Dental Hygienist

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked underserved and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical dental vision paid time off and 401k we foster a work life balance for team members and their family to support physical mental and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping societys most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion collaboration and innovation to live our mantra to Always Do The Right Thing! and to collectively do our part to heal the world one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members and have best in class clinical resources for training education and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Dental Hygienist provides dental care and promotes dental health by performing a variety of tasks under the supervision of a licensed dentist. They assess patient needs clean teeth take and develop dental x - rays and educate patients on proper oral hygiene. They adhere to all relevant laws regulations and protocols related to dental hygiene and maintain accurate patient records.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room and select materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits.
• Provide oral hygiene and postoperative instructions to patient s and answer their questions.
• Maintain and sterilize dental instruments document dental hygiene services and maintain confidenti ality of patient information.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment adhere to infection - control policies and protocols a nd conserve dental resources.
• Ensure proper functioning of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance troubleshooting malfunctions and evaluating new equipment and techniques

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Dental Hygienist school

Experience

• Two (2) years experience
• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• Five (5) years experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current Dental Hygiene license certification or registration in state of practice - must maintain all certifications educational requirements licensing etc.
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences skills and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesnt seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

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