Dental Hygienist GA

Hygienist

Dental Hygienist Lic Must Have In GA

Contract Roles

Position Summary:

Work together with the dentist to meet the oral health needs of the patient. Provide a high level of patient care and satisfaction while operating in a team-based environment. Handles a variety of clinical duties for dental office operations. These duties range in complexity and skill, and all aspects of the job require an exceptional level of customer service skills and a strong commitment to working well with patients, doctors, dental assistants, and other dental office team members.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

• Provide oral hygiene dental treatment and oral hygiene care and education in accordance with guidelines approved, issued, and regulated by the state in which they work.
• Apply fluoride and protective sealants. Removal of calculus, stain and plaque from above and below the gum line.
• Provide nutritional counseling and self-care programs to prevent disease.
• Record and review patient medical histories.
• Uphold office policy including HIPAA & OSHA.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Order and keep track of inventory as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a medical/clinical environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, x-rays, and phones.

This job operates in a well-lighted, sterile environment. Employees must wear gloves, masks, protective eye wear, and clothing to protect themselves and their patients from infectious disease.

Physical Demands:

The employee frequently is required to talk and hear; stand and/or sit for long periods of time; walk; use hands to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move objects up to 25 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to blood and blood-borne pathogens and/or physical risks, which will require OSHA training.

Competencies:

• Communication Proficiency
  - Organizes and expresses ideas clearly. Uses appropriate and efficient methods for conveying information. Provides timely, accurate information so that others can make appropriate decisions.
• Customer/Patient Focus
  - Keeps customer/patient in mind at all times. Strives to proactively address customer/patient concerns and needs. Assists co-workers to achieve their work goals via application of their own skills and knowledge; strives to provide consistent customer/patient satisfaction.
• Ethical Conduct
  - Ability to draw on knowledge that ethical and professional guidance represents a set of principles that need to be interpreted and applied to unique clinical situations.
• Organizational Skills
  - Ability to use time, energy and resources effectively to meet deadlines, work independently, plan for future projects and achieve goals.
• Problem Solving/Analysis
  - Ensuring that decisions are made based on policies, rules and organizational directives and solving the emerging problems. Analyze the opportunities and risk of each potential solution.
• Thoroughness – Ensures that work is complete and accurate.
• Time Management
  - Ability to plan and control how you spend the hours in your day to effectively accomplish your goals.
• Ethical Practice – Understands the importance of a fair and transparent approach in everything by adopting the highest standards of professionalism, honestly, integrity and ethical behavior in all business processes and transactions.