Job Description
Job Title: Dental Hygienist
Location: Oakland, CA
Duration: Full-time with benefits
Schedule: Mon-Fri (Day shift)
Position Summary
As a Dental Hygienist, you will work alongside our dentists and clinical team to provide dental cleanings and education on proper oral hygiene techniques.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Prepare treatment room for patients
- Maintain instruments and sterilization
- Patient screening procedures; review patient health history
- Remove calculus and plaque from all surfaces of teeth
- Apply preventative materials to teeth (i.e. fluorides)
- Review oral hygiene strategies and directives with patients (i.e. brushing, flossing, etc.)
- Counsel patients about good nutrition and impact on oral health
- Perform documentation and office management activities
Secondary Responsibilities:
- Take dental radiographs
- Maintain dental supplies inventory hygiene procedures
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending CE workshops
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related tasks as needed
Qualifications:
- A minimum of 3 years of practice experience with prior leadership or mentoring experience in a clinical setting
- Active and unrestricted state dental hygiene license
- A commitment to providing patient-centered care that integrates oral health with overall health and well-being
- Strong ethical grounding in patient care and confidentiality
- A proactive attitude and willingness to participate actively in continual improvement of the clinics operations
*Note this hire will be an Epic Super User who receives extra training on Epic, acting as a point of contact and resource for their peers, providing at the elbow support before, during, and after Epic implementation
During Go-Live:
Provide direct support to users, escalate issues, and report optimization/enhancement requests
Post Go-Live:
Serve as a go-to resource for ongoing support, participate in training and system optimization, and act as a department representative to the Epic support team
Job Tags
Full time, Work at office, Day shift,