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Community Health Dental Hygienist

Employer
Indian Health Service
Location
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Salary
SALARY RANGE: $41,365 to $65,778 per year
Closing date
Dec 31, 2019

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Position
Dental Hygienist
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Type
Full Time

Job Details

JOB TITLE: Community Health Dental Hygienist

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT NUMBER: IHS-19-GP-10421142-DE

OPEN PERIOD: February 8, 2019 through December 31, 2019

SERIES & GRADE: GS 7 - 9

WHO MAY APPLY: All U.S. Citizens

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Serve as a consultant and direct care provider to all dental programs of the Service Unit area to carry out the preventative community dental program.
  • Coordinate a fluoride rinse program, school sealant program, oral health educational program and other community based interventions.
  • Serve as the principle advisor with the service unit for dental health promotion and disease prevention activities.
  • Perform oral healthcare and risk assessments, reviewing patient health history, screening and evaluation of oral disease and healthcare and risk assessments, reviewing patient health history, screening and evaluation of oral disease and health.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Selectee may be subject to a probationary period.
  • Must pass pre-employment examination.
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Security Clearance
  • Complete, sign, and submit the Addendum to OF-306, Child Care & Indian Child Care Worker Position form.
  • Confidential Financial Disclosure Form required.
  • Measles and Rubella immunization required for selectees born after 1957.
  • Seasonal Influenza immunization is required for civilian health care facility staff working in Indian Health Service health care facilities.
  • Selectee is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements.
  • On-call hours or standby duty may be required (Call Back or Stand-by Time; Rotating Shifts, Night/Weekend/Holidays).


LICENSURE:

  • Applicants for all grade levels and specializations must be currently licensed to practice as dental hygienists in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

RADIOLOGICAL CERTIFICATION:

  • Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiological procedures meet the credentialing standards, which are set forth in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educational program which meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation and which is credited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field.

Company

The IHS Division of Oral Health (DOH)

The Indian Health Service (IHS) Division of Oral Health (DOH) recruits dentists, dental hygienists and students who seek a career providing care to 2.56 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. Approximately 480 dentists serve in Indian health facilities, in specialties including pedodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics and Dental Public Health. 

IHS DOH is ideal for individuals who appreciate an outdoor lifestyle and enjoy living and working in some of the most scenic areas in the country. American Indians and Alaska Natives represent a diverse, culturally rich population with proud traditions and unique heritages to share. Our dentists find this experience both professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. 

IHS dental health professionals have a choice of three career paths — in the civil service, in Tribal or Urban Indian Programs or as an officer with the US Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Each path offers outstanding rewards, competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package based on training and experience. 

An added incentive is the IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP), which provides up to $20,000 in loan repayment in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment. Opportunities are based on Indian health facilities with the greatest staffing needs.

Visit ihs.gov/dentistry for more information. Applicants for civil service and USPHS Commissioned Corps positions must submit materials through USAJOBS.gov. Applicants for Tribal or Urban Indian Programs must contact a recruiter at dentaljobs@ihs.gov to inquire about employment opportunities in the Area they seek to apply.

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