Description:

We offer a comprehensive scope of healthcare, social services, outreach, and education programs to low income, underserved families living and working in Southern Chester County. As a Federally Qualified Health Center and Patient-Centered Medical Home, we provide a fully integrated person-centered care in a bilingual and bicultural environment that encourages compliance and fosters improved patient outcomes. Using a holistic approach to care,

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform patient education including patient/family teaching.
• Participate in outreach events to identify eligible members.
• Assist with outreach strategies and document established contacts.
• Create educational instruction materials to promote oral health wellness.
• Independently treat healthy patients under general supervision of dentist and refer for an exam annually as required.
• Under general supervision of dentist, deliver direct patient care using established dental hygienist procedures.
• Develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients.
• Utilize patient screening procedures including medical history review, dental charting, and periodontal charting to determine appropriate treatment
• Document dental history or chief complaint of patient.
• Record and report pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate.
• Perform routine treatment procedure such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants and fluorides, and related.
• Assist with or institute emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment of patients.
• Assist in preparation of patient care areas, and in the patient admission, transfer, and discharge process, as required.
• Prepare reports and assist as required with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage, and other office duties.
• Perform discharge planning under general supervision of Dentist.
• Respect confidentiality at all times.
• Full-time PHDHP is required to work a minimum of one evening per week.

Must meet 20 hours of continuing educational requirements as instructed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; this includes:

a. Five hours in public health-related courses

b. Three hours related to administration of local anesthesia, including pharmacology or another related course

c. Up to three hours in communication skills

d. Two hours child abuse recognition and reporting

Qualifications & Skills:

• Valid Pennsylvania state Dental Hygiene license
• Valid Pennsylvania state Public Dental Health Hygiene Practitioner license.
• Minimum two years’ experience in dental hygiene clinical setting
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (strongly preferred)
• Associate degree (preferred)
• CPR certified
• Proficiency in office-based applications: EMR (experience with Athena a plus), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook), and Internet use is required.
• Possess superior organizational skills, the ability to multi-task, and be detail oriented
• Customer Service Skills (patient, empathetic, responds to patient’s emotional state).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Registered Dental Hygienist (Required)
• Public Dental Health Hygiene Practitioner (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• West Grove, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person