Temp – Dental Hygienist – – (Varied) Kalamazoo MI-V R Della Infotech

Kalamazoo, MI
November 16, 2024
Full Time
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Job Title: Temp – Dental Hygienist – – (Varied) Kalamazoo MI

Company: V R Della Infotech

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

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Please rewrite the job description to sound more polished and professional while keeping all the key details intact. Type only the text that would follow the header “Job description:”. Do not include the header or other headers like Job Title, Company, Location, etc. The job description is as follows: POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for providing preventive oral health education and dental hygiene services patients.Please note, the Flu and COVID-19 vaccines are minimum work requirements at the Family Health Center.NOTE: BR rate may be adjusted based upon experience of presented candidates.Assignment Location: 505 E Alcott, Kalamazoo, MIMust be comfortable with full-cycle care delivery: Seating to X-Rays to Cleaning Operatory
Must be comfortable working with diverse patient populations (fully insured, uninsured, physical/mental limitations, etc)DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Work with administrative staff/front desk staff to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency.
  • Accurately chart each patient s periodontal health.
  • Counsel patients on oral health, including the role of nutrition.
  • Check on patient comfort during treatment and help allay patient anxiety.
  • Apply cavity-preventative agents, such as fluorides and sealants.
  • Perform thorough and gentle prophylaxis to patients.
  • Accurately and appropriately record provided treatment.
  • Take radiographs for patients as prescribed by dentist.
  • Administer local anesthetics, if allowed by dental practice act.
  • Perform scaling, root planning and selective polishing or patients as appropriate.
  • Review patient health and dental history forms and update as necessary.
  • Oversee cleanliness of the treatment room according to sterilization procedures.
  • Counsel patients in Tobacco Cessation.
  • Securely store and handle patient records in compliance with office policies and procedures and all applicable legal requirements, such as the HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Work is performed in a clinical dental setting. Contact with patients and staff.
  • Exposed to medicinal preparations, communicable disease, toxic substances, and other conditions common to a clinic environment.
  • Requires at times, working in fast-paced clinical setting, in emergency situations or during irregular hours.
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
  • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel while working on the facilities. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and talk or hear while working with employees to resolve facility problems. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop or kneel.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Requested time off during the course of this assignment MUST be noted and verified at upload. RTO REQUESTS AFTER UPLOAD WILL NOT BE APPROVED. NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better).Dress Code: Black scrubs/Top and Bottom
Patient Population: All ages
EMR: Dentrix
Non-Billable Orientation: 8hrs
Multipliers (OT, Holiday): 1.25%
Call/Call-Back: 4.00 (Not applicable to this need)
Charge: 3.00 (Not applicable to this need)
Requirement description :

  • Minimum 2 years current experience required
  • Michigan Dental Hygiene license required at upload
  • Associate degree in Dental Hygiene required
  • Experience with Cavitron Required
  • Dentrix EMR Experience required
  • Spanish language proficiency strongly preferred
  • Good interpretation skills to maintain effective rapport with patients, dentists, other staff members and community.
  • Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
  • Must be familiar with Microsoft office and capable of learning electronic healthcare systems software.
  • Previous Travel – HIGHLY PREFERRED

Profile Requirements:

  • Cover page (if available/not required)
  • Work History
  • Skills Checklist for Dental Hygiene current to 1 year
  • 1 supervisory signed reference from within the past two years of employment
  • License/Certifications – Must be uploaded with profile (Current MI license and BLS)

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS :

  • BLS (AHA)

STATE LICENSE REQUIREMENTS :

  • Michigan

ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS : Certification(s) MUST be uploaded with profile. Facility will not pend license
Weekend Requirements : May be working Saturdays.
On Call Requirements : None

Job Posting Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:42:48 GMT

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