Dental Hygienist - PT -( R00049643)

Job Requisition ID: R00049643 Job Category: Allied Health Organization: SOD - Ambulatory Operations Manager - University Dentists Clinical Location/s: Main Campus Jackson Job Title: Dental Hygienist - Part-Time Job Summary: To document patient needs, deliver direct dental care, provide patient education, and develop individualized dental care plans. To participate in clinical laboratory studies and assist in the education of UMMC students. Education & Experience Graduate of an accredited Dental Hygiene School. Bachelor's degree preferred. Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: Mississippi licensure, current CPR certification. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Knowledge of dental procedures, terminology, and techniques. Knowledge of patient screening, charting, and medical history procedures and documentation. Verbal and written communication skills. Interpersonal skills. Responsibilities Assesses dental condition and patient needs using established dental procedures such as medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting; takes patient vital signs. Delivers direct dental care to patients to include cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants and fluorides and related procedures. Develops individualized care plans and performs patient education in consultation with a qualified dentist. Performs general dental administrative duties such as developing x-rays, scheduling appointments and greeting patients. Documents dental history or primary complaint and relays information to the dentist. Participates in clinical and laboratory studies; mentors dental students. Performs other duties as assigned. Physical and Environmental Demands Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold, frequent handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment, frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions such as risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and/or toxic or caustic chemicals which mandate attention to safety considerations, occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, frequent work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 75 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional kneeling, occasional pushing/pulling, occasional reaching, frequent sitting, frequent standing, frequent twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more) Time Type: Part time FLSA Designation/Job Exempt: No Pay Class: Hourly FTE %: 50 Work Shift: Day