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Position Summary:
The dental hygienist is responsible for the direct provision of oral hygiene and appropriate preventive services to dental patients of the center. The Registered Dental Hygienist will also be responsible for providing appropriate oral health information to individuals and groups.
Essential Functions:
Skills and Abilities:
Requires a comprehensive knowledge of oral hygiene care in outpatient settings.
Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern oral hygiene and periodontal patient
care is necessary. The Registered Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the public
health, social and economic factors which impact on the overall health, and more
specifically the oral health of their patients. The Registered Dental Hygienist must be
able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines
to achieve maximal program effectiveness and patient benefit. The ability to creatively
solve problems through individual and/or programmatic action is an important part of this
position.
Typical Physical Demands:
Prolonged sitting or standing may be required. Those physical movements and the
degree of mobility, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination normally associated with
the practice of modern oral hygiene will be performed on a repetitive basis. The ability
to distinguish letters and symbols, as well as the ability to utilize telephone, computer
terminals and copiers is required. Work under stressful conditions as well as irregular
hours may be required. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic
substances, medicinal preparations, radiation and other conditions common to a clinical
environment may routinely be encountered.
Education and Training:
Licensure and Credentials:
Education and Training:
1. Graduation from an accredited school of dental hygiene.
2. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with fellow healthcare providers.
3. Ability to be clinically fluent in Spanish preferred.
4. Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills required.
5. Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges required.
6. FTCA coverage or private professional malpractice insurance obtainable
Licensure and Credentials:
1. Unrestricted license to practice Oral Hygiene in the State of Idaho
2. Current CPR (BLS) certification
Skills and Abilities:
Requires a comprehensive knowledge of oral hygiene care in outpatient settings.
Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern oral hygiene and periodontal patient care is necessary.
The Registered Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the public health, social and economic factors which impact on the overall health, and more specifically the oral health of their patients.
The Registered Dental Hygienist must be able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal program effectiveness and patient benefit.
The ability to creatively solve problems through individual and/or programmatic action is an important part of this position.
Typical Physical Demands:
Prolonged sitting or standing may be required. Those physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination normally associated with the practice of modern oral hygiene will be performed on a repetitive basis. The ability to distinguish letters and symbols, as well as the ability to utilize telephone, computer terminals and copiers is required. Work under stressful conditions as well as irregular hours may be required. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, radiation and other conditions common to a clinical environment may routinely be encountered.
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Business Services
$99k-124k (estimate)
04/19/2023
07/11/2024
healthwestinc.org
POCATELLO, ID
50 - 100
1998
Private
JOHN ELLE
$5M - $10M
Business Services
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