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Dental Hygienist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 46 days ago
On-site Mare Island Naval Shipyard, CA $47.4 – $61.6/hr Apply by Jun 15, 2026 Dental Hygiene ESFJESFPISFJISTP Healthcare
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The Dental Hygienist at the VA Northern California Healthcare System(VAPAHCS) provides direct patient care under the general supervision of the dentist and performs other clinical and clerical functions independent of direct supervision. It is expected that they provide direct patient care and receive guidance from higher-level or supervisory staff members for only the most complex patients.
What You'll Do
- →Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Patient Care Sets up operatory for planned dental procedure and cleans dental unit for timely turnover.
- →Complies with patient identification, time-out and reusable medical equipment processes.
- →Handles instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently.
- →Takes and records vital signs, reviews medical history.
- →Charts oral conditions.
- →Assesses patient's medical, dental, anxiety/phobias, medications and comorbidities.
- →Assesses the impact of patient's medical and dental condition on maintaining oral health.
- →Recognizes age-related changes in individual patients, adapts patient environment, and maximizes patient's physical comfort.
- →Provides routine oral prophylactic care.
- →Provides gross debridement, scaling and root planing procedures.
- →Provides subgingival curettage.
- →Cleans dental prostheses, fixed and removable.
- →Applies appropriate topical fluoride solutions or varnishes.
- →Manages dental recall system, referring patients to the doctor for additional care when needed.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
- ✓Applicants must possess an Associate degree or higher from an accredited dental hygiene program.
- ✓The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8f47d7df-ba2b-4a1c-88da-845a4c989634
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