Dental Hygienist

Annual Base Salary: $ USD to $ (hourly equivalent: $51.09 - $55.47) + incentive.
Sign‑on bonus: $5,000.00.
Additional year one guarantee incentive: $10,000.00.
Year 2 and beyond: Eligible for incentive up to 14% of annual median compensation plus potential for production.

Community Health Center of Snohomish County offers competitive wages, including an incentive plan of 4% – 14% of specialty annual median compensation and a comprehensive benefits package designed to address health, time off, retirement, and career‑advancement needs. Benefits include health insurance (medical/dental/vision), up to 160 hours of vacation time prorated by FTE every 12 months, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, 403(b) Safe Harbor retirement plan with employer match, disability and life insurance, and more.

We also offer $0.75 per hour for proficiency in a second language.

The Dental Hygienist provides dental care to all age groups in accordance with the State of Washington Department of Licensing and professional scope of practice. The Hygienist delivers diagnostic and therapeutic dental services to Community Health Center of Snohomish County patients, while making reasonable and sound assessments and treatment plans in consultation with a supervising dentist.

• Reads, speaks, understands and writes proficiently in English.
• Works independently and is self‑directed.
• Works effectively in a team environment.
• Organizes, prioritizes and coordinates multiple activities and tasks.
• Works with initiative, energy and effectiveness in a fast‑paced environment.
• Produces work in high quantity and quality.
• Problem‑solves with creativity and ingenuity.
• Remains calm and effective in high‑pressure and emergency situations.
• Knowledge of dental terminology.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications:
  Word, Excel and Outlook.

• Bilingual skills.

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree in Dental Hygiene.

• Preferred:
  Customer service related experience working with the general public (1 year).
• Preferred:
  Digital imaging familiarity.
• Preferred: CDT‑5 coding experience.
• Preferred:
  Experience with healthcare information systems, such as electronic health record and practice management systems.
• Preferred:
  Working with low‑income, multi‑ethnic populations.

• Dental Hygienist license with the State of Washington.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR/AED) certification.
• Successful completion of CHC’s credentialing and privileging review upon hire and re‑credentialing as appropriate.

• Verified immunity to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and varicella (chickenpox). Immunity may be demonstrated through vaccination records or titer results. Medical or religious accommodation requests may be reviewed on a case‑by‑case basis.

• Provides therapeutic dental services to current patients and emergency dental services to non‑regular clinic patients within the scope of practice as stated by the State of Washington Department of Licensing and within the scope of the CHC Dental Program while under supervision of a CHC Dental Clinician.
• Works as part of a primary care team with CHC staff, providers, and other community dental care providers.
• Assures integration of patient education into all treatment phases.
• Makes reasonable and sound dental assessments and treatment plans in consultation with the supervising dentist.
• Consults with appropriate providers as necessary.
• Assists in identifying special needs of CHC patients and works with staff to address those needs.
• Reviews patient medical history and dental records, charts and other pertinent information.
• Documents encounters in an accurate and timely manner.
• Responds to quality issues as recommended by the Quality Assurance Plan. Participates in ongoing identification of performance and process quality improvement opportunities of the department and the organization and the formulation and implementation of actions to achieve improvements. May serve on the Dental Quality Improvement Committee.
• Participates as a team member with all clinical staff to assure services meet or exceed the expectations of clients, coworkers, the public, and community standards.
• Adheres to attendance standards in order to perform the job functions for daily operations and/or continuity of patient care.

CHC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AA)/At‑will employer.