DENTAL HYGIENIST Job description
Work Location: St. Croix United States Virgin Island
- Deliver high-quality preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene care to patients of all ages
- Conduct comprehensive assessments, cleanings, and screenings
- Educate patients on oral health best practices and preventive care
- Maintain a high standard of infection control and compliance with practice policies
- Strong communication and patient care skills
- Experience in diverse settings or willingness to adapt to various practice environments
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/ KEY COMPETENCIES
- Able to build relationship with patients and high level of customer service.
- Able to managing difficult clients and patients. High behavioral management skills.
- Ability to work with a diverse, and sometimes difficult and demanding patient population.
- Read, write, and maintain patient records and related administrative documentation.
- Knowledge and ability to use requisite tools, systems, technology and equipment in the collection of patient data.
- Utilize computers in the collection, management, and reporting of patient records.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy both in data collection and hygiene treatments.
Non-essential Functions: Supports to organization as needed.
Experience
- Ability to establish and maintain effective communication with patients and coworkers.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships with patients and staff.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
- Ability to prepare and maintain chart, records, logs, and reports.
- High cognitive ability, with clear thinking and ability to reorganize as needed.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize and solve problem.
- Computer skills including ability to use computer for scheduling and reasonable keyboard skills.
- Ability to perform direct patient services and the proper knowledge and use of dental devices and sterilization equipment.
Physical/mental demands:
The physical/mental demands required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb, balance on two feet, stoop, kneel, crouch, or reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Mental demands include the ability to learn, adapt to changes, and become proficient quickly, pay close attention to details, courteous and professional demeanor, ability to deal with stress of meeting deadlines and adhere to company policies and procedures.)
OSHA BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN CLASSIFICATION:
- Category I: Job classification includes ALL employees who have occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens (blood or body fluids) while performing their job duties.
- Category II: Job classification includes employees who are likely to have SOME occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens because Category I tasks may occasionally be required.
- Category III: Job Classification includes those employees who perform jobs and tasks where NO CONTACT with blood borne pathogens occurs and Category I and Category II tasks ARE NOT a condition of employment.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Relocation assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
