What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at St. George Medical Clinic?
St. George Medical Clinic, Inc. – Dental Clinic is seeking a motivated, goal-orientated individual to help provide the most efficient dental care a Dental Hygienist. SGMC – Dental is a fast growing federally qualified dental clinic providing superior quality dental care for patients of all ages. Qualified candidate must be courtesy and professional to both co-workers and patients, be a team-oriented individual with the ability to assess, perform and reinforce productive preventative dental care. Qualified candidate must communicate diagnosed dental treatment needs through established corporate protocols.
Other Essential responsibilities include:
- Follow organizations practice protocols: quality assurance, biohazards, infection control, charting, referrals, emergency medicine, implants, and emergency treatment.
- Demonstrate proficient skills in dental prophylaxis and proper use of equipment.
- Demonstrate complete knowledge and usage of dental terminology, dental instruments, tray setups and instrument sharpening.
- Effectively communicate oral hygiene instructions and dispense proper oral hygiene aids.
- Comply with practice guidelines listed in employee handbook.
- Proficient in electronic charting - including graphical charting, and proper chart documentation.
- Understand and utilize basic insurance knowledge and financial policies.
- Provide positive and professional leadership role.
- Properly handle specialty referrals.
- Successfully maintain recall system.
- Dentrix computer experience a plus
- Achieve defined goals established by organization
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
- Current dental hygiene license in the state where job is located.
- Current CPR training.
- Associate Degree in dental hygiene a minimum, bachelor’s degree preferred
- Two years of practice experience is preferred but not required.
- Ability to perform basic computer functions; Excel, Word, Dentrix, etc.
- Exercise knowledge of dental instruments and terminology.
- Support corporate vision and strategy, both short term and long term.
SGMC-Dental offers a competitive salary and excellent benefit package, based on experience, to include: health insurance, short and long term disability insurance, sick leave, vacation, holiday, and PTO. Current hours of operations are Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
