Title: Dental Hygienist
Report to: Clinical Manager
Status: Part-time or full-time, Permanent
FLSA Classification: Nonexempt
Strengthening Smiles. Strengthening Communities.
Job Summary: Community Smiles Dental (CSD) is seeking an energetic and compassionate team-oriented dental hygienist to join our team and support our Menomonee Falls clinic location as a clinical hygienist. Our dental hygienists provide preventative oral hygiene instruction during prophylaxis appointments helping our patients understand the current state of their oral health and how to improve it.
Major Responsibility Areas
- Supports mission, vision and core values of Community Smiles Dental emphasizing early intervention and prevention through clinical work and patient care.
- Positively contributes to a highly inclusive culture where all team members, interns, externs and volunteers can thrive and represent CSD's core values to the best of their abilities.
- Performs duties and responsibilities under the following major responsibility areas: patient care, infection control and daily operations.
- Responsibilities include but is not limited to the following:
- Models “Tell Show Do” at each appointment to help build trust with patients.
- Teaches patients and patients’ parents/guardians how to practice good oral hygiene at home and in between prophylaxis appointments.
- Acts as a true provider seeing patients from bringing them back to seat them to check out with their parents/guardian.
- Integration of appropriate patient dental hygiene care with CSD dentists and other healthcare professionals involved in the patient’s health care management.
- Supports clinical cleanliness and infection control through thorough room turnover and following manufacturer guidelines as they relate to proper instrument sterilization.
- Perform independent procedures in accordance with state regulations and law in settings such as a medical dental integration facility (optional).
An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions for the position.
Minimum Requirements
- Ability to understand, demonstrate and support the mission, vision and core values of Community Smiles Dental.
- Completion of dental hygiene education from an accredited technical college or completion of a four year bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene.
- Unrestricted license to practice dental hygiene in the state of Wisconsin.
- Current CPR (BLS) from the American Heart Association or Red Cross and the ability to recertify/renew on a biannual basis.
- Ability to maintain continuing education (CE) requirements as outlined by the Wisconsin Dental Examining Board and the Department of Safety and Professional Services.
- Preferred requirements include one year of experience practicing dental hygiene minimum, proficient in Dentrix or comparable dental electronic health record system, experience with treating children and patients with special health care needs and Wisconsin Medicaid and HMO credentialed provider.
The mental and physical requirements must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
- Continuing education credits
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $36.00 - $45.00 per hour
Expected hours: 16 – 38 per week
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Education:
License/Certification:
- Registered Dental Hygienist (Required)
Work Location: In person