Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist

Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist

The Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist performs professional dental care in the field of dental hygiene including all related clinical procedures. The dental hygienist will assist the doctor in promoting dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening; radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; and performing procedures in compliance with the dental practices. Has broad responsibilities for clinical and community dental health education activities. The Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist approaches their tasks in a team-based care fashion that supports patients and their families in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change. As an Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist, employees must follow the standing orders developed as part of their employment and follow the rules and regulations to function as an Affiliated Practice Dental Hygienist.

Every Adelante Healthcare employee will strive to maximize their performance and contribution to Adelante Healthcare and the community we serve every day. Employees are expected to work in a manner that demonstrates a commitment to quality, patient safety, employee engagement, innovation, and the highest standards of personal integrity, professionalism, and competence.

• Compassion
• Excellence
• Integrity
• Learning
• Respect
• Sustainability

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Patience-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) All employees are responsible for promoting and participating in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration to enhance the delivery of quality across the health care system. Employees should maintain an environment which supports and engages patients and co-workers in a caring team-based model to promote wellness and improve health outcomes.

Adherence to Compliance and Code of Conduct All employees are required to comply with Adelante Healthcare's written standards, including its Compliance Program and Standards of Conduct, policies and procedures and reporting of any conduct that potentially violates Adelante's legal or compliance requirements.

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands : While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to sit for long periods of time, is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb steps / stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; smell; manage stress as it relates to essential job functions. The employee must frequently lift and / or move up to 25 pounds without assistance and may occasionally be required to lift or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.