Dental Therapist Diploma Senior - Jobs in La Ronge, Saskatchewan, Canada

Job Description

DescriptionPosition #: 156376Expected Start Date: January 06, 2025Union: HSASFacility: La Ronge Health CentreCity/Town: La RongeDepartment: Dental ProgramType: Full-time regularFTE: 1Shift Information: DaysHours of Work: 224 hours per 6 weeksRelief: NoFloat: NoField Hours: YesSalary or Pay Band: Pay Band Dental Therapist - Diploma Senior $32.624 to $39.875Travel Required: No Reporting to the Manager, the Senior Dental Therapist will provide prevention services, diagnostic treatment planning, restorative/operative dental treatment, community and preventive dentistry services. The incumbent specializes in stimulating, coordinating, and delivering oral health promotion activities aimed at reducing disease and promoting oral health for people in the community. Incumbents must have an ability to work independently and within multi-disciplinary teams. The incumbent will plan, develop, organize, implement and evaluate the delivery of an active preventive oral health education and promotion program within the oral health professional #39;s scope of practice. This position provides supervision, program management, and direction to the Oral Health Program.Human Resources Exemption: NoExperience

• 2 years #39; experience as a Dental Therapist

Education

• Dental Therapy diploma

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver #39;s license

Other Education and Training

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)

Competencies

• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Computer skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Presentation skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in best practice in oral health and other related health impacts
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel on remote roads or fly in small aircraft to remote communities
• Ability to be innovative in service development, delivery, and problem solving
• Knowledge in community health program planning and delivery elements
• Knowledge in oral health and overall health relationship
• Ability to multitask
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of health principles/outcomesamp; the relationship to overall health
• Knowledge in media forms and associated technology
• Knowledge in health promotion and prevention strategies

Other Information

• Travel required
• For more information on the town of La Ronge please visit https://www.laronge.ca/
• La Ronge is located approximately 241 km north of Prince Albert
• Registered/eligible with the Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association (SDTA)
• Preference to HSAS members as per the SAHO/HSAS Collective Agreement