Dental Assistant (Non Certified) - Dental Clinic Colley

Nationwide Children's Hospital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated dental assistant to join their team. In this role, you will assist in providing comprehensive dental care to pediatric patients, ensuring their comfort and safety throughout the treatment process. Your responsibilities will include preparing treatment rooms, sterilizing instruments, and educating both patients and their families about dental procedures. This position offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment where your skills will directly contribute to improving children's dental health. If you have a passion for pediatric care and strong communication skills, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited dental assistant training program or equivalent experience required.
• Two years of experience as a chairside assistant required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment rooms and assist dentists in providing dental care.
• Document dental care services and educate patients and parents.

Skills

Robust communication skills

Ability to treat and teach healthy and medically compromised patients

Good manual dexterity

Ability to monitor nitrous oxide and patient after analgesia

Education

Graduate of an accredited dental assistant training program

Job description

Overview:

Job Description Summary: Assists in providing dental care to pediatric patients by preparing treatment rooms, taking x-rays, assisting dentists, and educating patients and parents.

Essential Functions:

• Prepares treatment room for patient by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Prepares patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating, and draping 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.
• Documents dental care services by charting in patient records.

Education Requirement:

Graduate of an accredited dental assistant training program or the equivalent in applicable experience, required.

Licensure Requirement:

Current license to practice dental radiography in the State of Ohio, required.

Certifications:

(not specified)

Skills:

• Robust communication skills, required.
• Demonstrated ability to treat and teach healthy and medically compromised patients.
• Possesses good manual dexterity.
• Ability to monitor nitrous oxide and patient after analgesia is administered.

Experience:

Two years of experience as a chairside assistant, required.

Physical Requirements:

Occasionally: Biohazard waste, climb stairs/ladder, cold temperatures, fumes/gases/vapors, hot temperatures, lifting/carrying 21-40 lbs, 41-60 lbs, 61-100 lbs, machinery, power tools, pushing/pulling 100 lbs or greater with assistance, 26-40 lbs, 41-60 lbs, 61-100 lbs.

Frequently: Bend/twist, flexing/extending of neck, lifting/carrying 11-20 lbs, loud noises, reaching above shoulder, sitting, squat/kneel, standing.

Continuously: Audible speech, blood and/or bodily fluids, chemicals/medications, color vision, communicable diseases and/or pathogens, computer skills, decision making, depth perception, hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, hearing acuity, interpreting data, lifting/carrying 0-10 lbs, patient equipment, peripheral vision, problem solving, repetitive hand/arm use, seeing – far/near, walking.

Additional Physical Requirements:

• Potential for radiation exposure.
• Demanding environment.
• Ability to multitask.
• Talking on phone/in person constantly (67-100%).

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet