Dental Hygienist

Akron Children's Hospital • Akron, OH

11d • Onsite

About The Position

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. The role contributes to assessing and delivering individual patient care and provides age-appropriate care and service to patients from birth to 21 years, as well as selected adults. The hygienist also participates in the educational, safety, and quality efforts of the Dental Practice and performs other duties as required.

This is a part-time, onsite position at 0.5 FTE, scheduled for 20 hours per week on variable days. Hours are 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Friday. The position requires an Ohio dental hygiene license, CPR certification, a valid driver’s license, and the ability to obtain and maintain insurability under the hospital’s insurance carrier requirements. An annual physical through the Akron Children’s Hospital Employee Health Department is required.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited dental training program or equivalent applicable experience.
• Licensed to practice dental hygiene in the state of Ohio.
• Certified in CPR.
• Experience working with various levels within an organization.
• Strong attention to detail and concentration skills.
• Experience using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) or similar software.
• Experience and willingness to work with Nitrous Oxide.
• Valid state driver’s license and ability to obtain and maintain insurability as determined by ACH insurance carrier requirements.
• Complete an annual physical with the Akron Children’s Hospital Employee Health Department.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a Dental Hygienist.
• Experience with electronic medical records.
• Experience in healthcare.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum one year of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide 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.
• Contribute to the assessment of individual patient care.
• Contribute to the delivery of individual patient care.
• Provide age-appropriate care and service to patients from birth to 21 years and selected adults.
• Participate in the educational, safety, and quality efforts of the Dental Practice.
• Perform other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED