Dental Hygienist — Four-Day Week, Community Care

Primary-Health-Care,-Inc.; Ames (IA); On-site; USD 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO accrual

License/certification fee reimburse

CE reimbursement

401k with company match

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Life & disability insurance

Flexible spending & HSA

Supplemental accident & critical Illn.

Job summary

Primary Health Care (PHC) is seeking a Dental Hygienist to provide comprehensive hygiene services and education to a diverse patient population at our Ames location. You will work under supervision to improve health equity and support clinic operations.

Position offers a 4-day work week with hours 8 AM–5 PM, engaging team-based care, and opportunities for professional development within a community-focused health system in Iowa.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene program.
• Strong organization and time management skills.
• Customer service orientation with strong interpersonal skills.
• Current Iowa dental hygiene license.
• Current BLS for Health Care Providers (AHA) certification.
• Current Mandatory Reporter Training: Child and Dependent Adult Abuse.
• Must be obtained with Introductory Period if not current.

Responsibilities

• Delivers comprehensive dental hygiene services to patients with diverse backgrounds; develops modalities of dental hygiene therapy to enable medically, mentally and otherwise compromised patients to receive dental hygiene services and completes dental x-rays in accordance with regulations.
• Assesses patients presenting to the dental clinic for preventive services and completes diagnostic procedures as directed by the supervising dentist. Assists dentists at chair side and with business office procedures as needed. Educates patients and families regarding assessment data, treatment plan, pre- and post-therapy instructions, and prevention of future disease, in accordance with patient’s age, educational level, physical and mental condition, and cultural background.
• Assists with cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of instruments; cleans and disinfects dental hygiene operatory and equipment; sharpens dental hygiene instruments as needed. Follows PHC policies and procedures to minimize risk of radiation exposure to employees and patients.
• Maintains and completes dental hygiene patient records.
• Assists the Program Director with development and implementation of the dental community outreach program. Develops and maintains patient education material for use at chair side and for office display.
• Attends continuing education programs as required by license and to maintain skills. Attends scheduled departmental meetings and in-service programs, as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.]
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Skills

Organization & time management

Customer service orientation

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Licensed Dental Hygienist – Iowa

Job description

Primary Health Care (PHC) is seeking a Dental Hygienist to provide comprehensive hygiene services and education to a diverse patient population at our Ames location. You will work under supervision to improve health equity and support clinic operations.

Position offers a 4-day work week with hours 8 AM–5 PM, engaging team-based care, and opportunities for professional development within a community-focused health system in Iowa.