Dental Hygienist (Part-Time)

at GraceMed Health Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Practicing at GraceMed

If you are a healthcare professional, we appreciate your interest in practicing in a community health setting at GraceMed. This is a clinical environment where you can be a part of a diverse team of professionals who come together to address the whole health of the patient. You’ll make a difference you can see every day as you care for patients who are often high-risk because of their underserved status. You’ll be fully supported by a staff and organization set up to let you focus on delivering care. And you’ll be part of a team that has distinguished itself for its quality of care and outcomes.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Dental Hygiene Manager

Supervision Responsibilities: No

Essential Role: Provides professional dental hygienist services to complement the provider’s role of delivering primary dental care services at GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements individualized dental care plans for patients; performs patient education, discharge planning, and patient/family teaching under the supervision of a qualified dentist.
• Assesses dental condition and needs of patient; uses patient screening procedures.
• Delivers direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures; performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants and fluorides, and related procedures.
• Documents dental history or chief complaint; records and reports pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate; documents lab procedures and ensures follow up on results.
• Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment of patients.
• Cleans and sterilizes equipment and instruments.
• Maintains clinical equipment and supplies
• Assists in preparation of patient care areas, and in the patient admission, transfer, and discharge process, as required; prepares reports and assists as required with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage, and other office duties.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Assists in the development and documentation of protocols related to his/her job functions.

Working Conditions:
Dental office environment. Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time. Bending, stooping, and lifting (up to 50lbs.) may be required. Interaction with physicians, patients and other office personnel. May involve contact with angry, upset or ill persons. May involve potential exposure to blood and body fluids and other hazardous substances. Must have visual acuity and manual dexterity to interface with computer. Must have auditory acuity to handle phone calls.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

This job description has been examined for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (May 1995).

GraceMed Health Clinic is an equal opportunity organization and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or for any other discriminatory reason prohibited by applicable law.