Dental Hygienist

HEALTHY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER•Harrisonburg, VA

24d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Hygienist is responsible for the removal of hard and soft deposits of stains, calculus and plaque from teeth as well as administering preventive dental care in a community health care setting. The Dental Hygienist is responsible for providing patient care and working with health center providers and staff to ensure quality outcomes for our patients. Healthy Community Health Centers (formerly Harrisonburg Community Health Center) was created in 2008 to help the medically underserved population of the city of Harrisonburg and the surrounding areas. This organization is an NCQA recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home which is consistently looking for a way to reaffirm its mission: To provide patient-centered healthcare that is accessible and affordable to all. Our providers help to the community in ways some patients previously thought was not possible. HCHC creates an environment of community service that lets employees reconnect with the reason they were first interested in healthcare. HCHC is looking for community driven employees who are excited to help their neighbors lead healthy lives.

Requirements

Unrestricted license to practice dental hygiene in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Cannot be sanctioned under Medicaid or Medicare
Comprehensive knowledge of primary dental hygiene care in outpatient settings
Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern dental hygiene as related to public health organizations and community health programs
Knowledge of current social and economic problems about public health and their impact on primary health care
Must be cognizant of the prevalent stressors and their impact on the patient populations in the community health center primary care settings
Current CPR (BLS) certificate required

Responsibilities

Removal of hard and soft deposits of stains, calculus and plaque from teeth
Administering preventive dental care in a community health care setting
Providing patient care
Working with health center providers and staff to ensure quality outcomes for our patients
Creatively work with the Dental Director, Dental Providers, as well as other health care professionals from a variety of disciplines to achieve maximal productivity and programmatic effectiveness while continuously promoting the growth and development of the dental clinic, and displaying good work judgment.

Benefits

Student loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP)
Market Pay based on experience
Daylight schedule – Monday – Thursday (clinic closed on Friday)
6 Paid Holidays
264 hours of PTO (includes vacation and sick time) for full-time employees
Paid Maternity and Parental bonding leave for full-time employees
health, dental, vision insurance
short-term and long-term disability insurance
company-paid life insurance
retirement plan with 4% company match
Up to 40 hours of CME and $1000 per year