Public Health Dental Hygienist

4 weeks ago

Elgin, United States Greater Elgin Family Care Full time

Greater Family Health is a multi-site federally qualified health center providing comprehensive medical, dental and behavioral health services within the Chicagoland area. Our mission is to provide quality, affordable health care for all including those without the ability to pay. We currently have health centers in DeKalb, Elgin, Franklin Park, Hanover Park, McHenry, Palatine, Streamwood, Sycamore, and Wheeling. We are financially and programmatically stable and are continuing to grow. We are Joint Commission Accredited and are PCMH Certified. For more information, visit our website www.greaterfamilyhealth.org.

This is a great job opportunity for a Public Health Dental Hygienist who is experienced. In this position, you’ll be able to contribute to your community and make an impact in a patient’s life. If this is you, keep on reading.

Your Goal:

This position is responsible for the provision of high quality clinical oral health care for the patients of Greater Family Health.

How You’ll Help Patients:

- When a dentist is not present in the facility during treatment, and the public health dental hygienist is working alone, their essential duties and responsibilities include:

a. Providing patient treatment, without a dentist first examining the patient and being present in the facility during treatment:

  1. On patients who are eligible for Medicaid or who are uninsured and whose household income is not greater than 300% of the federal poverty level.
  2. In a public health setting: federally qualified health center; a federal, State, or local public health facility; Head Start; a special supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) facility; a certified school-based health center or school-based oral health program; a prison; or a long-term care facility.
  3. Or otherwise indicated by the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
  4. Promoting oral health and disease prevention.
c. Charting of oral conditions, which are subsequently reviewed by the supervising dentist.

d. Planning and performing preventive procedures, including oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counseling, dental X-rays, dental prophylaxis, fluoride, sealants.

e. Regularly meeting with the supervising dentist for review and consultation of dental treatment provided under public health supervision.

- When a dentist is present in the facility during treatment, the public health dental hygienist will have the same essential duties and responsibilities as a dental hygienist:
  1. Promoting oral health and disease prevention.
  2. Charting of oral conditions under the dentist’s supervision.
  3. Taking of dental radiographs.
  4. Administration of local anesthetics, if certified to do so.
  5. Performing preventive procedures, including oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counseling, dental prophylaxis, fluoride, sealants.

- Is fully supportive of all quality initiatives.

- Is fully receptive to other responsibilities as assigned.

- Provides all forms of leadership, supervision, direction, training and role modeling to all supportive staff (eg: Dental Assistant).

- Works to assure that all responsible areas are fully compliant with all applicable federal and state rules, regulations and laws.

- Ensures that all responsible areas are in compliance with all Greater Family Health objectives, systems, policies, procedures, directives and contractual agreements as indicated by supervisors, contracts, training personnel and Greater Family Health policies and procedures.

- Maintains a level of efficiency that indicates satisfactory productivity.

- Provides care in an age-appropriate fashion to one’s specialty.

- Report to all scheduled work sites and shifts on time and fully prepared to engage in all job responsibilities; location of work sites and shifts will change at the discretion of the supervisor.

- Engage in all offered training, consultations and supervisions made available. Fully and professionally respond to and implement directives and advice offered by all supervisory and training personnel, as well as professionally offered feedback from coworkers. Follow and fully implement Corporate Compliance Program.

Perks Just For You:
  • Qualified IDPH and NHSC Loan Repayment Program site
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Life Insurance, Short-term and Long-term Disability
  • Paid-Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Personal, Holidays)
  • CME Stipend
  • Malpractice Insurance & Tail
  • Paid Training
  • 401(K)
What You’ll Need:
  • Current Illinois State Licensure as a Dental Hygienist.
  • Current Illinois State Certification as a Public Health Dental Hygienist.
  • Bi-Lingual (Spanish) strongly preferred, not required.

Please note that this role will be based out of Elgin but will be traveling to provide School Based Dental Care for school districts: 300 and 428 offsite.

ADP 4.16.2024

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