OPS DENTAL HYGIENIST - 64956468

State of Florida • Port Saint Lucie, FL

37d • $35

About The Position

This position is located in the Dental Unit of the St. Lucie County Health Department and function under the guidance and leadership of the Dental Director. This is work providing Dental Hygiene Services or conducting preventative and educational Dental Health Programs. The incumbent will provide preventive dental services to children including oral health assessments, oral hygiene instructions, sealants and fluoride.
This is a highly responsible, professional position that requires effective communication with coworkers and parents to provide oral health education with children, organization of paperwork for data entry, entering clinical services into Dental software (Dentrix).

This is work promoting, maintaining, and improving individual oral health by providing preventive dental services, oral health education within the dental clinics in St Lucie County.
Working as a team and utilizing expertise as a dental hygienist providing preventive dental services at the dental clinics within St Lucie County
Assisting with preparing orders and inventory control as needed
Maintaining records and entering clinical services into Dentrix

Requirements

• Knowledge of dental hygiene and public health principles, practices, and techniques.
• Ability to work with clients and to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to plan and evaluate services provided.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively and be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Skill in computer software application.
• 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.
• Licensed as a Dental Hygienist, as required in Chapter 466 Florida Statutes

Responsibilities

• provide preventive dental services to children including oral health assessments, oral hygiene instructions, sealants and fluoride.
• provide oral health education with children
• organization of paperwork for data entry
• entering clinical services into Dental software (Dentrix)
• providing preventive dental services
• oral health education within the dental clinics in St Lucie County
• assisting with preparing orders and inventory control as needed
• Maintaining records and entering clinical services into Dentrix

Benefits

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
• Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
• Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees