Neighborhood Health Center (NHC) is GROWING & actively seeking a Dental Hygienist. The successful candidate for this position will enjoy working in a fast paced environment with a diverse group of individuals. At NHC a Hygienist provides direct patient care, provides support to Dentists and performs a wide range of dental services as permitted by state law and within range of the hygienist's experience. Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.  

Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care including dental prophylaxis, examinations, topical fluoride applications, dental sealants, as well as scaling and root planning
• Provides patient education related to oral hygiene and dental health
• Sets up and operates all dental equipment/medical equipment
• Performs radiology testing as required including panoramics and bitewings.
• Cleans and disinfects dental operatory per clinic protocols.
• Communicates openly and appropriately with patients and families.
• Maintains patient treatment records per clinic protocols and regulatory bodies.
• Performs all other patient services as permitted under state law.

Compensation: $60,000-$80,000 annual salary (based on a full-time, 40 hour work week)

Individual compensation is based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, experience, qualifications, and other position related components. 

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program.
• Must possess a current NYS Professional Dental Hygiene license and CPR certification.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a general dental practice setting.
• Outstanding “bedside manners”: patient-centric with empathy, excellent active listening and communication skills, engaging and efficient
• Outstanding clinical capabilities and judgment
• Passionate about providing high quality primary health care to low-income, undeserved residents and those lacking access to health care
• Focused on collaborative team-based care
• Responsive and comfortable working in a fast-paced, high accountability environment
• Proficient in EHR systems
• Flexible
• Excellent judgment and ability to prioritize resources where they will be most useful
• Comfortable receiving and providing appreciative and corrective feedback
• Engaged in learning and continuous quality improvement
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills with a culturally diverse patient and staff population
• Proficient in working with in-person or telephonic interpreters

Benefits & Signing Bonus: There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Neighborhood Health Center. In addition to working to effect positive change in the health and lives of thousands of residents of Western New York, Neighborhood Health Center offers its full-time employees a stimulating, diverse and team-based work environment with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, 403b, flexible spending accounts, and generous paid time off. Aside from excellent benefits, we offer a competitive salary and annual bonuses based on patient care. This position will offer a signing bonus, a quarter of which to be paid out at hire, and the remaining 75% after success completion of 120 days of employment. 

WHY NHC?

There are many fantastic benefits to a career at Neighborhood Health Center.  At Neighborhood Health Center, we enjoy working in a team-based, patient-centered environment and value the benefits of a diversified workplace that values our patients and the communities we serve. We offer employees a kind, diverse, team-based work environment with competitive compensation and potential bonus, as well as comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, life insurance, 403b match, health savings accounts, generous paid time off and loan forgiveness, if applicable.  

Neighborhood Health Center is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to the practice of equity and inclusion.