Dental Hygienist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Ozark (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dental Hygienist position at Lyster Army Health Clinic, Fort Rucker, AL, is a Direct Hire Solicitation with open continuous vacancies and typical hours Monday-Friday 0730-1615.

Applicants must be a US citizen and must hold licensure to practice as a dental hygienist in a US state or territory, with radiology certification. A full year of specialized experience in prophylaxis, examinations, and interpreting/performing x-rays is required; education alone cannot substitute for experience.

Qualifications

• One year of specialized experience performing advanced prophylactic procedures.
• Experience completing oral examinations.
• Experience performing or interpreting routing x-rays.

Skills

Advanced prophylaxis

Oral examinations

Radiology interpretation

Job description

About the Position

This position serves as a Dental Hygienist at Lyster Army Health Clinic, Fort Rucker, AL. Typical office hours are Monday-Friday 0730-1615.

This is an open continuous announcement. Multiple vacancies may exist and may be filled from this announcement at any of the locations listed. We accept applications on an ongoing basis; qualified applicants will be considered as vacancies become available.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation.

A recruitment incentive may be authorized.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for GS-0682-07 Dental Hygienist: Radiology Certification

Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. Essentially, they must (1) have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education, and (2) be certified as radiographers in their field. The following meet these requirements :

• (1) Persons employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel prior to the effective date of the regulation (January 13, 1986) who show evidence of current or fully satisfactory performance or certification of such from a licensed practitioner such as a Doctor of Medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, podiatry, or chiropractic who prescribes radiologic procedures to others.

• (2) Persons first employed by the Federal Government as radiologic personnel after the effective date of the regulation who (a) received training from institutions in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not accredit training in that particular field at the time of graduation, or (b) practiced in a State or foreign jurisdiction that did not license that particular field or did not allow special eligibility to take a licensure examination for those who did not graduate from an accredited educational program, provided that such persons show evidence of training, experience, and competence as determined by OPM or the employing agency.

Licensure

Must be currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in a State or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Specialized Experience required

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: (1) performing advanced prophylactic dental procedures on patients; (2) completing oral examinations on patients; and (3) performing or interpreting routing x-rays to identify tooth structures, calculus or abnormalities, such as cavities and deep periodontal pockets. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.