About this role
Job Description: Eligible full-time candidates may receive:
NHSC Loan repayment to support your education Signing bonus & relocation support available for full-time positions Retention bonus after one year of continued full-time employment Immediately vested retirement benefits to support your long-term financial future CME and license fee reimbursement—we've got you covered
*Offered benefits dependent upon employee eligibility and criteria.
POSITION SUMMARY: Develop, implement, and evaluate dental health programs to protect and promote oral health of clients. Perform clinical dental health care services.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Clinical care—Identifies and evaluates dental needs of individuals by conducting a dental history and reviewing their medical history; conducts oral exams of the hard and soft tissue of the mouth checking for decay, plaque accumulation and other anomalies; evaluates periodontal health by probing; performs scaling and root planing; administers oral prophylaxis and topical fluoride treatments; discusses causes and solutions to oral hygiene problems with patients; checks and maintains dental equipment and sharpens and sterilizes instruments.
• Health Education—Presents to or provides dental educational materials to schools, community groups, and other interested parties. Plan/schedule/conduct in-service dental health programs. Teaches skills to individuals and groups for effective plaque removal.
• Reviews annual dental objectives and maintains electronic dental records; plans, develops, and conducts dental health surveys and uses results to evaluate program effectiveness; reviews inventory of dental supplies and education material.
• Program planning/operations—Assesses community dental health needs and helps develop and evaluate programs to meet those needs; coordinates program services with communities, schools, various agencies, and organizations to avoid duplication and to augment existing services.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS/CRITERIA:
• Performs clinical/dental services at an average rate of at least one patient per hour.
• Provides clinical/dental services to at least 700 - 800 individuals over a twelve month period.
• Follow and implement all CLIA, OSHA, and HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Awareness/acceptance of cultural competency and sensitivity aspects.
• Possess and utilize good and effective communication skills.
• Responsible to learn and implement the DSHC electronic dental record (EDR) program following health center policies.
• Merit increases will be based on random chart reviews, patient satisfaction, lab recording, call-backs, team participation and implementation/participation in PCMH standards as applicable to dental services. Productivity may also be used to evaluate consideration for pay adjustments.
Other: Ability to travel as needed. Employee knows DSHC’s 5 core values and demonstrates the specific valued behaviors on a daily basis.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• Licensed as a Registered Dental Hygienist in Idaho, including local anesthesia administration credentials
• Willing and able to carry equipment weighing approximately 40 pounds.
• Licensed Idaho driver with dependable car.
SUPERVISION AND EVALUATION: CEO & Dental Director/Staff dentist as assigned.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Public health experience. • Experience working with minorities or disadvantaged groups. • Educator experience with individuals and groups. • Demonstrated knowledge of current dental practice. • Bicultural/bilingual or experience working with Hispanic population.
Desert Sage Health Centers | Equal Opportunity Employer