Open Door is seeking a Dental Hygienist for its Saugerties, NY location.
If you want to make a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and if this position speaks to your capabilities, experience, and commitment to improve the health of our communities, please submit your resume and cover letter with salary requirements.
Open Door Family Medical Center provides health care and wellness programs to individuals and families in need throughout Westchester, Putnam and Ulster Counties. A pioneer Federally Qualified Health Center, Open Door provides more than 300,000 patient visits annually and serves nearly 60,000 individual patients who might not otherwise have access. Open Door offers integrated services and a holistic approach to building healthier communities. Primary medical care, dental care, integrated behavioral health care, clinical nutrition, wellness programs, and chronic disease management are the foundation of its clinical programs.
Founded as a free clinic in 1972, Open Door’s mission of building healthier communities through accessible, equitable, culturally competent health care has led to site and service expansions. Today, Open Door operates centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining, Port Chester, and Sleepy Hollow, in addition to eight School-Based Health Centers in the Port Chester and Ossining School Districts, a mobile dental van in Mount Kisco, and a new dental practice in Saugerties, NY. For more information, please visit our website at www.opendoormedical.org.
JOB SUMMARY Provide dental services to patients in accordance with professional standards and practices. Under the supervision of a dentist, dental hygienists perform dental cleanings, including scaling, polishing, sealants, and fluoride.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Utilize appropriate diagnostic equipment to perform examination of teeth and oral structures.
Formulate treatment plan and discuss case presentation with patient.
Educating patients on proper oral hygiene
Providing dental prophylaxis and periodontal treatments
Completes a comprehensive periodontal charting that includes a detailed description.
Maintain records in accordance with standards of care.
Maintain a safe environment of care for patients and staff by reporting any unsafe condition, equipment, or activities to the appropriate personnel.
Demonstrate ability to function in a culturally sensitive manner within the organization’s philosophy and mission.
Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Associate degree in Dental Hygiene from approved school of dental hygiene.
Registered dental hygienist in New York State.
Maintains continuing education credits in accordance with New York State Regulations.
Minimum of two years’ experience as dental hygienist.
Thorough knowledge and practice of quality dental hygienist practices.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Frequent contact with patients, employees, and outside agencies.
Frequent exposure to communicable diseases and other conditions common to a health center environment.
Requires adherence to Infection Control Standard Precautions.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The work requires standing and walking with bending and carrying of light items. However, the position also involves long periods of moving about the work unit. The work requires regular and recurring bending, lifting, stooping, and stretching, with some lifting and repositioning patients, or similar activities.
Open Door is an Equal Opportunity Employer
No Sponsorship
