Dental Hygienist - Level II

NYC Health + Hospitals • Full-time • New York, New York State, United States • $93.19k / year • 2w ago

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 700,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue’s clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

9:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

This class of positions encompasses responsible professional work in the field of preventive dental care. All personnel perform related work.

Examples of Typical Tasks:

Under general supervision, performs the work described under Assignment Level I:

1. Examines, charts, and cleans teeth, removing soft and hard deposits.

2. Takes and develops dental x-rays.

3. Prepares local anesthesia and assists in oral surgery and extraction.

4. Administers preventive treatments, such as topical fluorides and pit and fissure sealants, when necessary.

5. Gives instruction on oral hygiene and conducts educational programs.

6. Sterilizes instruments and maintains the hygienic condition of equipment and the health care setting.

7. May mix amalgams, cements, silicates and other materials.

8. Requisitions supplies, keeps records and performs related work, as required.

Under general supervision, in addition to performing the work described for Assignment Level I above, also performs the following:

1. Examines and prioritizes patients requiring preventive and remedial dental care; follows up to ensure that treatment is provided.

2. Examines cavities, sealants and oral pathology for research purposes; charts/records findings.

3. Works with dentists and administrators to provide administrative support for functions related to the screening of patients for oral cancer; counsels and educates patients; collects and records oral cancer data.

4. Trains and guides Assignment Level I Dental Hygienists.

5. May conduct surveys and community outreach activities to identify and address dental disease trends.

Minimum Qualifications

1. A valid license to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist, issued by the New York State Department of
Education.
For Appointment to Assignment Level II:
1. In addition to meeting the qualification requirement for Assignment Level I described above, must
have one year of experience as a Registered Dental Hygienist.

Benefits

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
College Savings Program
Union Benefits for eligible titles
Multiple employee discounts programs
Commuter Benefits Programs