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Candidates must reside within NorthLakes' service area at the time of hire and maintain residency throughout employment.

The Registered Dental Hygienist's main purpose is to deliver appropriate patient care to help aid the patient in achieving optimal oral health. The Registered Dental Hygienist will do this by helping to address the needs of the patient in order to be successful with overall health and wellness.

Essential Job Functions

The Registered Dental Hygienist's main purpose is to deliver appropriate patient care to help aid the patient in achieving optimal oral health. The Registered Dental Hygienist will do this by helping to address the needs of the patient in order to be successful with overall health and wellness.

• Receive and prepare patients for treatment.

• Cleans calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums.

• Examines gums to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease.

• Place fluoride varnish to help in the prevention of oral health disease.

• Places sealants on posterior teeth to help in the prevention of oral health disease.

• Take digital dental x-rays to help aid the dentist in proper diagnosis of oral health conditions.

• Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist.

• Administers local anesthetic agents.

• Appropriate use of PPE/infection control protocols when providing treatment to patients.

• Knowledge of Scope of Practice per Wisconsin Dental Hygiene Licensure.

• Demonstrate Knowledge of ethics, jurisprudence and patient confidentiality.

• Demonstrate understanding of the OSHA Hazard Communication standard.

• Demonstrate understanding of the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard.

• Demonstrate understanding of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention guidelines

• Perform sterilization and disinfection procedures in compliance with policy and procedures.

• Understand insurance guidelines for allowable services and treatment frequency.

• Apply effective communication techniques with a variety of patients.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Electronic Dental Record Database software.

Required Credentials, Certification, Licensure

Current Wisconsin RDH Licensure

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 24 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

• Medical and dental insurance
• Employer paid group term life and disability
• Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Leave Bank
• 403(b) with a 4% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Vision Insurance
• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Tuition reimbursement
• Health and Wellness reimbursement program
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Partner of HRSA/NHSC loan repayment program

Our Mission is to respond to the healthcare needs of our communities with an integrated array of quality services and actively remove barriers to wellness.

NorthLakes Community Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check and references.

At NorthLakes Community Clinic, our organizational competencies highlight the behaviors and values that guide how we work and provide a shared foundation for performance, development, and growth throughout an employee's career with us.

NorthLakes Community Clinic Organizational Competencies

Mission Driven- Advances the organizational mission, vision and values in executing  job duties.

Customer Service- Committed to increasing customer satisfaction, sets proper customer expectations, assumes responsibility for solving customer problems, ensures commitments to customers are met.

Quality- Is attentive to detail and accuracy, is committed to excellence, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems.

Creativity- Generates new ideas, supports change, provides innovative solutions, solves problems creatively.

Integrity- Earns the trust and confidence of coworkers and customers through honest communication, ethical behavior and professionalism in all interactions.

Teamwork- Contributes to meeting team deadlines and responsibilities, listens to others and values opinions, helps team to meet goals, welcomes newcomers and promotes a cooperative team atmosphere.

Self-Development- Seeks out and accepts feedback, is a proactive learner, takes on tough assignments to improve skills, keeps knowledge and skills up-to-date, turns mistakes into learning opportunities.

Job Knowledge- Understands duties and responsibilities, possesses necessary job knowledge and technical skills, maintains job knowledge current.

Communication- Understand and communicate effectively with others using a variety of contexts and formats, which include writing, speaking, reading, listening and interpersonal skills.

Dependability- Meets commitments, works independently, accepts accountability, handles change, sets personal standards, stays focused under pressure, meets attendance/punctuality requirements.

Trauma/Resilience Informed- Understands that trauma is prevalent and resilience can be cultivated and improved; and operates in a manner consistent with these principles.