Dental Hygienist, Dentistry, PRN, Days
Summary
Day-shift dental hygiene work performing prophylaxis, fluoride, radiographs, patient education, appointments, charting, and blood pressure checks. Requires an associate degree in Dental Hygiene and SC Registered Dental Hygienist; no experience required, 1 year preferred.
Highlights
- Schedule
- PRN
- Shift
- Day
- Experience
- No experience required; 1 year preferred
- Education
- Associate degree in Dental Hygiene
- License Required
- SC Registered Dental Hygienist
- Department
- Dentistry 10 Med Park Suite A-Practice Operations
- Reports To
- Supervisor, manager, director or executive
Job description
Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
Job Summary
Performs routine dental prophylaxis, participates in patient education, trains dental hygiene students with minimal supervision. May require access to storage areas where medications are kept and carry out procedure that require the use of medications.
Essential Functions
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
In Lieu Of
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
10 Medical Park Rd Richland
Facility
Dentistry 10 Med Park Suite A
Department
Dentistry 10 Med Park Suite A-Practice Operations
Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.
Job Summary
Performs routine dental prophylaxis, participates in patient education, trains dental hygiene students with minimal supervision. May require access to storage areas where medications are kept and carry out procedure that require the use of medications.
Essential Functions
- All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
- Performs oral prophylaxis; remove hard and soft deposits and stains from the surfaces of teeth; polish all surfaces of teeth.
- Applies topical fluoride to the teeth.
- Exposes and develops radiographs.
- Gives oral hygiene instruction and counseling.
- Provides nutrition and dietary counseling.
- Makes and confirms appointments.
- Reviews medical and dental health history. Takes and records blood pressure.
- Charts dental disease.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities
- This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education - Associate degree in Dental Hygiene
- Experience - No experience required. One (1) year of experience preferred.
In Lieu Of
- NA
Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses
- SC Registered Dental Hygienist
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of office equipment (fax/copier)
- Proficient computer skills (word processing, spreadsheets, database, data entry)
Work Shift
Day (United States of America)
Location
10 Medical Park Rd Richland
Facility
Dentistry 10 Med Park Suite A
Department
Dentistry 10 Med Park Suite A-Practice Operations
Share your talent with us! Our vision is simple: to transform healthcare for the benefits of the communities we serve. The transformation of healthcare requires talented individuals in every role here at Prisma Health.