Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner

St. Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees. The employees of St. Luke's are our most valuable asset! Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.Provides community oral health education and public health interventions/activities and to provide direct care to patients of the Rural Health Clinic/Federal Qualified Health Center as part of Dental Service Encounters for the purpose of prevention, assessment, and/or treatment of dental problems.J O B DU T I ES AN D R E SPO NSI B I L I T I E S:

P r ovid e s f ull ra n g e of d e nt a l car e s er vi c e s to S t. L uk e’ s Univ er si t y H ea lth N e two r k d e nt a l p a ti e nts at the highest level of PHDHP certification in accordance with 49 Pa. Code § 33.205b . .

D e monst ra t e s c omp e t e n c y in the a s s e ssm e nt, ra n ge of t r e a tm e nt, knowl e d ge of g r owth a nd d e v e lopm e nt a nd c o mmuni ca tion a pp r op r i a te to the a ge of the p a ti e nt t rea t e d.

Performs the d a y to d a y 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 e nds m a nd a t e d hospit a l a nd d e p a r tm e nt a l m ee t in g s a nd f u n c tions.

Collaborates with Rural Health Clinic Medical Staff and Community Health Staff on public health initiatives.

M a int a ins c ompli a n c e w i th d e p ar tm e nt poli c y r e g ar ding a c c u ra t e a nd tim e ly p a ti e nt c h ar ti n g in the e lectronic medical records s y st e m.

Assists Rural Health Clinic Dentist when they are present in the clinic providing care.

M a int a ins c on f id e nti a li t y of a ll m a t er i a ls h a ndl e d within the n e two r k/ e ntity a s w e ll a s the p r op e r r e l ea s e of in f o r m a tion.

C ompli e s with n e two r k a nd d e p ar tm e nt a l poli c i e s r e g ar di n g issu e s of e mpl o y e e , p a ti e nt a nd e nvi r onm e nt a l s a fe t y a nd f ollows a pp r op r i a te re po r ti n g re qui r e m e nts.

Monito r s a nd c ompli e s with a ll in fec tion c ont r ol a nd s afe t y p r o c e du r e s.

O ff e r s sugg e stions to imp r ove wo r k m e thods or p r o ce du r e s. P ar ti c ip a t e s in Qu a li t y Improvement process.

PH YSICA L AN D S EN S O R Y R E Q UIR E M E N T S :

S i t up t o 6 h o urs p e r d a y ; 1 hour a t a t i m e . S ta nd f or up t o 2 hours p e r d a y . W a l k 6 hours p e r d a y ; 10 mi nu t e s a t a t i m e . Con s i s t e n tl y li f t , ca rry a nd pu s h ob je c t s up t o 10 l b s . O c c a s i on all y li f t , ca rry a nd pu s h ob je c t s up t o 75 l b s . F r e qu e n tl y s t oop a nd b e n d . F r e qu e n tl y r eac h a bo v e s hou l d e r le v el . M u s t b e a b l e t o p e r c e i v e a t t r i b u te s of a n ob je c t t hrou g h t o u c h . M u s t be a b l e t o h e a r a s i t r el a te s t o nor m a l c on v e r s ati on, a nd h i g h a nd l ow f r e qu e n c ie s . M u s t b e a b l e t o s e e a s i t r el a te s t o g e n e r al , n ea r, f a r, c o l or a nd p e r i ph e r a l v i s i o n s .

EDUCATION: Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioner certificate is required. Dental x-ray certification certification in t he s ta t e of P e nn s y l v a n i a a nd e v i d e n c e of c urr e n t pro f e ss i on a l l i a b i lit y i n s ur a n c e that meets or exceeds requirements set forth by the State Board of Dentistry for PHDHPs in Pennsylvania . T RAININ G A N D E X P E RI E NC E: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'sSt. Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (http://www.slhn.org/EOE) Founded in 1872, St. Luke’s University Health Network (http://www.slhn.org/) (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites. With annual net revenue of $2.7 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke’s is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania. In partnership with Temple University, St. Luke’s established the Lehigh Valley’s first and only regional medical school campus. It also operates the nation’s longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 38 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 347 residents and fellows. St. Luke’s is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. St. Luke’s is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital. U.S. News & World Report ranked St. Luke’s #1 in the Lehigh Valley and #6 in the state. Three of IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals are St. Luke’s hospitals. St. Luke’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from IBM Watson Health nine times total and seven years in a row, including in 2021 when it was identified as THE #1 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY. In 2021, IBM Watson Health also named St. Luke’s among the 15 Top Health Systems nationally. Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN’s information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information. St. Luke’s is also recognized as one of the state’s lowest cost providersLearn More Here. (http://www.slhn.org/About)