Dental Assistant

2 days ago

Halifax, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

**Req ID**:139486**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** **Zone, **Centennial Building - QEII**
**Department**:OPCZ Oral Maxillofacial**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Hourly PT short-assignment** **(**40%** **FTE) x **1** **position(s)**
**Status: NSGEU** **Healthcare** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:1-Nov-22**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Under the supervision of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon and Health Services Manager in a highly stressful constant changing environment, the Dental Assistant provides service to maintain the efficient daily operation of the Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Department. The Dental Assistant functions as a member of the multidisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective care for patients receiving outpatient oral surgery under local and conscious intravenous sedation. Duties include surgical assisting, maintenance of a clean and organized environment, and adherence to appropriate infection control policies and procedures. Other duties include exposing and developing radiographs (x-rays), taking alginate impressions, and performing intra/extra oral photography of patient pre and post operative orthognathic, cleft lip and palate, trauma and oncology surgery for medical/dental irregularities for legal documentation and study purposes.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Graduate of an approved Dental Assistant course
- Registered as a Dental Assistant in the Province of Nova Scotia
- Minimum of one year Registered Dental Assistant experience required
- Demonstrated excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Short Assignment Part-time (40%) Position; 30 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 3 months

**Compensation**:
$24.11 - $26.95 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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