefits:

• Benefits: Health care, dental, life insurance

• 403 (b) Retirement plan

• Education Reimbursement

• Career development: Entry-level employees have opportunities to work in management, HR or other areas of the company

• Opportunity to support a leading non-profit organization

• Extensive training and room for growth

Job Description

• Payrate is $28/hr for Dental Assistants and starting at $32/hr for RDAs

• Prepare treatment room for patient

• Provides instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering instruments to treatment area; positioning instruments for dentist’s access; suctioning; passing instruments Provides materials by selecting, mixing, and placing materials on instruments and in the patient's mouth.

• Provides diagnostic information by exposing and developing radiographic studies, pouring, trimming, and polishing study casts

• Expose dental diagnostic x-rays

• Ensure the health history is updated

• Educates patients by giving oral hygiene, plaque control, and postoperative instructions.

• Ensure operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; call for repairs, when necessary

• Fabricates temporary restorations or custom impressions from preliminary impressions.

• Makes preliminary impressions for study casts and occlusal registrations for mounting study casts.

Job Type

This is a Contract-to-Hire position with a duration of 12 Months.

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Los Angeles, California.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent

• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection

• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes

• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com (%20actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com) for other accommodation options.