Job Title: Dental Hygienist/ Three Saturdays a Month.
Location: North Creek Dental CareReports To Practice Manager/ Lead RDH
About North Creek Dental Care: At North Creek Dental Care, we are dedicated to changing how people feel about dentistry. We believe in creating a warm, supportive environment not just for our patients, but for our team as well. Our practice thrives on teamwork, positivity, and delivering high-quality dental care in alignment with our core values of respect, responsibility, excellence, reliability, passion, a growth mindset, commitment, and proactivity. As a Dental Hygienist, you will play a critical role in upholding these values and ensuring that each patient receives the best care possible.
Key Responsibilities:
Patient Care:
Perform comprehensive dental cleanings, including scaling, root planing, and polishing teeth.
Evaluate and monitor patients' periodontal health through thorough screenings.
Administer fluoride treatments and other preventive care.
Provide personalized oral health education and preventative care strategies to patients.
Patient Reactivation and Wellness:
Take a proactive approach in reactivating patients who have missed appointments or fallen behind in their care to ensure they remain on track with their wellness plan.
Follow up with patients regularly to ensure they stay on the Wellness Wheel and receive the ongoing treatment they deserve.
Help patients understand the importance of regular dental visits for preventative care and comprehensive treatments.
Education on Dental and Systemic Health:
Educate patients on the critical connection between their oral health and systemic health, helping them understand how conditions such as gum disease can affect overall wellness, particularly for those with existing conditions like diabetes, heart disease, or immune disorders.
Tailor patient education to consider their unique health histories and existing conditions, ensuring they are well informed about their oral health's role in managing or preventing broader systemic health issues.
Collaboration with the Dental Team:
Work closely with dentists to develop personalized treatment plans.
Accurately document patient histories and ensure up-to-date charting.
Foster effective communication within the dental team to ensure a smooth patient experience.
Patient Relationship Building:
Build respectful, compassionate, and professional relationships with patients to help them feel comfortable and cared for.
Address patient concerns with a proactive and empathetic approach, easing dental anxieties.
Compliance and Safety:
Maintain a high standard of infection control and adhere to all safety protocols.
Ensure compliance with North Creek Dental Care’s policies and procedures.
Support Office Culture:
Actively contribute to our positive, passionate, and growth-oriented office environment.
Participate in ongoing training and team-building initiatives to help foster continuous improvement and personal development.
Core Values to Exhibit:
Respect: Treat every patient and team member with kindness, empathy, and professionalism.
Responsibility: Take ownership of your role and contribute meaningfully to the overall success of the practice.
Excellence: Strive for the highest standards of care and patient satisfaction in everything you do.
Reliability: Consistently show up for patients and the team, ensuring a dependable, seamless experience.
Passion: Bring enthusiasm and a positive attitude to your work and show genuine care for patient health.
Growth Mindset: Embrace opportunities to learn and grow, both personally and professionally, always seeking improvement.
Commitment: Dedicate yourself to providing exceptional care and contributing to the positive culture at North Creek Dental Care.
Proactive: Anticipate the needs of patients and the team, and take initiative in problem-solving and improving processes, especially in ensuring patients stay on track with their care.
Qualifications:
Valid Dental Hygienist license in the state.
Excellent communication skills with a friendly, professional demeanor.
Strong attention to detail and a commitment to providing outstanding patient care.
A willingness to learn, adapt, and grow in alignment with the core values of North Creek Dental Care.
Why Join North Creek Dental Care?
At North Creek Dental Care, we foster a work environment where team members are respected, supported, and given opportunities for personal and professional growth. Our commitment to excellence, reliability, and passion for patient care sets us apart. If you value teamwork, a proactive approach, and ongoing development, we’d love to have you join our team and help us continue to change how people feel about dentistry. You will have the opportunity to improve patient’s oral health and educate them on how it impacts their overall well-being, ensuring they get the care and education they deserve for a healthier life.
Respect – Our patients, the office, your teammates and yourself. Treat patients as if they are your best friend. Treat the office as if it is your home. Treat your teammates as if they are your equal. Treat yourself as if you want to be respected.
Responsibility – Be responsible for keeping yourself, your work area and your job duties impeccable. Do not leave anything for tomorrow that can be done today.
Excellence – We strive for excellence in everything we do. From our behaviors top our communication to our results, we do not settle.
Reliable – Our patients and our teammates can always count on us to be present and do the absolute best we possibly can. We will be there for each other
Passionate – It will not be acceptable to bring our negative attitude or words into the office. We will find a way to be energized, excited and passionate about caring for our patients, office, teammates and ourselves. We passionately believe dentistry IS the BEST investment ANYONE can make in themselves.
Growth Mindset – We will always be stiving to be better than we were the day before. Every day is an opportunity to learn something new or improve the way in which we deliver our passion, energy and value to our patients and team.
Commitment – We will honor the commitments made. If we cannot get it done or do an impeccable job with it, then we will not commit to doing it. If we fall short of a commitment, for any reason, we will not deny, defend, lay blame or make excuses. We will openly acknowledge that we missed it and re-commit.
Proactive – We will always be proactive in finding solutions to any problems. It will not be acceptable to complain or gripe without offering at least one solution to the perceived problem
Team
Respect – We promise to respect our patients time, their needs and their wishes. We are here to serve you and give you the very best dental experience possible.
Responsibility – We promise to always use the very best products, latest technology and maintain the best education with our team so that we can give the best care and service to you. We take this responsibility very serious.
Excellence – We strive for excellence in everything we do. We will not compromise. If you do not have the best dental experience ever then we want to know about it so we can make it even better the next time.
Reliable – We stand behind our dentistry and our service. If you are not 100% satisfied with your service or dentistry we will make it right.
Passionate – Every team member at North Creek Dental Care is passionate about dentistry and serving our patients. We absolutely believe dentistry is the best investment you can ever make in yourself.
Growth Mindset – We are committed to Constant and Never-Ending Improvement. Our goal is to the be the very best and most widely respected dental office in all of Chicago. We want to be here for your family and friends and we want you to invite all of them to come enjoy the quality dentistry and service we provide.
Commitment – We are committed to your total health. We will always provide you with the full view of how your dental care can impact your total health, mind, body & soul. We will never compromise.
Proactive – We will always be proactive in helping you identify and care for any dental needs you have. We believe that by catching issues early we help keep you healthy while also improving how you feel about your smile.
