Dental Hygienist

US Military Treatment Facilities under DHA; Tennessee; Presencial; USD 60.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fort Campbell, Tennessee, is seeking a Dental Hygienist at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital within the Directorate of Dental Clinic. The role requires current dental hygienist licensure and radiology certification. Responsibilities include prophylaxis, patient education, examinations, and radiograph interpretation.

Recruitment incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. US Citizens may apply.

Formación

• Licensure: Must be currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist in a US state/territory or DC.
• Radiology Certification: Must meet credentialing standards and be certified as radiographers in the field.
• Specialized Experience: 1 year of experience including oral prophylaxis, patient education, examinations, and radiographs.
• Substitution: Education cannot substitute for experience for this job; use experience only.

Responsabilidades

• Perform oral prophylactic care.
• Provide oral health education to patients.
• Complete oral examinations.
• Perform or interpret dental radiographs.

Conocimientos

Prophylaxis care

Oral health education

Oral examinations

X-ray interpretation

Educación

Dental hygiene licensure

Radiology certification

Descripción del empleo

About the Position:

This position is located in Fort Campbell, Tennessee at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in the Directorate of Dental Clinic.

• Recruitment and Relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates.
• Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service.

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 Dental Hygienist:

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.

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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:(1) performing oral prophylactic care; (2) providing oral health education to patients; (3) completing oral examinations; and (4) performing or interpreting x-rays. 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.