Dental Hygienist

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Work Schedule

Regular hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Expanded hours: Occasionally one evening per month (Monday–Thursday, 4:30 – 7:00 PM) and one Saturday per month

Primary Purpose Of Position

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is an industry leader in exceptional delivery of community healthcare. We have a full-time opening for a Dental Hygienist. Under the direction of the Dentist, the Hygienist is responsible for promoting optimal dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, oral cancer screenings, charting conditions of decay and disease, and patient education. As a team member at our health center, you will work with staff who are racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse, so being culturally competent is required.

A sense of humor is also very important!

The Organization

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is a Highly Accomplished Community Health Organization That Prides Itself On Its Compassionate Approach To Serving The Surrounding Communities With Comprehensive And Culturally Sensitive Care. With a Strong Commitment To Excellence, NSCH Provides

• Comprehensive primary care.
• Dental services.
• Behavioral health care.
• Care management.
• Pharmacy services.
• Substance abuse disorder treatment.
• Nurse care management.
• Insurance enrollment assistance.

NSCH operates service sites at Gloucester, Peabody, and Salem Family Health Centers, ensuring convenient access to care. Additionally, NSCH extends its reach through school-based health centers within the Salem and Peabody School Districts.

Mission

North Shore Community Health’s mission is to build healthy communities by providing exceptional care to all.

Vision

Healthy People | Vibrant Communities

Values

Accountability
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We take our responsibility to ourselves, each other, and the NSCH Community very seriously.

Integrity
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Integrity is the foundation of healthy relationships. We are committed to the highest ethical standards: honesty, fairness, respectfulness, and trustworthiness.

Empathy
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Empathy is a deep appreciation for another’s situation and point of view, which is the basis for the golden rule and our intrinsic sense of justice.

Courage
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We see courage as the strength of character to stand up for our convictions and belief system.

Respect
: NSCH holds its patients in the highest regard. We provide care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient needs and values.

Commitment
: NSCH is committed to the health and well-being of its community, patients, and staff.

EEO Statement

We, North Shore Community Health (NSCH), are an equal employment opportunity employer. Our goal is to have a diverse workforce representative of all people, at all job levels, in the organization.

Essential Functions

• Provide direct care to patients.
• Reviews and updates medical history at each visit.
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.
• Performs all necessary oral prophylactic services by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth by scaling, polishing, or subgingival root planning and curettage; applying fluoride treatments and placing pit and fissure sealants.
• Detects disease by performing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gingival tissues; using a probe to detect areas of periodontal pocketing and disease, and assessing levels of recession.
• Document all hygiene services and chart clinical findings in Dentrix.
• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions

Requirements

• Two years of experience
• Graduate of an accredited School of Dental Hygiene
• Local anesthesia certification preferred
• Good working knowledge of dental equipment and terminology, OSHA, and safety compliance
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced dental environment
• Superior customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, professional, and able to multitask.
• Good working knowledge of Dentrix.
• Preference will be given to bilingual/bicultural individuals who can speak Spanish and/or Portuguese