Dental Hygienist

table style="width:464.45pt;border-collapse:collapse;" tr td style="padding:0in 5.4pt;border:1pt solid;width:6.45in;background-color:transparent;" pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Primary Purpose:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Perform a variety of dental hygiene duties to promote quality dental care. /span/p /td /tr tr td style="border-width:0px 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:#000000;padding:0in 5.4pt;width:6.45in;background-color:transparent;"br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Essential Duties:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Clinical Services:/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Perform all phases of Dental Hygiene with accordance to the State board./span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Counsel with patients regarding, conditions treatment and maintenance./span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Educate patients in oral hygiene./span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Promote preventive recall/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Take radiographs (conventional and digital)/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Facilitate referrals to specialists/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Apply fissure sealants/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Document all oral conditions/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Monitor periodontal condition on a regular basis (probing depths, etc.)/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Develop tentative treatment plan for dentist to review/span/p pspan style="font-family:'Courier New';font-size:11pt;"o /spanspan style="font-size:11pt;"Follows OSHA and CDC guidelines for infection control/span/p br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Administrative/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Administrative/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;" * Follow templates and document all procedures and conditions in Dentrix/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;" * Participate in peer review, chart audit and case presentation/span/p br / pemspan style="font-size:11pt;"Regular and reliable attendance is required/span/em/p /td /tr tr td style="border-width:0px 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:#000000;padding:0in 5.4pt;width:6.45in;background-color:transparent;"br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Other Duties:/span/strong/p p style="text-align:justify;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Perform other related duties as assigned/span/p ul li style="color:#000000;"span style="font-size:11pt;"Observe safety and security procedures; determine appropriate actions beyond guidelines; report potentially unsafe conditions; use equipment and materials properly. /span/li /ul /td /tr tr td style="border-width:0px 1pt 1pt;border-style:none solid solid;border-color:#000000;padding:0in 5.4pt;width:6.45in;background-color:transparent;"br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Minimum Qualification Requirements:/span/strong/p br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Skills/Knowledge:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Current Hawaii Dental Hygiene License or Community Service Dental Hygiene License required/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"CPR certification required/span/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Fluent in Chinese language preferred/span/p br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Education:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"Diploma from a U. S. accredited Dental Hygiene school required/span/p br / pstrongspan style="font-size:11pt;"Experience:/span/strong/p pspan style="font-size:11pt;"1 year of experience in public health setting (in any capacity) preferred/span/p br / pemspan style="font-size:8pt;"Kalihi-Palama Health Center is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law./span/em/p /td /tr /table br /