University of Louisville

University of Louisville

Dental Hygienist I

Non-Campus Other, USA · Full-time

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About the role

  • Grade 7 (Hourly) Position Description: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Hygienist I.
  • The Dental Hygienist will provide dental hygiene services for new and periodic recall patients at the University of Louisville Goodwill Opportunity Campus Dental Practice located at 2820 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202.

Responsibilities

  • Perform scaling, root planning, and polishing patients' teeth
  • Exposes, develops, and mounts periapical and panoramic radiographs.
  • Maintains instruments and operatory according to accepted standards.
  • Manage recall appointment schedules and records.

Requirements

  • Employee demonstrates the ability to plan, prioritize and organize tasks. ·

Nice to have

  • CPR certification.
  • Initiative: Exhibits capacity to act independently.
  • Demonstrates effort to accomplish tasks and meet organizational needs.
  • Take independent action where appropriate and utilize sound judgement.
  • Teamwork: Demonstrates understanding of team goals and works cooperatively with peer(s) to achieve those goals.
  • Communication: Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Has good rapport with patients, peers and supervisors.
  • Organized: Employee demonstrates the ability to plan, prioritize and organize tasks. ·

Skills

  • Adapts to new situations in a positive manner and responds appropriately to learning and applying new skills.
  • Listens well and responds appropriately.

Compensation

  • will be commensurate to candidate experience.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
  • The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.
  • It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions.
  • No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.
  • Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements.

Benefits

  • The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here.
  • The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Hygienist I.
  • May be eligible for $5,000 sign-on/ retention bonus per ULSD policies and procedures and a $5,000 bonus upon the completion of one year of service.
  • Determines vital signs, reviews medical history, perform preliminary exam, charts missing and filled teeth.

Equal opportunity

  • The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
  • The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.
  • In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.
  • The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.
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