Dental Hygienist - Part Time

CHC • Everett, WA

22h

About The Position

The Dental Hygienist provides diagnostic and therapeutic dental care to patients of all ages in accordance with Washington State Department of Licensing requirements and professional scope of practice. The role provides care to Community Health Center of Snohomish County (CHC) patients, including emergency dental services for non-regular clinic patients, under the supervision of a CHC Dental Clinician. The Hygienist makes reasonable dental assessments and treatment plans in consultation with a supervising dentist and works as part of a primary care team with CHC staff, providers, and community dental care providers.

The position integrates patient education into treatment, identifies patients’ special needs, reviews medical histories and dental records, and documents encounters accurately and promptly. The Hygienist participates in quality assurance and improvement activities, collaborates with clinical staff to meet patient and community expectations, and follows attendance standards that support daily operations and continuity of patient care.

The posting lists base salary ranges that vary by FTE, with additional incentives and sign-on bonuses. Pay and incentives are prorated based on FTE. CHC also offers competitive wages, time off, retirement, career-advancement opportunities, and an additional $0.75 per hour for employees who demonstrate proficiency in a second language.

Requirements

• Read, speak, understand, and write proficiently in English.
• Work independently and be self-directed.
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Organize, prioritize, and coordinate multiple activities and tasks.
• Work with initiative, energy, and effectiveness in a fast-paced environment.
• Produce work in high quantity and quality.
• Problem-solve with creativity and ingenuity.
• Remain calm and effective in high-pressure and emergency situations.
• Have knowledge of dental terminology.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Be a high school graduate or equivalent.
• Hold an associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene.
• Hold a Dental Hygienist license with the State of Washington.
• Have Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR/AED) certification.
• Successfully complete CHC’s credentialing and privileging review upon hire and recredentialing as appropriate.
• Have verified immunity to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and varicella (chickenpox), demonstrated through vaccination records or titer results; medical or religious accommodation requests may be reviewed case by case.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene.
• One year of customer-service-related experience working with the general public.
• Familiarity with digital imaging.
• CDT-5 coding experience.
• Experience with healthcare information systems, such as electronic health records and practice management systems.
• Experience working with low-income, multi-ethnic populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic dental services to current patients and emergency dental services to non-regular clinic patients within the applicable scope of practice and under supervision of a CHC Dental Clinician.
• Work as part of a primary care team with CHC staff, providers, and other community dental care providers.
• Integrate patient education into all phases of treatment.
• Make reasonable and sound dental assessments and treatment plans in consultation with the supervising dentist.
• Consult with appropriate providers as necessary.
• Help identify special needs of CHC patients and work with staff to address those needs.
• Review patient medical histories, dental records, charts, and other pertinent information.
• Document patient encounters accurately and in a timely manner.
• Respond to quality issues as recommended by the Quality Assurance Plan.
• Identify department and organizational performance and process improvement opportunities and help formulate and implement improvement actions.
• May serve on the Dental Quality Improvement Committee.
• Collaborate with clinical staff to ensure services meet or exceed the expectations of clients, coworkers, the public, and community standards.
• Adhere to attendance standards to support daily operations and continuity of patient care.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus: $5,000 for the stated 0.5 FTE to 1.0 FTE range, or $2,500 for providers at 0.49 FTE and below; amounts are prorated on FTE.
• Additional year-one guaranteed incentive of $10,000 for the stated 0.5 FTE to 1.0 FTE range; amounts are prorated on FTE.
• From year two onward, eligible for an incentive of up to 14% of annual median compensation, plus potential for production.
• Competitive wages.
• Time off.
• Retirement.
• Career-advancement opportunities.
• Additional $0.75 per hour for demonstrated proficiency in a second language.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Associate degree