Dental Hygienist
La Clinica Del Valle•Medford, OR
•Onsite
About The Position
The Dental Hygienist provides professional dental care in a vibrant group practice setting where patient care and employee satisfaction are our priorities. Dental Hygienist at La Clinica work on dental measures designed to preserve teeth and prevent the spread of oral disease. If you care deeply about helping your friends and neighbors who face barriers that keep them from accessing dental care, then La Clinica might be the place for you. La Clinica provides low-cost dental services to our community. We offer competitive benefits and our HRSA dental score is a 20.
Requirements
- Must possess a degree from an accredited school of Dental Hygiene
- Current license to practice hygiene in the State of Oregon
- Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
- Skills to intervene and promote reconciliation, compromise and positive outcomes in difficult interactions
- Skilled at using electronic health records as applicable to area of work (EPIC, EagleSoft)
Nice To Haves
- Expanded Practice Dental Hygiene Permit
- Nitrous Oxide Permit
- Three to five years of experience in Dental field
- Experience working in community health
- Basic knowledge of adult learning models
Responsibilities
- Performs Essential Dental Hygiene duties as defined in ORS 679.010
- Proper expose, process, and mount oral radiographs
- Properly reviews health history from a patient
- Educate patient to oral health care needs
- Assist with other clinic responsibilities as needed
- Performs periodontal probing’s and record findings
- Provide appropriate periodontal services as treatment planned by the dentist
- Apply fluoride and sealants
- Administers local anesthetic agents
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Voluntary Accident, Short Term Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with Available Company Match
- Licensure Renewal Fees
- Organization Paid Standard Life Insurance
- Malpractice and Worker’s Compensation Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- HRSA Loan Repayment Options (SUD, NHSC, NURSE Corps) and the Oregon Healthcare Provider Incentive Program
- Wellness Programs Such as Cooking, Zumba, Yoga, and Gardening
- Personal and Professional Development Seminars
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
