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Wellpath

Dental Hygienist

Wellpath, Brickeys, Arkansas, United States, 72320

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Base pay range $37.80/hr - $42.00/hr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

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Recruiter II at Wellpath | Healthcare Recruitment Expert 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

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

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

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care

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Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Tuition assistance

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