Registered Dental Hygienist

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Dental Hygienist

SVT Health and Wellness - Dental - Homer, Alaska

Come join our team at Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT)!

Hours: 37.5 hours weekly / 4 days per week

Type of Employment: In-person, not a remote position

What You'll Do:

• Assist the Dentist to assess patient needs, plan and deliver direct dental care as directed and associated services to patients within the scope of your training and licensure.

• Work cooperatively with all dental and clinic staff in a team environment to serve the needs of patient/partners.

• Deliver direct care to patient/partners to include, but not limited to, cleaning, polishing, radiographs, scaling, root planing, application of sealants and fluoride; local anesthetics and chemotherapeutic agents.

• Assess dental condition and needs of patient using patient screening procedures to include medical history review, dental and periodontal charting, and risk assessments.

• Make impressions of patient/partner teeth for study casts

• Utilize Electronic Health Record for patient documentation.

• Be able to travel as needed to other communities including to and from Homer / Seldovia by small airplane and sometimes by boat when airplanes are on weather hold. Travel is a day trip, but inclement weather may require an overnight stay.

• Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment background check including fingerprinting.

About Us:

Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT) promotes the wellness of our people and communities through healthcare, social services, economic development, education, and cultural enrichment. SVT is a federally recognized Tribe that serves everyone - both Native and non-Native - in the communities of the South Kenai Peninsula, from Seldovia and beyond, including Homer and Anchor Point. SVT Health and Wellness is a community health center.

What You'll Need:

• Degree from a Dental Hygiene program

• State of Alaska Dental Hygienist License

• BLS/First Aid - provided by SVT

• Proficiency in Mac, PC and Microsoft Office

• Preferred but not required: 2+ years of experience in clinical environment

• Preferred but not required: experience using Electronic Health Records

What You'll Get:

• 11 Paid Holidays per year

• 12 Days of Sick Leave per year

• 15 days (3 weeks) of Annual Leave per year (starting accrual, more days with more years of service)

• FEHB (Federal Employees Health Benefits) - Health Insurance, a variety of plans to choose from. We pay 100% of employees monthly health insurance premiums! And we pay 50% of the monthly premiums for your spouse and/or children. Insurance is effective the first day of the pay period after we receive your enrollment form.

• Dental and Vision insurance available on the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

• Group life insurance, minimum benefit is $50,000 and up to 2x your annual salary to a maximum of $250K.

• Long term disability insurance

• Employer matching 401K, 5% match, effective January 1 or July 1, following one year of employment.

• Wellness Incentive Program, up to $300 per calendar year for full-time employees, or $150 for part-time employees, effective after 90 days of employment. Examples of items that can be reimbursed are walking/running shoes, active wear, exercise equipment, gym membership, CSA food boxes and more!