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Job Type

Regular Full Time

1

Organizational Department

Sinai Health -> Mount Sinai Hospital -> Ambulatory Dentistry

Employee Group

Non Hospital Operating

Location

Mount Sinai Hospital Campus - Toronto, ON M5G 1X5 CA (Primary)

Travel Requirement

Hours (subject to change)

Monday-Friday 08:00 – 16:00 08:30-16:30 09:00-17:00 – Dependent on the needs of the Clinic and due to the nature of the position, additional hours may be required

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Job Description

Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care. We provide excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

Sinai Health is fully committed to a culture of belonging and an inclusive environment that attracts and retains a diverse workforce, at all levels of the organization that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and those from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know through the Accommodation Phone Line at 416-586-4800, ext. 7050, or email [email protected] .

Working within the Department of Dentistry, a busy hospital based dental clinic you will perform a variety of dental assisting duties. You will assist the dentists, specialists, residents, and hygienists during restorative, preventive and surgical procedures so that as a team, the dental staff can deliver the most efficient, effective care possible. Our clinic specializes with medically complex care along with Adults with special needs, providing all aspects of dental care. Our team consists of general dentists as well as various specialists.

Performing a variety of dental assisting duties required to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of Clinic operations you will ensure the optimal function of the Dental Operatory at your assigned site and the clinic. You will assist the dentists, residents, and hygienists during restorative or preventive procedures so that as a team, the dental staff can deliver the most efficient, effective care possible.

• Participates in Quality Assurance duties, including recording daily, weekly, monthly and annually quality assurance records.
• Ensure all procedures are performed in accordance to policy and procedures.
• Prepares and organizes the dental operatories with appropriate dental and surgery instruments, equipment and materials.
• Dental Charting for dental clinicians, residents and students.
• Review patient records in preparation for appointments/treatments
• Expose, process, mount and record radiographs requested by the dentist, as qualified with the Ministry of Health, under the Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act
• Reprocessing, packaging, sterilizing and maintenance of instruments and equipment, in accordance with RCDSO, departmental and hospital infection control policies and standards of practice.
• Ensure maintenance of equipment, report any problems to the clinic manager.
• Manage the ordering of supplies; inventory management.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and staff
• Performs all other clinical duties assigned in keeping with legislated roles.

• Successful completion of a post-secondary Dental Assistant Diploma from an accredited educational institution. Certified Dental Assistant with HARP (Healing Arts Radiation Protection) certification.
• Minimum of fives (5) years of recent related dental assistant experience in a busy multi-practice environment. Applicants with equivalent recent and related training and experience may be considered
• In-depth knowledge and experience in dental assisting, charting and asepsis.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively function as a team member both intra and inter-departmentally and able to establish excellent working relationships with the Clinical Staff.
• Proven flexibility, initiative, organizational and problem solving/decision making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new skills to treat the medically compromised patient and persons with disabilities. Proven organizational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality customer/patient service.
• Awareness of patient related and other clinic confidentiality issues.
• Ability to speak, read, write and/or understand verbal instructions in English, as appropriate to the position.
• Demonstrated satisfactory work performance and attendance history.

5/10/2024

Posting Deadline

5/24/2024

All applications must be submitted by no later than 4:00pm of the posting deadline date. Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. To ensure the safety and wellbeing of all our people and patients, Sinai Health has made it a priority to support everyone in getting vaccinated against COVID-19. Consistent with this, our Staff Immunization & Surveillance Policy was recently updated to include the requirement for full vaccination – currently defined as receiving two doses and serving a 14-day waiting period following the second dose – in order to be able to work at Sinai Health. To be compliant with our updated Policy, you must provide proof of dual COVID-19 vaccination, as indicated on the Prospective Immunization and Surveillance Policy Information Sheet, in order to be eligible for employment at Sinai Health. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess. Sinai Health is a scent sensitive environment, please refrain from wearing or using scented products while visiting or working at any Sinai Health site.