Welcome to Jane Pauley Community Health Center! Thank you for considering joining our Dental Team as Dental Hygienist. **This position will be part-time at 8 hours per week.**
Our competitive employment offerings include:
Have Balance: Investing in YOU
- Office hours M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Work anniversary recognition
Be Supported: A Team-Based Approach
- A support structure to care for diverse patient populations
- Opportunities to grow your skills, while improving our organization
- Direct access to and communication with executive leadership
Change Lives: Caring for Our Communities
- Federal and grant funding to help those who need it most
- Key partnerships with major health systems and local groups
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in meeting needs of our patients and employees
Job Summary: Dental Hygienist
The dental hygienist will provide oral care such as debridement, hand scaling and regular cleanings to patients and provide them with information to assist with developing and maintaining good oral health.
Summary of Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities
- Delivers direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures.
- Performs patient triage and initiates patient care as appropriate for walk-in patients.
- Develops and implements individualized dental care plans for patients.
- Assesses the nature and extent of dental, periodontics and associated conditions and pathology in dental outpatients.
- Assesses dental condition and needs of patient by analyzing medical records and prescribed protocol to formulate effective therapeutic treatment plans.
- Uses patient screening procedures to include medical history review, dental charting and period charting.
- Takes patient vital signs as required.
- Documents dental history or chief complaint of patient.
- Records and reports pertinent observations and patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate.
- Performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants and fluorides, and related procedures.
- Documents lab procedures and ensures follow up on results.
- Independently performs emergency dental procedures.
- Assists with or institutes emergency measures for sudden adverse developments during treatment of patients.
- Communicates technical information to non-technical personnel.
- Sets up and prepares dental equipment and instrumentation in accordance with established regulations and guidelines.
- Assists in preparation of patient care areas and in the patient admission, transfer and discharge process, as required.
- Prepares reports and assists as required with patient reception, telephone calls, routine triage and other office duties.
- Performs patient education, discharge planning and patient/family teaching under the supervision of a qualified dentist.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s degree from accredited dental hygiene program
- Knowledge of federal, state and institutional regulations and guidelines for the provision of dental outpatient services.
- Valid dental hygiene license.
- Current Basic Life Support certification.
More about Jane Pauley Community Health Center:
Join a rewarding place to make a difference.
Working at Jane Pauley Community Health Center (JPCHC) is more than a job. It is a place to achieve work-life balance and join a collaborative team that makes a direct impact on our local communities in Central Indiana.
Our mission as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) is to promote a healthy community through the provision of accessible, respectful, and integrated healthcare with local partners to any and all individuals and families, regardless of insurance status. It is for this reason Indy’s own Emmy-winning TV news personality Jane Pauley lends her name to our organization. Today, we are experiencing exciting growth to which you can lend your talents!
Invest your skills in changing lives and let us invest in you! Thank you for considering being part of our passionate team.
