About this role
At Folktandvården Västra Götaland, you contribute to equitable health and quality of life for all people at every stage of life. Here, you will encounter a culture characterized by collaboration, commitment, and joy, with access to modern technology and experts in all fields. There is always someone to learn from and many colleagues to enjoy working with. We offer the stability for a secure everyday life and opportunities for growth throughout your professional career.
Become part of something greater. Welcome to Folktandvården!
We are now looking for a Dental Hygienist who wants to make a difference!
**Main Responsibilities and Tasks**
At Folktandvården Sätila, you will meet patients of all ages with various care needs.
As a Dental Hygienist with us, you play an important role in ensuring that patients feel well-received and secure during their visit. You will utilize your full range of skills while the position also requires creativity, empathy, and a strong sense of service.
Your duties will include:
- Being a vital part of the clinic's health-promoting and preventive dental care for all ages
- Conducting your own examinations and identifying, assessing, and planning appropriate oral health interventions
- Providing outreach dental care in nursing homes
We are a team of 15 employees. There are good transport connections from Gothenburg, Varberg, and Borås. The clinic has staff who are specialist dentists in pediatric dentistry and nitrous oxide sedation. For more information and our opening hours: Folktandvården Sätila - Folktandvården
**Qualifications and Profile**
- Licensed dental hygienist
- Interest in both pediatric and adult dental care
- Proficiency in the Swedish language equivalent to Swedish high school or Swedish C1 in both spoken and written forms
- Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively and wisely
- Ability to maintain a stable and calm demeanor even when busy
- Ability to collaborate and relate to others in a responsive manner
- Contribute to the development of the organization by actively participating in the clinic's improvement efforts.
If you are new to the profession, you will receive an individually tailored mentoring program during your first year. The mentoring program is part of our three-year development program with up to 18 days of professional development.
**About the Recruitment Process**
If you are not already employed with us, you will be contacted by a recruiter from the HR unit for an interview. After the application period ends, the clinic manager will select candidates for interviews at the clinic.
Folktandvården Västra Götaland conducts checks in suspicion and criminal records before employment.
**About Västra Götalandsregionen**
Västra Götalandsregionen exists for the people of Västra Götaland. We ensure that there is good health and medical care for everyone. We work for sustainable development and growth, a good environment, improved public health, a rich cultural life, and good communication throughout Västra Götaland. Västra Götalandsregionen actively works to digitize more working methods. To be part of the digital transformation, you should possess basic skills and be able to use digital tools and services. You can search for information, communicate, interact digitally, are risk-aware, and are motivated to participate in development to learn new things. Västra Götalandsregionen places all permanent employees in a reserve position.
If you want to know more about Västra Götalandsregionen, you can visit our introduction for new employees at the link https://www.vgregion.se/introduktion. You can also read more in the presentation at https://mellanarkiv-offentlig.vgregion.se/alfresco/s/archive/stream/public/v1/source/available/sofia/rs4011-467070786-672/surrogate.
**Application**
Västra Götalandsregionen prefers that you register your application via the recruitment system. If you, as an applicant, have questions about the advertised position or for specific and special reasons cannot register your information in a public system - please contact the contact person for the respective advertisement.
To staffing, placement, and recruitment companies, and to you as a salesperson:
We kindly but firmly request no direct contact with staffing, placement, and recruitment companies as well as other external actors and sellers of additional job advertisements. Västra Götalandsregionen has contracted agreements.