Dental Hygienist

Wellpath; Windham (ME); On-site; USD 71,511 - 75,492; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision benefits

401k plan

Tuition Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Wellness program

DailyPay

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Windham, Maine is seeking a Dental Hygienist to provide dental care and promote oral health to underserved patients. The ideal candidate will be a graduate of an accredited Dental Hygienist school with two years of experience, including familiarity with correctional facilities. This role offers comprehensive benefits, training opportunities, and a chance to make a difference in patients’ lives.

Qualifications

• Two years’ experience in dental hygiene, preferably in correctional/detention facilities.
• Unrestricted current Dental Hygiene license in the state of practice.
• Current BLS and ACLS certification through AHA.

Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room and select materials for dental hygiene visits.
• Provide oral hygiene and postoperative instructions to patients.
• Maintain and sterilize dental instruments and document services.
• Ensure proper functioning of dental equipment through maintenance.
• Adhere to infection-control policies and protocols.

Skills

Oral hygiene education

Patient care

Infection control

Dental record management

Education

Graduate from an accredited Dental Hygienist school

Tools

Dental cleaning tools

X-ray equipment

Job description

We're on a path to better healthcare. Join us

Compensation Information: $51.91 - $54.8 / hour

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service.

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The Dental Hygienist provides dental care and promotes dental health by performing a variety of tasks under the supervision of a licensed dentist. They assess patient needs, clean teeth, take and develop dental x - rays, and educate patients on proper oral hygiene. They adhere to all relevant laws, regulations, and protocols related to dental hygiene and maintain accurate patient records.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare treatment room and select materials and equipment for dental hygiene visits.
• Provide oral hygiene and postoperative instructions to patients and answer their questions.
• Maintain and sterilize dental instruments, document dental hygiene services and maintain confidentiality of patient information.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment, adhere to infection‑control policies and protocols, and conserve dental resources.
• Ensure proper functioning of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting malfunctions, and evaluating new equipment and techniques.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited Dental Hygienist school

Experience

• Two (2) years’ experience
• Previous correctional/detention facility experience
• Five (5) years’ experience

Licenses/Certifications

• Unrestricted current Dental Hygiene license, certification or registration in state of practice – must maintain all certifications, educational requirements, licensing, etc.
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving BLS certification through AHA
• Current (and must maintain) lifesaving ACLS certification through AHA

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.