OPS DENTAL HYGIENIST - 64906981 in FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida
Date: Oct 28, 2024
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Requisition No: 839482
Agency: Department of Health
Working Title: OPS DENTAL HYGIENIST - 64906981
Pay Plan: Temp
Position Number: 64906981
Posting Closing Date: 10/31/2024
BROWARD COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
OPS DENTAL HYGIENIST – 64906981
OPEN COMPETITIVE
PART TIME POSITION
This position requires you to work on-site at one of our facilities located throughout Broward County.
This is an OPS (Other Personal Services) position and as such no paid time off is offered. Health benefits will be offered for full-time employment. OPS employees are eligible to participate in a deferred compensation plan.
We request that all applications be completed with People First - no faxed or mailed applications to the agency. Experience, education, and/or training used to meet the minimum qualifications and in response to the qualifying questions must be verifiable through information contained in your application.
When completing the online application, all gaps of employment or education greater than 90 days starting from high school must be explained (approximate date, month, and year) identifying company name or if unemployed. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position will provide direct patient care services in the dental program for FDOH-Broward under the supervision of a dentist.
Under the supervision of the Dental Administrator and the dentist, you will:
- Remove calculus deposits, accretions, and stains from exposed surfaces of teeth and from the tooth surfaces within the gingival sulcus.
- Perform gingival curettage and root planning.
- Pre-assess and chart suspected findings in the oral cavity.
- Place, expose, process, and mount dental and carpal radiograph films.
- Apply sealants and topical fluoride.
- Polish crowns and amalgam restorations.
- Record procedures performed in the patient record.
- Instruct patients in oral hygiene care and perform remediable tasks as delegated in the Dental Practice Act, all in accordance with all relevant Federal, State, and professional standards.
- Prepare trays with the proper instruments for specified procedures; clean and sterilize instruments; and maintain equipment and operatory in a clean and orderly state.
- Participate on internal committees and attend required CHD meetings.
- Actively participate in the creation of an environment of positive teamwork with priority given to patient care responsibilities.
- Accurately complete Employee Activity Reports daily to be submitted on a weekly basis.
- Check and respond to emails on a minimum of every day.
Other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Willing to work before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs shelter, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.
Licensed as a dental hygienist in accordance with Chapter 466, Florida Statutes.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Two (2) or more years of experience working with pediatric dental patients.
A bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:
- State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
- Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements)
- Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
Please be advised:
Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.
This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration.
If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.
The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.
Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735).
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
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