What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dental Hygienist position at Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers?
SCHC has been serving the Milwaukee area since 1969. We have 8 locations and School-based clinics. Level 3 PCMH recognition, JC accredited. HRSA Quality 2020 Award (Gold: top 10%)
We are located in the heart of Milwaukee, WI. 90 miles North of Chicago. Abundant outdoor and cultural activities include hiking, biking, arts, museums, farmers markets, and recreational trails. Good public schools and great communities nearby.
Competitive salary and great benefits. Health, life, and disability insurance Medical Malpractice coverage. Defined Contribution Plan: 403B plan with employer match. CME reimbursement and CME time off. Loan Repayment Program available.
Position Description:
We are seeking a self-motivated and innovative Registered Dental Hygienist for approximately 32 hours / 4 days per week to join our Medical Care Team to provide oral health services during patient well-visits. We believe oral health and general health should not be addressed as separate entities. Therefore, this collaborative approach of integrating a Dental Hygienist into a medical team helps bridge access to care barriers, is prevention-focused, and brings dental care directly to patients while they are already at a pediatrician appointment.
We are looking for a flexible, public health-minded individual who understands the value of early prevention and intervention in dental care, desires to make a difference in our community, and is passionate about educating patients. The ideal candidate should be cognizant of the public health, social, and economic factors which impact overall health, and the oral health of their patients. Additionally, the candidate must be able to work across healthcare disciplines creatively and proactively in different.
Expected duties and knowledge:
- Provide high-quality dental hygiene clinical services within Wisconsin’s allowable scope of dental hygiene practice with portable dental equipment.
- Accurately and appropriately assess caries risk to implement prevention-focused care and when necessary, coordinate follow-up restorative care with community dentists while acting as an advocate for patients.
- Collaborate with medical staff to coordinate patients receiving dental hygiene services during well-visits.
- Possess flexibility and mobility to provide care in multiple, non-traditional locations (i.e. medical exam room, knee-to-knee exams, etc.) Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Capable of providing self-support: willing to sterilize own instruments, coordinate equipment maintenance as needed, turn over room between patients, and complete proper charting/ progress notes.
- Network: Build and maintain relationships with local dentists to coordinate follow-up/restorative care.
- Provide education: Educate patients and families at appropriate health literacy levels to obtain/maintain oral health and marketing to recruit patients to receive dental hygiene services.
- Billing: Base knowledge of dental CDT codes and frequencies.
- Administrative tasks: aid with scheduling, use of medical/dental electronics records, supply, and consumable ordering, maintain compliance with OSHA and other regulations, maintain updated SDS sheets.
Required Credentials:
- Graduation from an accredited school of Dental Hygiene.
- BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA).
- Dental Hygienist credentialed from the Wisconsin Dentistry Examining Board obtained before the hire date.
- Professional malpractice insurance obtainable.
- Have at least two years of active practice experience as a licensed dental hygienist.
- Bilingual (English and Spanish)
- Experience working in pediatric dentistry.
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Experience in public health, mobile dentistry, serving underserved populations, or similar settings.
- Leadership experience.
- Experience in Quality Improvement work and/or healthcare collaboratives.