Primary Health Solutions
Location
Oxford, Ohio
This role is responsible for the direct provision of oral hygiene and preventive services to dental patients, including obtaining assessment data and recording all patient-hygienist transactions accurately. The hygienist also provides oral health education, performs clinical services like prophylaxis and fluoride application, and assists in community health presentations.
Candidates must have graduated from an accredited school of dental hygiene and possess an unrestricted license to practice Oral Hygiene in the State of Ohio, along with current CPR (BLS) certification. Required abilities include strong communication skills, the capacity to solve practical problems, and knowledge of modern oral hygiene and periodontal care principles.
The starting salary for this position is $74,263/year and may increase based on years of relevant experience.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited school of dental hygiene. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with fellow healthcare providers. Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges required. FTCA coverage or private professional malpractice insurance obtainable. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to be clinically fluent in Spanish preferred. Excellent interpersonal and written communications skills required. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. COMPUTER SKILLS: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the ability to gain knowledge of the Practice Management System, Microsoft Office Suite, and Accounting software. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Unrestricted license to practice Oral Hygiene in the State of Ohio. Current CPR (BLS) certification. OTHER SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Requires a comprehensive knowledge of oral hygiene care in outpatient settings. Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern oral hygiene and periodontal patient care is necessary. The Registered Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the public health, social and economic factors which impact on the overall health, and more specifically the oral health of their patients. The Registered Dental Hygienist must be able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal program effectiveness and patient benefit. The ability to creatively solve problems through individual and/or programmatic action is an important part of this position. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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. Prolonged sitting or standing may be required. Those physical movements and the degree of mobility, manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination normally associated with the practice of modern oral hygiene will be performed on a repetitive basis. The ability to distinguish letters and symbols, as well as the ability to utilize telephone, computer terminals and copiers is required. Work under stressful conditions as well as irregular hours may be required. Frequent exposure to communicable diseases, body fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations, radiation and other conditions common to a clinical environment may routinely be encountered. 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. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.