Hygenist - Peabody, United States - North Shore Community Health Inc

Description

Job Description

THE ORGANIZATION

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is a highly accomplished community health organization

that prides itself on its compassionate approach to serving the surrounding communities with

comprehensive and culturally sensitive care. With a strong commitment to excellence, NSCH

provides:

• Comprehensive primary care.

• Dental services.

• Behavioral health care.

• Care management.

• Pharmacy services.

• Substance abuse disorder treatment.

• Nurse care management.

• Insurance enrollment assistance.

NSCH operates service sites at Gloucester, Peabody, and Salem Family Health Centers, ensuring

convenient access to care. Additionally, NSCH extends its reach through school-based health

centers within the Salem and Peabody School Districts. NSCH collaborates with Bentley Academy,

Collins Middle School, Horace Mann School, Bates Elementary School, and the Peabody Learning

Academy for behavioral health services.

As a community-based safety net healthcare provider, NSCH actively encourages diversity and

welcomes staff members who reflect the rich tapestry of our communities. We highly value the

contributions of our team members and offer a wide range of perks and comprehensive benefits.

These include health and wellness benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness

opportunities, and other appealing benefits.

We believe in supporting our employees from day one, and all eligible staff members can take

advantage of these benefits right from the start of their employment at NSCH. We aim to foster

a supportive and rewarding environment that empowers our team members to provide

exceptional care to our communities.

Primary Purpose of Position:

North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is an industry leader in exceptional delivery of community

healthcare. We have a full-time opening for a Dental Hygienist. Under the direction of the Dentist,

the Hygienist is responsible for promoting optimal dental health by completing dental

prophylaxis, oral cancer screenings, charting conditions of decay and disease and patient

education. As a team member at our health center, you will work with staff who are racially,

ethnically and culturally diverse, so being culturally competent is required. A sense of humor is

also very important

The SBHC Nurse Practitioner Program Manager participates in NSCH community outreach efforts

as appropriate and as assigned. This may include serving as a health consultant for the school

district, local day care centers, after school program, day camps or other community

organizations, providing such services as programmatic consultation, preparation/review of

health-related policies and documentation, and other health care related consultation, or

participating in health education promotion and disease prevention activities including screening,

immunization and health education events sponsored by NSCH.

Essential Functions:

• Provide direct care to patients.

• Reviews and updates medical history at each visit.

• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing and

selecting instruments.

• Performs all necessary oral prophylactic services by cleaning deposits and stains from

teeth by scaling, polishing or subgingival root planning and curettage; applying fluoride

treatments and placing pit and fissure sealants.

• Detects disease by performing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining

gingival tissues; using a probe to detect areas of periodontal pocketing and disease and

assess levels of recession.

• Document all hygiene services and chart clinical findings in Epic/Wisdom.

• Educate patients by giving oral hygiene and plaque control instructions

Non-Essential Functions:

• Attends periodic staff meetings

• Adheres to NSCH policies

• Adheres to NSCH values and principles:

Mission

North Shore Community Health's mission is to build healthy communities by providing

exceptional care to all.

Vision

Healthy People | Vibrant Communities

Values

Accountability

We take our responsibility to ourselves, each other, and the NSCH Community very seriously.

We understand our individual roles, and positions of power with respect to how others

perceive our roles and actions. We hold ourselves accountable when we make mistakes–

acknowledging the error, owning it, taking corrective actions, and moving forward. We follow

through on what we commit or resolve to do.

Integrity

Integrity is the foundation of healthy relationships. We are committed to the highest ethical

standards: honesty, fairness, respectfulness, and trustworthiness. We are honorable and respectful in dealings with others, and we strive to deal honestly, fairly and in a respectful,

ethical, and trustworthy manner when in agreement or disagreement.

Empathy

Empathy is a deep appreciation for another's situation and point of view, which is the basis

for the golden rule and our intrinsic sense of justice. We strive to bring empathy into our

interactions with each other and with our patients.

Courage

We see courage as the strength of character to stand up for our convictions and belief system.

To have courage is to have the fortitude to take risks and to extend one's behaviors, actions,

and thoughts beyond one's comfort zone. We appreciate that courage is often required to

compromise. Courage is a state of mind to face adverse, difficult, and challenging situations

with confidence and positive energy.

Respect

NSCH holds its patients in the highest regard. We provide care that is respectful of and

responsive to individual patient needs and values. We take the time to listen to concerns,

understand what is important, and provide appropriate solutions and care. We do this

through coordination and integration of care, collaboration, and teamwork.

Commitment

NSCH is committed to the health and well-being of its community, patients, and staff. We

demonstrate this commitment by constantly striving to align our actions with our mission,

vision, and values.

EEO Statement:

We, North Shore Community Health (NSCH), are an equal employment opportunity employer.

Our goal is to have a diverse workforce representative of all people, at all job levels, in the

organization. We do not and will not make any personnel decisions (like recruiting, hiring, job

assignments, and promotions) based on age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical

or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,

gender expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public

assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

• Two years of experience

• Graduate of an accredited School of Dental Hygiene

• Licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Registered Dental Hygienist

• Local anesthesia certification preferred

• Good working knowledge of dental equipment and terminology, OSHA and safety

compliance

• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced dental environment

• Superior customer service skills, excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Detail oriented, organized, professional and ability to multi task.

• Good working knowledge of Epic/Wisdom.

• Preference will be given to bilingual/bicultural individuals who can speak Spanish and/or

Portuguese