Dental Hygienist - RDH (Part Time)

Description

Reporting/Department Head: Dental Director (Chief Dental Officer)

*FLSA Status – Exempt

*EEO Category – Technicians

Our Mission: To improve lives by providing convenient, comprehensive, high-quality healthcare to every person in every community that we serve.

Our Vision: CCHN will maintain its position as the leading community health center in the state and become a model for all other healthcare organizations to follow.

MAJOR FUNCTION:

To provide friendly, professional, and high-quality dental hygiene care to CompleteCare patients within a team-based, patient-centered dental home model of care. Reports to Chief Dental Officer.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITES:

• •Identifies patients and reviews medical history
• •Performs Full mouth debridement, Scaling and root planning, child prophylaxis, adult prophylaxis, dental sealants, and fluoride treatment
• •Administration of local anesthesia
• •Performs Periodontal probing and charting
• •Fills Preauthorization request for scaling and root planing
• •Records procedures completed, updating medical history, and complying with HIPAA,
• •Fills hygiene postcard
• •Sets the date of next periodic oral exam in the computer
• •Provides Oral hygiene instructions
• •Participates in ordering supplies for dental hygiene with dental team leader
• •Cleans and sterilizes instruments used for dental hygiene as outlined by OSHA and CDC guidelines
• •Disinfects dental chair
• •Helps in taking dental X-rays as needed
• •Reviews discharge instructions with patients.

OTHER JOB DUTIES:

• •Provides safe environment of care
• •Reduces risk of nosocomial infections in patients, employees, and visitors.
• •Interacts with patients, visitors, staff, and outside agencies in professional manner
• •Contributes to Improving Organizational Performance Activities
• •Promotes positive working relationships among supervisor, staff, and other departments
• •Interacts with all other departments to achieve health center mission
• •Always maintains strict confidentiality as per Confidentiality Statement
• •Identifies problems and develops recommendation for resolution
• •Demonstrates ability to organize and prioritize tasks
• •Assumes personal responsibility for ongoing professional growth and development
• •Participates in department planning activities, as requested
• •Participates in health center committees, as assigned
• •Adheres to CCHN personnel policies
• •Maintains clean and orderly work area.

CompleteCare offers full-time and part-time employees a variety of generous benefits, including but not limited to:

• •Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• •Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, and holidays)
• •401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• •Incentive program
• •Life and disability insurance
• •Continuing education and professional development opportunities
• •Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• •Tuition reimbursement
• •Reimbursement for licensure and certifications
• •Reimbursement for CPR
• •Discounted services
• •Employee recognition programs
• •Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) via Ameriflex (covers most out-of-pocket expenses)
• •Pension plan
• •Cancer insurance policies
• •Employee-paid life insurance — 2x annual salary, up to $150K (CCHN-paid benefit)
• •AAA membership (discounted rates)
• •BJ’s Wholesale Club membership (discounted rates)
• •Direct deposit
• •Childcare reimbursement program
• •Intersite travel reimbursement

The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.

EOE

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• •Current NJ Dental hygiene License from New Jersey State Board of Dentistry.
• •1 – 2 years of experience preferred
• •CPR certified
• •Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• •Ability to navigate electronic dental record systems
• •Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with all members of the healthcare team.

The above job description is not to be construed as a complete listing of the assignments that may be given to any employee, nor are such assignments restricted to those precisely listed in the description.