DENTAL HYGIENIST (FILL-IN)

About the role

Come work for Marimn Health - voted one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest every year since 2018 and Modern Healthcare's Family Friendliest Employer in 2020! This position is located in Plummer, ID.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, and Vision coverage for employee and all legal dependents
• 401(k) plan with 10% employer match after 1 year of employment
• Employer‑paid life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Generous PTO with ability to earn additional personal days
• Flexible schedules
• Paid holidays
• Ability to choose vacation times
• Carpool opportunities available

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA (required)
• Two years of experience supervising Dental Assistants in public health or a related field (preferred)
• Licensed in the State of Idaho or license eligible (required)
• Ada Essential Functions:
  • Hearing: within normal limits with or without use of corrective hearing devices
  • Vision: adequate to read 12‑point type with or without use of corrective lenses
  • Ability to verbally interact with staff, clients, and public
  • Manual dexterity of hands/fingers for writing, data entry, and dental procedures
  • Able to lift up to 40 lbs
  • Standing 25% of the day
  • Walking 25% of the day
  • Pushing up to 30 lbs
  • Pulling up to 20 lbs

Responsibilities

• Strict adherence to the ethics and Code of Conduct as established by the ADHA, Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners and Marimn Health.
• Maintain compliance with annual continuing education and CPR requirements as established by the Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with dental and medical professionals in the community.
• Responsible for maximizing clinical procedures during all scheduled appointment times.
• Adequately utilize the “quick call list” to fill cancelled/no‑show appointments.
• Dental department computers are to be used for departmental/company tasks only.
• Ensure local anesthetic solutions have current expiration dates.
• Ensure all materials used for direct patient care have current expiration dates.
• Carefully review patient medical and dental history forms.
• Accurately chart each patient’s periodontal health.
• Provide comprehensive dental services to all patients in a non‑discriminatory, confidential and professional atmosphere.
• Maintain obligation of staying on time with appointed patients.
• Communicate with patients in an understandable and professional way.
• Check on patient comfort during treatment to allay patient anxiety.
• Patient Management:
  • Check on daily schedule with the receptionist for hygiene patients.
  • Work with receptionist to schedule hygiene patients with efficiency.
  • Provide thorough and gentle prophylaxis to patients.
  • Perform scaling, root planning and selective polishing for designated patients.
  • Provide radiographs for patients as prescribed by the dentist.
  • Provide topical fluoride applications for designated patients.
  • Provide sealant applications for designated patients as prescribed by the dentist.
  • Provide patient education sessions and materials to patients.
• Equipment Management: