Kentucky Department for Public Health
Dental Hygienist PRN
Kentucky Department for Public Health, Frankfort, Kentucky, United States, 40601
Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist
The Health Department, in the exercise of its lawful duties, has determined that Public Health Dental Hygiene services are essential to the operation of the Department in fulfilling its legal responsibilities. The Employee is available, willing, and qualified to perform these services. The Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist is a contracted partial-year position. The Revised Dental Act of 2010 established the category of "Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist" to address access-to-care issues of Kentucky's dentally underserved. Expectations and limitations of the public health hygienist are clearly defined in KRS 313.040 and 201 KAR 8:562, Section 15. A Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist provides primary preventive care to populations identified by the local health department. The position will provide primary preventive dental services to the populations identified by the contracting local health department. The services provided will be limited to those set forth by KRS 313.040 (et al), 210 KAR 8:562, Section 15 and protocols that are supported by the Kentucky Department for Public Health and adopted by the Governing Board of Health of the contracting local health department. Additional responsibilities are at the discretion of the local health department and are as assigned. The Dental Hygienist will be expected to work 37.5 hours per week when school is in session at a rate of $32.92 per hour. The Dental Hygienist will be provided benefits including health and life insurance, sick leave and annual leave in accordance with 902 KAR 8:120 for the pay periods worked, enrollment in the Kentucky Employee Retirement System for the pay periods worked. The Dental Hygienist will be eligible for holiday pay when it is a LHD holiday. When a school holiday occurs that is not a LHD holiday, the employee may request annual leave. The Dental Hygienist will be reimbursed for travel use in accordance with local health department's policies and procedures. The Employee agrees to abide by the rules and regulations regarding the confidentiality of personal medical records as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 USC 1320d) and set forth in federal regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164. The Employee agrees to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and all implementing regulations and executive orders. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in relation to activities carried out under this contract on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, disability or national origin. This includes the provision of language assistance services to individuals of limited English proficiency seeking and/or eligible for services under this contract.
The Health Department, in the exercise of its lawful duties, has determined that Public Health Dental Hygiene services are essential to the operation of the Department in fulfilling its legal responsibilities. The Employee is available, willing, and qualified to perform these services. The Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist is a contracted partial-year position. The Revised Dental Act of 2010 established the category of "Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist" to address access-to-care issues of Kentucky's dentally underserved. Expectations and limitations of the public health hygienist are clearly defined in KRS 313.040 and 201 KAR 8:562, Section 15. A Public Health Registered Dental Hygienist provides primary preventive care to populations identified by the local health department. The position will provide primary preventive dental services to the populations identified by the contracting local health department. The services provided will be limited to those set forth by KRS 313.040 (et al), 210 KAR 8:562, Section 15 and protocols that are supported by the Kentucky Department for Public Health and adopted by the Governing Board of Health of the contracting local health department. Additional responsibilities are at the discretion of the local health department and are as assigned. The Dental Hygienist will be expected to work 37.5 hours per week when school is in session at a rate of $32.92 per hour. The Dental Hygienist will be provided benefits including health and life insurance, sick leave and annual leave in accordance with 902 KAR 8:120 for the pay periods worked, enrollment in the Kentucky Employee Retirement System for the pay periods worked. The Dental Hygienist will be eligible for holiday pay when it is a LHD holiday. When a school holiday occurs that is not a LHD holiday, the employee may request annual leave. The Dental Hygienist will be reimbursed for travel use in accordance with local health department's policies and procedures. The Employee agrees to abide by the rules and regulations regarding the confidentiality of personal medical records as mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (42 USC 1320d) and set forth in federal regulations at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164. The Employee agrees to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) and all implementing regulations and executive orders. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in relation to activities carried out under this contract on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, disability or national origin. This includes the provision of language assistance services to individuals of limited English proficiency seeking and/or eligible for services under this contract.