Job Summary

Assists in directing the daily activities of auxiliary personnel and performs duties of Dental Hygienist. Meets the qualifications to provide care for patients in the specific age range of their assigned clinical area.

Job Duties

• Performs the essential duties and responsibilities of a Dental Hygienist.
• Coordinates the activities of assigned auxiliary personnel to assure effective and efficient delivery of services.
• Schedules for auxiliary personnel when appropriate.
• Interviews candidates and makes recommendations for hiring as necessary.
• Assures that delegated duties are performed.
• Provides input for performance evaluations.
• Oversees general equipment maintenance and notifies equipment repair personnel in coordination with the clinic supervisor.
• Assures an adequate stock of storeroom supplies in coordination with the clinic supervisor.
• Assists the clinic supervisor in planning, decision making, assuring the clinic is Joint Commission and Department of Health compliant, and other designated tasks.
• Ensures the monthly expiration checklists and all other checklists are current in the whole clinic.
• The team lead will also be responsible to ensure all monthly audits are completed and results are given to the clinic supervisor, and to remind and encourage everyone else to be conscientious in this matter.
• The team lead will be responsible in all ways with Joint Commission and Department of Health compliance.
• Maintains current professional license and technical skills with continuing education and mandatory in-house training programs and performance improvement activities as applicable.
• Attends and participates in appropriate monthly meetings.
• When time permits, they monitor their own schedules and communicates with scheduling services to ensure cancellations and open slots are filled.
• Assists in other areas as appropriate and as time permits.

Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.

Position Details

• Hours:    Days - 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

• Required Experience:  Minimum of 5 years

• Licensed Dental Hygienist - PA State Board of Dentistry

Education

Associate's Degree-Dental Hygiene (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 5 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

Basic Life Support Certification - Default Issuing Body; Licensed Dental Hygienist - PA State Board of Dentistry

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.

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