Dental Hygienist

JOB TITLE : Dental Hygienist

DEPARTMENT : Dental

SUPERVISED BY : Chief Dental Officer

SUMMARY :

Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act. This position responsible for assisting the Dentist(s) in the direct provision of primary care dental services to patients of the center.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

• Associate's degree from an accredited Hygiene program.
• State hygiene license.
• Current CPR certificate.
• Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.
• Able to use an x-ray machine.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.
• Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.
• Ability to attend to multiple tasks at the same time and to prioritize assignments and responsibilities to ensure compliance with established deadlines and protocols.
• Effective oral and written communication skills in English are required. Effective oral communication skills Spanish preferred.
• Current CPR (BLS) required.
• Requires a comprehensive knowledge of dent techniques and procedures for all phases of general dentistry.
• Knowledge of modern dental materials. Their storage, handling and applications are required.
• The Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the expectations and concerns of the center's dental patients and be able to respond in an empathetic and professional manner. The ability to work with persons from a wide diversity of social, ethnic and economic backgrounds is necessary. The Dental Hygienist must be able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal results for the center's patient forma, a system of integrated primary health care.
• The ability to distinguish letters and symbols as well the ability to utilize telephones, computer terminals and copiers is required.
• Assume additional duties when necessary to ensure quality health services are being rendered by the center and all other duties assigned to you.

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MISSION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE :

COVID-19

SWLA Center for Health Services (SWLA CHS) has a policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they receive an approved exemption based on medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.

If you are not fully vaccinated, you will be required to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination prior to your first day of employment and provide proof of your vaccination status on the Orientation Day of your employment. For the two COVID-19 shot vaccination regimen, you will be required to provide proof of your second COVID-19 vaccination within the first 45 days of your employment. In some roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination before you can begin to actively work. Failure to provide timely proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will result in the termination of your employment with SWLA CHS.

If you are unable to be fully vaccinated due to medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief, you will be required to apply for an exemption within the first 5 days of your employment in order to remain employed with SWLA CHS. As a part of this process, you will be required to provide information or documentation about the reason you cannot be vaccinated. You will be required to have an approved exemption before you can begin to actively work. If your request for an exemption is not approved, you will be required to be fully vaccinated or your employment may be terminated.