DENTAL HYGIENISTS - 64063878

State of Florida

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent, an employee of the DeSoto County Health Department, represents the agency and its mission and values. The incumbent is part of the organization and is expected to promote cooperation, courtesy, and teamwork in a diverse environment. This is a dental hygienist position that will provide direct and indirect services in structured and non-structured environments for the CHD dental program under the direction and supervision of the Dental Executive Director.

The incumbent will perform all duties and may be delegated remediable tasks, and responsibilities as well as other support services as required. These support services include but are not limited to: preparing dental reports and records, supply orders, maintains sterilization of dental instruments, remove calculus deposits, accretions and stains from exposed surfaces of teeth, performs gingival curettage and root planning, pre-assesses and charts suspected findings of the oral cavity, takes vital signs, records procedures performed in treatment record, places, exposes, processes dental radiographic film, applies sealants and topical fluorides, polishes clinical crowns and amalgam restorations, instructs patients in oral hygiene care and supervises patient oral hygiene care.

Promotes, develops, and conducts community and educational programs, conducts records reviews, and monitors infection control programs. Performs dental screenings, prophylaxis, sealants, fluoride treatments as part of the School Sealant Program to students in 5 DeSoto County School settings. Prints all dental forms; works with the local school system to promote the school-based sealant program. Retrieves and reviews the consent; schedules times at each school to provide services, loads and transports equipment, instruments, and supplies in county vehicle; and sets up in designated area to provide services; packs all items and transports to the next treatment location. Orders and maintains appropriate amounts of supplies and printed paperwork.

Incumbent is required to complete not less than 24 hours of continuing professional education in dental subjects, biennially, in programs prescribed or approved by the board or in equivalent programs of continuing education for re-licensure. Incumbent will participate in DCHD mandatory trainings, staff development days, QI, and other functions as required.

Requirements

• Must possess a current license to practice as a dental hygienist in the State of Florida.
• Incumbent must possess a valid Florida driver’s license.
• Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
• Knowledge of plant and animal living tissue, cells, organisms, and entities, including their functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment
• Knowledge of computer software including applications
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
• Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
• Knowledge of instructional methods and training techniques including curriculum design principles, learning theory, group and individual teaching techniques, design of individual development plans, and test design principles
• Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
• Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
• Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures
• Controlling operations of equipment or systems
• Identifying the nature of problems
• Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
• Using scientific methods to solve problems
• Talking to others to effectively convey information
• Learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.

Nice To Haves

• Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.
• Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
• The incumbent in this position may be required to use vehicles owned, leased, or operated by the state or county to conduct official state business.
• Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
• If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.
• Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.

Responsibilities

• Preparing dental reports and records
• Supply orders
• Maintains sterilization of dental instruments
• Remove calculus deposits, accretions and stains from exposed surfaces of teeth
• Performs gingival curettage and root planning
• Pre-assesses and charts suspected findings of the oral cavity
• Takes vital signs
• Records procedures performed in treatment record
• Places, exposes, processes dental radiographic film
• Applies sealants and topical fluorides
• Polishes clinical crowns and amalgam restorations
• Instructs patients in oral hygiene care and supervises patient oral hygiene care
• Promotes, develops, and conducts community and educational programs
• Conducts records reviews
• Monitors infection control programs
• Performs dental screenings, prophylaxis, sealants, fluoride treatments as part of the School Sealant Program to students in 5 DeSoto County School settings
• Prints all dental forms
• Works with the local school system to promote the school-based sealant program
• Retrieves and reviews the consent
• Schedules times at each school to provide services
• Loads and transports equipment, instruments, and supplies in county vehicle
• Sets up in designated area to provide services
• Packs all items and transports to the next treatment location
• Orders and maintains appropriate amounts of supplies and printed paperwork
• Complete not less than 24 hours of continuing professional education in dental subjects, biennially
• Participate in DCHD mandatory trainings, staff development days, QI, and other functions as required

Benefits

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Tuition waivers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed