Dental Hygienist

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Dental Hygienist to provide essential oral health care and education to patients in a supportive environment. This part-time role involves working directly with patients, ensuring high-quality care from birth to 21 years and selected adults. You will contribute to patient assessments and participate in educational and quality initiatives within the dental practice. If you are detail-oriented and have a strong commitment to patient care, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice dental hygiene in Ohio is required.
• Experience as a Dental Hygienist is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides oral health care and education to patients.
• Contributes to the assessment and delivery of patient care.
• Participates in educational and quality efforts of the Dental Practice.

Skills

Dental Hygiene

Attention to Detail

Patient Care

Electronic Medical Records

Microsoft Office

Education

High School Diploma

Dental Training Program

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Nitrous Oxide

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Part-time, 24 Hours/Week

Akron Public Schools (only while school in session)

Onsite

Summary:

The Dental Hygienist provides oral health care, dental health education and remediable intraoral procedures to patients in the hospital clinic or in School Health as prescribed by the Dentist.

Responsibilities:

1. Provides oral health care, dental health education and remediable intraoral procedures to patients in the hospital clinic or in School Health as prescribed by the Dentist.
2. Contributes to the assessment of individual patient care.
3. Contributes to the delivery of individual patient care.
4. Demonstrates ability to provide age-appropriate care and service to patients from birth to 21 years, and selected adults.
5. Participates in the educational, safety and quality efforts of the Dental Practice
6. Other duties as required.

Other information:

Technical Expertise

1. Experience as a Dental Hygienist is preferred.
2. Experience with electronic medical records is preferred.
3. Experience working with various levels within an organization is required.
4. Strong attention to detail and concentration skills is required.
5. Experience in healthcare is preferred.
6. Experience working in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software is required.
7. Experience and willingness to work with Nitrous Oxide.

Education and Experience

1. Education: High school diploma or equivalent and graduate of an accredited dental training program or the equivalent in applicable experiences required; Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
2. Certification: Licensed to practice dental hygiene in the state of Ohio is required.
3. Certified in CPR is required.
4. Years of relevant experience: Minimum one year of experience is preferred.
5. Years of experience supervising: None

Part Time

FTE: 0.600000