Dental Hygienist

Job Description

Job Title:  Dental Hygienist

Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000

Department:

Dental

FLSA Classification:

Non -Exempt

Reports to:

 Practice Administrator

Posting Date:

1/9/2024 - 1/24/2024

Why join Advance Community Health?

Life in the Triangle, with the Atlantic Ocean only two hours to the east and the Blue Ridge Mountains 3.5 hours to the west, living and working in the Triangle area gives you the best life has to offer.

Advance Community Health (ACH) proudly offers employment opportunities in multiple locations throughout the Triangle, including Raleigh, Apex, Cary, and Fuquay-Varina! Our Raleigh office, conveniently located less than 6 minutes from the heart of Downtown Raleigh, gives you easy access to some of the best food and entertainment the Triangle has to offer! No matter who you are, the Triangle offers everything you need to live a happy, fulfilling life!

Our Benefits:

ACH offers,

• Company paid Medical for Employee and two dependents.

• Dental, and Vision insurance
• 401K participation
• All employees receive their Birthday Off
• Floating Holiday

Position Summary

Advance Community Health (an FQHC) is seeking a full time Dental Hygienist that will promote 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. Teach primary preventative care education.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Responsible for knowing and following all dental policies and procedures, including documenting all patient interactions in EHR timely.
• Provide prophylactic care and preventative care to include topical fluoride varnish and application of occlusal sealants.
• Provide oral hygiene education to patients, on an individual basis and in groups when feasible and appropriate.
• Exposes and develops radiographs.
• Develops education programs with the Dental Director.
• Percepts dental hygiene students assigned to Advance Community Health or in conjunction with dental outreach programs.
• Participates in continuing education on and off site as feasible and appropriate.
• Perform sterilization of dental instruments and dental equipment.
• Additional job duties as required.
• May be required to work multiple locations.
• Strict adherence to all Advance Community Health, HIPAA, HRSA, State, Federal and accreditation agency rules, and regulations

Perform other duties as assigned or become necessary by supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

Required Qualifications

• Ability to navigate and enter data into an EHR.
• Computer usage/windows literacy
• Microsoft word/excel or equivalent.

Education & Experience

• Associate degree in Dental Hygiene from an accredited Dental Hygiene program
• North Carolina Dental Hygiene License
• New grads welcome

Licenses, Certification or Registration

• Current CPR (BLS) required.
• Current and unencumbered license to practice dentistry in the State of North Carolina

Key Competencies & Skills

• Attention to Detail: ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task.
• Technical Expertise: Applies and improves extensive or in-depth specialized knowledge, skills, and judgment to accomplish a result or to accomplish one's job effectively.
• Effective Communication: ability to effectively communicate orally, written and using active listening skills with all levels of the organizations, vendors, partnering organizations, and patients.
• Customer Orientation: determines and fulfills customer needs and expectations.
• Team Oriented: ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common objectives.

Physical Demands

Requires minimal lifting of patients and supplies. Prolonged sitting and/or standing.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is normal. Example: This position will be located in an open workstation where frequent distractions may occur.