What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dental Hygienist position at Big Smiles?
Overview
Toothsavers is a School Based Sealant Program providing mobile oral health to children in their schools. Toothsavers of Washington has been providing preventive oral health care to Eastern WA school children since 2010. Our goal is to provide access to oral health for all children within our community.
We are seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our team. This position is currently for Mondays and Tuesday, with a planned start date at the beginning of next school year.
Your role will be to provide oral screenings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education and dental referrals to children right in their schools. Hygienists are provided with all the mobile equipment needed for school visits and will be accompanied by an administrative assistant to help with tasks such as charting and retrieving children from their classrooms.The ideal candidate for this position is kind, patient, skilled, enjoys a fast pace, and is dedicated to making a difference in our community.If you have dreamed of a more independent work environment outside of the office that is also less physically demanding, this is the opportunity for you!Toothsavers only operates during school days. We are on hiatus/vacation during all school holidays. Typical workdays are 8am to 2:30pm.What You Will Do:
- Perform oral screenings, apply fluoride varnish, dental sealants, provide basic OHI. Universal precautions and CDC infection control methods will be followed.
Our ideal candidate will have at least 1 years of relevant experience and the following credentials/skills:
- Bachelor's Degree
- WA state Registered Dental Hygienist license
- CPR certification
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
Why You'll Love Us:Toothsavers of Washington’s School Based Sealant Program has been providing preventive oral health in Eastern Washington schools since 2010. Toothsavers is a mobile program providing fluoride, sealants, oral screenings, and dental referrals to children right in their schools. Our professional dental hygienists serve over 170 preschools, elementary, and middle schools throughout Washington. This is an extraordinarily rewarding position, much kinder to your body than routine hygiene, and a refreshing change of pace from your typical dental office environment. Salary range for this position is up to $54/hour (plus bonus opportunities and travel pay).
Who We Are
Big Smiles is the nation’s leading in-school dental program founded more than two decades ago by two moms, who happen to also be dentists. The founders saw a tremendous need among underserved school aged children who did not have easy access to dental care and who often suffered from poor oral hygiene, tooth decay, pain and associated health problems.
Knowing that many parents could not take their children to the dentist due to issues including time off from work and transportation challenges, they sought to bring the care to the need.
Using the latest technology in portable equipment, a team of dedicated dental professionals provide preventive and restorative dental care to children right at school. Our flexibility and expertise allow us to transform classrooms, auditoriums, gyms or other suitable areas into fully functional dental offices for the day.
Every year, through its devoted group of dental professionals, Big Smiles puts happy, healthy smiles on over 500,000 children from coast to coast.
Join us in our mission to bring smiles and good oral health to where they are needed. Call or text us at 855-957-4375 or email jobs@mobiledentists.com. You’ll be glad you did.
Rewarding Work. Competitive Compensation. Big Smiles.
Big Smiles is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status.