Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

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Join Cleveland Clinic's Mercy Hospital where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world-class, and caregivers are family. Officially becoming a full member of the Cleveland Clinic Health System in 2021, Mercy Hospital offers a wide variety of medical specialties to the communities in and around Stark County. Here, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

Dental Services at Mercy Hospital is only one of two dental departments in the entire Cleveland Clinic enterprise. Under the dentist's supervision, the Dental Assistant will perform medical and administrative skills to support patients and dental caregivers. This is a fast-paced environment with back-to-back schedules, requiring a caregiver with a strong work ethic and flexibility.

A caregiver in this position works days from 7:30AM 5:00PM.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Assist with performing assessments and treatments.
• Perform diagnostic radiographs.
• Obtain alginate impressions for diagnostic and/or intra-oral appliances.
• Perform administrative or clerical duties as assigned.
• Maintain dental equipment and medical supplies, including sterilizing instruments, reordering, stocking, cleaning and troubleshooting.
• Maintain examination areas.
• Work in clinical and operating room settings as needed.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• High School Diploma or GED
• State certified as a Dental Assistant Radiographer
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Knowledge and understanding of the dental management of medically compromised patients to include cardiology, oncology, hematology and infectious disease patients

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Two years of dental assisting experience
• Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) OR certification as a Certified Ohio Dental Assistant (CODA) administered by the Ohio Commission on Dental Assistant Certification (OCDAC). If you do not hold one of these certifications, one must be obtained within one year of employment.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to ambulate patients for x rays and to dental chair.
• Dexterity sufficient to operate CRT/PC and other office equipment.
• Ability to work while standing the majority of work day.
• Requires frequent data entry, lifting patients, pushing/pulling over 75 pounds, sitting, squatting, standing and walking.
• Must possess manual dexterity to pass instrumentation, hand mix impression material and stone / plaster, use applicator gun to express impression gun, trimming casts as well as operate PC.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. All new caregivers must clear a nicotine test within their 90-day new hire period. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after one year.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility. Cleveland Clinic Health System is pleased to be an equal employment employer: Women / Minorities / Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities.