Dental Hygienist- Sturgeon Bay

Dental Hygienist- Sturgeon Bay

228 South 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA

50-55 per hour

Full Time or Part Time

Up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus Paid Quarterly After 90 Days

Eligible for Loan Repayment Programs

Do you want to come work for an organization that helps to support and engage with the community? Are you passionate about helping people? Do you enjoy innovation and growth?

Then come join our amazing team here at N.E.W Community Clinic! N.E.W. Community Clinic's mission is to provide access to quality, comprehensive, and compassionate healthcare for the underserved in our community. This means we serve those in need, regardless of their ability to pay.

We are currently looking for a Dental Hygienist who promotes dental health by completing dental prophylaxis; providing oral cancer screening and radiographic studies; charting conditions of decay and disease; performing procedures in compliance with the dental practice act.

Essential Functions of the Job:

• Prepares patient for dental hygiene treatment by welcoming, soothing, seating, and draping patient
• Maintains instrumentation for dental hygiene treatment by sharpening, sterilizing, and selecting instruments
• Properly captures digital radiographs that are diagnostic (root apices /no overlapping). Radiographs properly labeled
• Completes dental prophylaxis by cleaning deposits and stains from teeth and from beneath gum margins
• Detects disease by completing oral cancer screening; feeling and visually examining gums; using probes to locate periodontal disease and to assess levels of recession; exposing and developing radiographic studies
• Maintains dental supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies
• Documents dental hygiene services by recording vital signs, medical, and dental histories charting in patient records

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Education: Associate degree in Dental Hygiene
• Experience: 2-years preferred but open to new graduates
• Expertise: must be qualified in Basic Life Support techniques/CPR
• Language: Comprehend and use basic language either written or spoken to communicate information and ideals

Up to a $10,000 Sign-on Bonus! NEWCC offers a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for qualified Dental Hygienists. Bonus amount is based on the employee's scheduled FTE and is paid according to the terms of the sign-on bonus agreement. Eligibility and payout schedule apply.

40 hours/wk = $10,000

36 hours/wk = $9,000

32 hours/wk = $8,000

28 hours/wk = $7,000

24 hours/wk = $6,000

<24 hours/wk = at NEWCC's discretion