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Starting Annual Salary: $101,721/yr DOE
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm with flexibility and float differential
At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high-quality, culturally appropriate healthcare to low-income residents of Washington and Yamhill Counties, with a special emphasis on seasonal and migrant farm workers and others with barriers to receiving healthcare. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.
If you are unsure whether you meet all of the required qualifications for this role but are interested and passionate about this potential position, we encourage you to apply.
Job Summary: The Dental Hygienist provides preventative and therapeutic oral prophylaxis and educates patients in the control and prevention of oral disease such as caries, and periodontal disease through proper oral hygiene and regular professional care in a variety of settings.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
SBHC-Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
HIPAA Requirements:
The Dental Hygienist I will have access to (PHI) during the course of their work activities. The DHI will use this information to prepare both patients and medical records for visits with the provider and to keep the flow of work going smoothly in the clinic. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated records sets to which this employee will have access include: the full medical records, and the scheduling and demographics functions of the practice management system in the view only mode.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
· Restorative functions endorsement preferred.
· Good oral and written communication skills.
· Proficiency in English, both spoken and written language. Bilingual English and Spanish preferred
· Knowledge of medications used in conjunction with dental hygiene.
· Medical record keeping and dental charting.
· Knowledge of OSHA Bloodbourne Pathogens Standards and adherence to safety rules and standards.
· Skill in cleaning teeth and examining the mouth and teeth for anomalies.
· Operation of x-ray equipment.
· Ability to anesthetizing patients.
· Proficiency with Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook).
· Be culturally sensitive and to relate to people of varied racial, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds.
· Ability to work with patients who have limited knowledge of proper oral hygiene.
· Travel as needed within Washington and Yamhill counties.
Education and Experience Required:
Behavioral Competencies:
Accountability
Customer-Focus
Teamwork
Initiative
Confidentiality
Ethical
Respect
Communication
Physical Requirements:
Percentage of time spent
· Sitting: up to 75%
· Standing: 25%
· Walking: 25%
· Computer usage: 25%
· Must be able to lift/carry up to 30 lbs.
Work Environment:
· Work in a well-lighted, ventilated environment
· Potential exposure to blood borne pathogens and hazardous chemicals
Immunization:
Staff member must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC’s immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.
Job description represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC’s Mission.
VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes affirmative action in the area of placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay and termination.
Full Time
$174k-219k (estimate)
06/02/2024
06/15/2024
virginiagarcia.org
HILLSBORO, OR
200 - 500
1975
Private
GIL MUOZ
$5M - $10M
Ambulatory Healthcare Services