SUMMARY
Wexford Health
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POSITION: Dental Hygienist
SCHEDULE: Opportunities available for day, evening, and night shifts
FACILITY: Central NM Correctional Facility
LOCATION: Los Lunas, NM
Are you ready for a dental role where your skills truly matter and your impact is immediate?
Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest correctional healthcare providers, serving justice-involved patients for over 30 years. For many individuals in our care, this is their first experience with professional, compassionate oral health treatment—and it starts with you.
Position Summary
As a Dental Hygienist at our facility, you’ll do more than clean teeth—you’ll help restore dignity and promote overall health through expert dental care. Working under the supervision of a licensed Dentist, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing oral prophylaxis, scaling, polishing, and fluoride treatments
- Assisting with dental x-rays, exams, and documentation
- Educating patients on oral hygiene and preventive care
- Screening for dental emergencies and supporting sick call
- Maintaining instruments, ordering supplies, and ensuring clinic cleanliness
- Packaging and sterilizing equipment according to protocol
- Assisting with patient intake, charting, and clinic reporting
- Contributing to in-service training and hygiene education programs
- Ensuring continuity of care in a secure and respectful environment
You’ll be more than a hygienist.
You’ll be a teacher, a healer, and a trusted resource for patients who need it most.
Why Work with Wexford Health?
- Performance check-ins with annual merit increase
- Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
- Paid holidays
- Comprehensive health insurance through BlueCross BlueShield
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with 25% match
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Non-taxed Healthcare and dependent care spending account
- Continuing education options
- Free CEUs
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible pay options including Wisley Card and PayPal
- Discounted Tuition at University of North Alabama, Chamberlain University, Salem University, and Southern New Hampshire University
- Partnership discounts on student loan refinancing, home/auto insurance, travel, electronics, entertainment, restaurants, health and wellness, and more!
What You’ll Need
- Active license as a Dental Hygeniest in state of practice
- Graduate from an accredited school of dental hygiene
- Active CPR certification.
- 0-2 years of dental experience (correctional healthcare experience preferred)
- Excellent attention to detail, communication skills, and a patient-centered approach
Equal Opportunity Employer
We celebrate diversity and welcome all qualified candidates.
Apply today and become the Dental Hygienist your community needs.
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