Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist

Part-Time Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH)

Part-Time, Non-Exempt (Contract/Hourly: $33.46 - 46.63/hr)

As a Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) with Heartland Community Health Center, you will provide vital preventive dental care—including cleanings, sealants, X-rays, and assessments. You'll help remove barriers to care, foster trust, and create lifelong dental patients by delivering high-quality oral health services in an accessible, culturally competent way. Every day is an opportunity to improve patient’s lives and long‑term health outcomes while building deep connections within the community.

• $5,000 SIGN-ON BONUS
• Monthly productivity incentive bonuses
• Flexible schedules (including 4-day workweeks and school hours if preferred)
• PSLF-eligible employment
• Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), PTO, holidays, and wellness support

• Preventative and rehabilitative caries control and periodontal services:
  • Routine prophylaxis and topical application
  • Apply SDF as needed
  • Use ART technique to place interim restorations as needed
  • Scale and root planing
  • Remove overhangs of filling materials
  • Properly expose, process and mount oral radiographs
  • Polish restorations
  • May use local anesthetic for procedures as needed
• Promote an atmosphere of good dental and general health by demonstrating good personal oral hygiene
• Educate patients on techniques of flossing, brushing, overall oral health, and the role of the dental care team
• Clean and sterilize instruments appropriately
• Follow infection control protocols and standard operating procedures
• Complete required daily, monthly, and annual equipment maintenance
• Wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Lab duties include pour and trim models and fabricating trays
• Remove the biohazard trash as needed
• Answer patient inquiries related to pain and/or medications
• Perform all duties in accordance with OSHA regulations
• Is attentive to patient needs
• Attend meetings as required (Joint Staff, Department, etc.)
• Completes assigned trainings in timely manner
• Perform other duties as assigned
• Use safety precautions to protect patient and self-charting:
  • Existing caries and restorations, missing teeth and prostheses
  • Periodontal assessment including but not limited to probing depths, recession, mobility, and furcation involvement
  • Complete head and neck exam, including soft tissue pathology
  • Properly makes oral radiographs
  • Takes necessary safety precautions to protect patient from unnecessary radiation
• Education:
  • Educate patients on oral health maintenance and prevention (brushing, flossing, plaque control, diet, etc.)
  • Educate patients or guardians on the benefit of fluoride
  • Receive professional training from internal and external sources to establish and utilize skills to become a leader in the clinic and in the community in the integration of dental services in the primary care setting
  • Attend meetings as required (Joint Staff, Department, etc.)
  • Rotate to Medical Clinic for Medical/Dental integration
  • Empower medical teams to deliver dental screenings to medical patients. Establish team relationships and coordinate bi-directional ‘warm handoffs’ to and from specialty dental according to established protocols
  • Goal to treat no less than 1 patient per patient facing hour in clinic and no less than 2 patients per patient facing hour in community-based care setting
  • Perform other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Graduate of a certified Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) program
• Minimum of one year of experience preferred
• Current CPR certification required and must be maintained
• Demonstrated sensitivity to the social and cultural needs of diverse populations
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks to deliver efficient, high-quality patient care
• Remains calm and exercises sound judgment in emergency or high-pressure situations
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA privacy regulations and ability to follow written policies and procedures
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, databases, and standard office equipment (copiers, fax, multi-line phones, printers, scanners)
• Skilled in writing clear, accurate reports and correspondence using proper…