Dental Hygienist

Company: CHI St Joseph's Health
Location: Park Rapids
Posted on: January 15, 2022

Job Description:

Overview
CHI St. Joseph's Health of Park Rapids, part of CommonSpirit Health, is an award-winning, 25-bed critical access hospital located in the heart of lake country. Fully accredited by The Joint Commission, we offer a full range of services including 24/7/365 Emergency Department and Level IV Trauma Center, hospitalist program, testing, surgery, orthopedics, rehabilitation, and more so that you can experience better health.
CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S., from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen, both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
CHI St. Joseph's Health provides you with the same level of care you provide for others. We care about our employees' well-being and offer benefits that complement work/life balance.
We offer the following benefits to support you and your family:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Voluntary Protection: Group Accident, Critical Illness, and Identity Theft
• Free Premium Membership to Care.com with preloaded credits for children and/or dependent adults
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition Assistance for career growth and development
• Matching 401(k) and 457(b) Retirement Programs
• Wellness Program#CHI-Li #Missioncritical
  Responsibilities
  CHI St. Joseph's Health is hiring a full-time Dental Assistant to work in our Community Dental Clinic. CHI St. Joseph's Health Community Dental Clinic provides long-term, comprehensive dental care for people with state-provided insurance plans.
  Our The Dental Hygienist and the Dentist work together to meet the oral health needs of patients. Some responsibilities include: patient screening procedures; such as assessment of oral health conditions, review of the health history, oral cancer screening, head and neck inspection, dental charting and taking blood pressure, taking digital radiographs, removing calculus and plaque from all surfaces of the teeth, teaching patients appropriate oral hygiene strategies to maintain oral health, counseling patients about good nutrition and its impact on oral health, performing documentation and office management activities.
  When necessary our staff dentists complete surgical services on site or refer patients to the appropriate specialist. Community Dental Clinic staff also provide outreach and education to students in area schools.
  Qualifications
  Minimum Qualifications
  • Graduate of accredited Dental Hygiene Program.
  • Current Minnesota Dental Hygiene state licensure.
  • Associate Degree required.
  • Able to meet ADA requirements.Preferred Qualilfications:
    • Previous Dental Hygienist experience preferred.

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