Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigaming (WNHAC) are looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist! For more information on this LEAP job posting, check out the details below!
We provide primary health care through a range of options including prevention, assessment, diagnosis and treatment. Our team includes health professionals, educators and support workers representing both traditional Indigenous and contemporary models of care, and uses wholistic health and community development concepts.
Employer Name: Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe’iyewigamig (WNHAC)
City: Keewatin
Province: ON
Postal Code: P0X 1C0
Application Deadline: September 13th, 2024
Email: HRteam@wnhac.org
Hours of Work: Contract
Job Type: Various Hours
Wages: TBD
Duties of this LEAP Job Posting: This position will function as a member of a client/community focused interprofessional team to deliver oral health services to clients. The dental hygienist must fully understand and appreciate the organization’s wholistic approach, and ensure that this approach is maintained in all activities.
NOTE: Traditional practices involve cultural ceremonies and burning sacred medicines including tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar within the work setting.
Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting:
- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Dental Hygiene
- Active registration with the College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario and Self Initiation Certification
- Experience delivering oral health services in a culturally diverse and community-driven setting
- Personal experience and understanding of traditional Anishinaabe culture, values, and healing practices; ability to understand and speak Anishinaabemowin a definite asset;
- Strong understanding of historical traumas and the impacts of that history on the health of Indigenous people, families, and communities.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with community members, traditional people, and healthcare professionals
- Demonstrated ability to work well independently and within a team environment;
- Commitment to ongoing training and professional development relevant to position requirements;
- Valid drivers’ license and own vehicle required; copy of current drivers’ abstract required;
- Current vulnerable persons records check;
- Proof of immunization in compliance with policy requirements is mandatory;
- Positive attitude and capacity to act as a healthy lifestyle role model.
How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting: Please send resume with covering letter and three references, to:
Registered Dental Hygienist Position
Email: hrteam@wnhac.org
Fax: (807) 467-8341
Phone: (888) MYWNHAC
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