Dental Hygienist

Description

Are you a hygienist looking to have your student loans paid off, while working for a healthcare facility that fulfills your passion of giving back to the community? HCHC (Healthy Community Health Centers) is currently looking for a hygienist to join our expanding team of providers.

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.

About Us

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:

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.

HCHC has locations in the Harrisonburg-Rockingham County area. This region is part of the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. Home to the Shenandoah National Park, Blueridge Parkway and Skyline Drive. Harrisonburg, Rockingham County and surrounding areas offer access to many outdoor activities including hiking, camping, fishing, and cycling. The area is home to James Madison University, Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College. For those with a passion for food, historic downtown Harrisonburg is home to Virginia’s first Culinary District.

Full-time Hygienist at HCHC enjoy:

• Daylight schedule
• 6 Paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
• Paid Maternity and Parental bonding leave for full time employees
• Work-life balance achieved through generous paid-time-off (PTO)- PTO includes paid vacation, personal days and sick leave
• Benefits including: health, dental, vision, short term and long-term disability, company paid life insurance and a retirement plan with company match
• This position is eligible for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP). Dental Hygienists have the opportunity to have their student loans repaid, while earning a competitive salary, in exchange for providing healthcare in communities with limited access to care.

Requirements

• Unrestricted license to practice dental hygiene in the Commonwealth of Virginia and cannot be sanctioned under Medicaid or Medicare.
• The position requires a 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 as well as current social and economic problems pertaining to public health and their impact on primary health care.
• The Dental Hygienist must be cognizant of the prevalent stressors and their impact on the patient populations in the community health center primary care settings.
• The Dental Hygienist of the center must be able to 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.
• Current CPR (BLS) certificate required.