Provides community oral health education and public health interventions/activities and to provide direct care to patients of Star Community Health as part of Dental Service Encounters for the purpose of prevention, assessment, and/or treatment of dental problems.
J OB DUT IES AND RE SPONSIB IL IT IE S:
Provid es full range of dent al care servi ces to Star Community Health's d ent al p ati ents at the highest level of PHDHP certification in accordance with 49 Pa. Code § 33.205b
D emonst rat es comp eten cy in the as sessm ent, range of t reatm ent, knowl edge of growth and d ev elopm ent and communi cation app rop ri ate to the age of the pati ent t reat ed
Performs the d ay to d ay operations of the Rural Health Dental Clinic including directing front desk assistants, scheduling, claim/charge entry, and ensures quality and regulatory compliance
Perform x-ray, equipment maintenance, sterile processing and other clinical processes necessary for the operation of the Rural Health Dental Clinic
Att ends m and at ed hospit al and d ep artm ent al m eetin gs and fu nctions
Collaborates with Rural Health Clinic Medical Staff and Community Health Staff on public health initiatives
M aint ains compli an ce w ith d ep artm ent poli cy reg arding accu rate and tim ely p ati ent ch arti ng in the electronic medical records syst em
Assists Rural Health Clinic Dentist when they are present in the clinic providing care
M aint ains con fid enti ali ty of all m at eri als h andl ed within the n etwo rk/ entity as w ell as the p rop er rel ease of in fo rm ation
Compli es with n etwo rk and d ep artm ent al poli ci es regardi ng issu es of empl oyee, p ati ent and envi ronm ent al s afety and follows app rop riate repo rti ng requi rem ents
Monito rs and compli es with all in fection cont rol and s afety p ro cedu res
O ffers sugg estions to imp rove wo rk m ethods or pro cedu res. Parti cip at es in Qu ali ty Improvement process
PHYSICAL AND SENSORY RE QUIRE ME NT S
Sit up to 6 h ours p er day; 1 hour at a time Stand for up to 2 hours p er d ay Walk 6 hours p er day; 10 minu tes at a time Con sisten tly lift, carry and pu sh ob jects up to 10 lb s Occasion ally lift, carry and pu sh ob jects up to 75 lb s Fr equ en tly stoop and b en d Fr equ en tly r each abo ve shou ld er level Mu st be ab le to p er ceive attr ib utes of an ob ject throu gh to uch Mu st be able to h ear as it r elates to nor mal con ver sation, and high and low fr equ en cies Mu st be ab le to see as it relates to gen er al, near, far, co lor and p eriph eral vision s
EDUCATION:
Bachelors in Dental Hygiene preferred. Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner certificate is required. Dental x-ray certification in the state of Penn sylvan ia and evid en ce of curr ent pro fession al liab ility in sur an ce that meets or exceeds requirements set forth by the State Board of Dentistry for PHDHPs in Pennsylvania
T RAINING AND EXPE RIE NCE:
Three years of experience as a Dental Hygienist.
Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address. Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer. Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable. It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke's!!
Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only four-year medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and over 50 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with more than 500 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke’s, a member of the Children’s Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley’s first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids. SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
