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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">JOB TITLE:                            </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Dental Hygienist</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">DEPARTMENT:                    </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Dental</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">SUPERVISED BY:                 </span></span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Chief Dental Officer </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">SUMMARY:</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act. This position </span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">responsible for assisting the Dentist(s) in the direct provision of primary care dental services to patients of the center.  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Associate’s degree from an accredited Hygiene program.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">State hygiene license.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Current CPR certificate.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Current on Hepatitis B vaccination.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Ability to administer local anesthetic agents.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Able to use an x-ray machine.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Comfortable using computers for a variety of tasks.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Knowledgeable about oral hygiene and dental health.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Ability to attend to multiple tasks at the same time and to prioritize assignments and responsibilities to ensure compliance with established deadlines and protocols.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Effective oral and written communication skills in English are required. Effective oral communication skills Spanish preferred.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Current CPR (BLS) required.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Requires a comprehensive knowledge of dent techniques and procedures for all phases of general dentistry.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Knowledge of modern dental materials. Their storage, handling and applications are required.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the expectations and concerns of the center’s dental patients and be able to respond in an empathetic and professional manner. The ability to work with persons from a wide diversity of social, ethnic and economic backgrounds is necessary.  The Dental Hygienist must be able to creatively work with other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal results for the center’s patient forma, a system of integrated primary health care.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The ability to distinguish letters and symbols as well the ability to utilize telephones, computer terminals and copiers is required.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Assume additional duties when necessary to ensure quality health services are being rendered by the center and all other duties assigned to you.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Prepares treatment room for patient by adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Provides information to patients and employees by answering questions and requests.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Selects materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit by evaluating patient's oral health.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Arrests dental decay by applying fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains patient appearance and ability to masticate by fabricating temporary restorations; cleaning and polishing removable appliances; placing, carving, and finishing amalgam restorations; removing cement from crowns and bridges.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Helps dentist manage dental and medical emergencies by maintaining cpr certification, emergency drugs and oxygen supply, and directory of emergency numbers.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Educates patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions and postoperative instructions; providing reminders of time of next dental hygiene visit.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs and medical and dental histories; charting in patient records.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Prepare operatory for patient treatment as per Dental Department protocols and dentist’s specific instructions, including greeting patients and escorting to the operatory.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">22.Expose and develop radiographs, knowledge of radiograph software.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Compliance with Dental Department directives and protocols relative to Infection Control, Exposure Control and Safety Issues.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Maintenance of dental equipment, supplies, clinical area, and thorough knowledge of dental charting software.</span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Place and receive necessary telephone calls consistent with professional maters, clinic business, and patient care.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Assist with various clinical and administrative functions of the center, including appropriate utilization of teamwork.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Ensure sterility of all re-usable dental instruments in accordance with protocols, including necessary documentation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Ensure proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Use of Personal Protective Equipment and universal precautions and maintain a sterile and neat working environment.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Attendance to work, processing patients in a timely manner, and can perform job duties with minimal supervision.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Supply ordering an inventory record keeping.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Reports to work on time and is ready to work in designated work area.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Review daily schedule to set up appropriate trays and instruments.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Works effectively with all disciplines and corrective criticism from supervisors.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Desire to want to lean more or further one’s dental knowledge by application of herself.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<ol></ol>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">MISSION AND CUSTOMER SERVICE:</span></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ol>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Demonstrate the Mission and acts in ways that advance the best interest of the customers entrusted to our care. Positively represents SWLA Center for Health Services (SWLA) in the workplace and the community. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Present a professional image: apparel and appearance are appropriate according to SWLA department dress code.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Demonstrate effective communication and listens attentively to the customer and promptly acts upon requests with consideration for patient privacy. Keep the customer informed about their care and treatment in a comfortable atmosphere.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Respect the gifts and talents (the diversity that co-workers bring to their jobs) of each other. Demonstrates effective communication and assists co-workers as necessary. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Respect the privacy and confidentiality of the customers we serve, our physicians, co-workers and the community. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Practices safe work habits and maintain a safe environment for self, co-workers, patients, and visitors.</span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Work collaboratively to solve problems, improve processes, and develop services. Acts as an advocate for our customers. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Complies with organization/department policies and procedures, including but not limited to confidentiality, safety, cooperation/flexibility and attendance. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Understands and complies with applicable federal/state laws and Standards of Conduct as related to assigned job duties. </span></li>\n<li><br><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Participates in departmental or organizational quality. Continuous performance improvement activity.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">COVID-19</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">SWLA Center for Health Services (SWLA CHS)</span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 13px\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">has a policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they receive an approved exemption based on medical condition, or sincerely held religious belief that prevents them from being vaccinated.<br><br>If you are not fully vaccinated, you will be required to have received at least one COVID-19  vaccination</span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 13px\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">prior to your first day of employment and provide proof of your vaccination status on the Orientation Day of your employment. For the two COVID-19 shot vaccination regimen, you will be required to provide proof of your second COVID-19 vaccination within the first 45 days of your employment. In some roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination before you can begin to actively work. Failure to provide timely proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status will result in the termination of your employment with SWLA CHS.<br><br>If you are unable to be fully vaccinated due to medical condition, or sincerely held</span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 13px\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">religious belief, you will be required to apply for an exemption within the first 5 days of your employment in order to remain employed with SWLA CHS. As a part of this process, you will be required to provide information or documentation about the reason you cannot be vaccinated. </span> <span style=\"font-size: 13px\">You will be required to have an approved exemption</span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 13px\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">before you can begin to actively work. If your request for an exemption is not approved,</span><span style=\"color: red; font-size: 13px\"> </span><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">you will be required to be fully vaccinated or your employment may be terminated.</span></p>",
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