Dental Hygienist - Prairie Band Health Services - Othello, WA

Permanent Dental Hygienist Job

Othello, WA

Job Description

Description:
Provides a Dental Hygiene clinic for 2 days each week – an 8 hour clinic each scheduled day – for thirteen (13) weeks. Regular hours of clinic are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Clinics will be held on days mutually beneficial to the Wellpinit - Indian Health Clinic, their patients, and the Dental Hygiene services provider. If the scheduled clinic falls on a Federal Holiday, the clinic can be rescheduled. Inclement weather conditions or facility issues (electrical, water, etc) may hinder the normal operating hours and notice of closure will be provided as soon as is practicable by the Project Officer or Wellpinit Service Unit administrative component.
Provides Dental Hygienic services for a minimum of ten (10) patients per clinic day. This requirement will be considered met, even if patient count is less than this level, if all available patients have been seen for that scheduled clinic day.
Services will include, but are not limited to, providing direct care to patients in a responsible, respectful and caring manner. Professional duties include: - thorough examination, assessment, and treatment of the patient’s oral healthcare needs - general evaluation of the mouth and associated disorders - oral care to include all aspects of minor oral needs - individual or group education related to oral care - patient education will be documented in the patient’s medical record - all necessary covered services within the medical specialty of Dentistry
Community duties include, but are not limited to; normal care and maintenance of equipment and supplies; normal care and maintenance.
Provides orientation and in-service training for facility personnel and achieves their own continuing education requirements necessary for licensure.
Responsible for recording all patient care examinations and procedures in appropriate electronic and/or paper health records in compliance with clinic standards. Requirements:
The contractor shall maintain as a minimum: ?
Be a graduate of an accredited school of Dental Hygiene. ?
One (1) year of experience after graduation. ?
A current and unrestricted license to practice Dental Hygiene. ?
Hold a current or valid license to practice in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States;
The contractor shall have, at a minimum, the following experience:

Experience working in a primary care outpatient clinic setting
Experience providing care to patients within the Regional area

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