Position Purpose​

The Dental Hygienist is responsible for facilitating all activities that involve patient care in the dental operatories as well as clerical duties, maintenance of dental equipment and supply inventory for our St. Louis, MO location.

Who We Are​

Vivent Health is one of the nation’s largest providers of HIV prevention, care and treatment services with a budget approaching $260 million and employing over 550 professionals.

The unique, nationally recognized Vivent Health HIV Medical home model of care assures that everyone with HIV has access to medical, dental, mental health and social services and provides the best opportunity for patients to achieve high quality health outcomes. Vivent Health also provides aggressive HIV prevention services to gay men, injection drug users and others at the highest risk for HIV infection.

Vivent Health currently operates in multiple states nationwide. It embraces a Market Culture to increase access to care, enhance quality outcomes, achieve and surpass financial performance expectations and has an aggressive plan to expand into additional states.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Dental Hygienist License (R.D.H.)
• 2+ years' experience
• Certified in Administration of Local Anesthetic
• Current CPR Certification
• Knowledge of and sensitivity to the HIV/AIDS patient population, and/or an eagerness to learn about this community.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work with a diverse patient population.
• Ability to type along with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Windows
• Working knowledge of Spanish language (bilingual) is a plus.

Essential Functions​

• Provide dental prophylaxis (cleanings), scaling and root planing to dental patients.
• Provide preventive instruction to dental patients.
• Establish recall frequency and oversee patient recall adherence/appointing.
• Document initial periodontal conditions in patient chart and monitor conditions as appropriate at recall appointments.
• Report suspected pathologies to supervising dentist.
• Complete prior authorizations relating to periodontal services.
• Manage/order supplies related to periodontal services.
• ​Compile data required for reports as assigned by supervising dentist.
• Attend periodic continuing education seminars of periodontal topics.
• Complies with Vivent Health’s Healthcare Corporate Compliance Standards of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties delegated by the supervising dentist.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions*

**Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer* *

Vivent Health is an equal opportunity employer and will recruit, hire, promote and transfer qualified persons into all job classifications regardless of race, gender, religion, skin color, national origin or ancestry, physical disability (including pregnancy) or mental disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, veteran status, genetic characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. Vivent Health complies with other expanded protected classifications that may be mandated by specific county or municipal regulations. As a recipient of federal funding, Vivent Health will not hire nor enter into a contractual relationship with any party that is debarred, suspended, or excluded from federal assistance programs.

*Public Student Loan Forgiveness*

Employment at our organization may qualify you for federal student loan forgiveness programs. We do not directly pay for – nor forgive – federal student loans; however our status as a not-for-profit organization under Section 501 (c) (3), makes us an eligible employer. There may be other determining factors for one to qualify.

Please follow this URL to review one such program and their requirements:
https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Pay: $34.00 - $48.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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