Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygienist
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$ 75000 - 95000
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ValleyWide Health Systems Inc. (ValleyWide) welcomes and is committed to all patients and populations within our large multicounty service area throughout southern Colorado. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) we provide premier primary and preventive care you can trust at our 34 service sites strategically located throughout multiple rural counties.
ValleyWide is an approved site with the Colorado Health Service Corps and National Health Service Corps loan repayment programs. Providers are eligible to apply and may be awarded up to $90000.00 for providing care in our rural communities.
We are currently seeking a fulltime Dental Hygienist to work in our dental clinic in our ValleyWide Buena Vista Clinic in Buena Vista CO. As a key member of our team you will be responsible for providing topnotch dental care to our patients conducting cleanings screenings and educating them on proper oral hygiene practices.
Job Qualifications:
- Oral prophylaxis.
- Provide instruction for proper home care techniques for oral hygiene including proper tooth brushing flossing nutrition and need for professional care.
- Topical fluorides.
- Screens and evaluate patients regarding caries detection.
- Periodontal pathology medical history.
- Exposing processing and mounting of radiographs following ALARA guidelines
- Supra and subhingival scaling and curettage.
- Root planning.
- Procedures involving team periodontal surgical techniques.
- Administration of local anesthetics
- Gross debridement in treatment of acute periodontal conditions.
- Help train dental employees teaching basic dental skills radiographs sterilization and how to assist the doctors.
- Maintains patient recall system.
- Maintains inventory of hygiene supplies and materials as well as maintaining thorough and accurate documentation of inventory.
Benefits:
- Annual CME Allowance of $2000.00(Prorated based on hire date)
- Discounted Tuition Rates career development and CEU opportunities
- Paid Leave:
- Vacation 15 days accrued/year
- Sick 12 days accrued/year
- Holidays 8days/year 2 Floating
- FREE Health Insurance (Other healthcare coverage plan options available)
- MASA Employer paid Air Ambulance Coverage
- Employer paid Basic Life LTD STD
- Retirement Match
- Malpractice Insurance through the FTCA
- Health Dental Vision Insurance HRA FSA DCA Retirement Plan
- National Health Service Corps (NHSC) & Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC) Certified Sites (Loan Repayment Options)
Education and Requirements
- State of Colorado Licensure of Dental Hygiene
- Associate or Bachelors degree in Dental Hygiene
- 12 years experience working in a dental clinic environment desired.
- Successfully complete a background check and drug testing
- Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) desirable but not required
Visit our website athttps://valleywidehealth/careers/for more information.
ValleyWide Health Systems Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer:We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin sex age disability or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on jobrelated factors.
Employee Rights Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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