What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist, Part-time, HPU Health- Franklin Street position at highpoint?
This practice runs assisted hygiene and compensation for a well-qualified, skilled hygienist can be based on hygiene collections from two chairs that are currently booked through the end of May.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
- Associate’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene
- Current North Carolina Dental Hygienist license (or immediate eligibility)
- CPR certification required; BLS certification is a plus
Experience and Training
- Preferred clinical experience in a high-functioning dental office, with preference given to experience operating in an assisted hygiene model
- Training on an electronic medical record
- EPIC training is a major plus, but not necessary
- Local anesthesia training is a plus
Knowledge, Skills, Ability:
- Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Time management
- Punctuality
- A positive attitude
- Professionalism as a representative of High Point University Health
- Receptive to feedback, performance improvement, and continuous coaching
- Flexibility to cover other offices under High Point University Health
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Be an elite HPU Health provider
- Prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, patient education, and other clinical functions
- Continuously assesses the hygiene schedule ensuring optimum patient flow
- Responds to patient, clinical, and operational concerns timely and effectively.
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of Clinical Operations
- Supports practice and organizational goals
ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Director of Clinical Operations
- Evaluation: Ongoing performance reviews is conducted along with an annual assessment by the CDO and includes input from the faculty and students.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Jeffrey Lewallen, Operations Manager, Workman School of Dental Medicine at jlewall1@highpoint.edu.