Dental Hygienist- Part-Time, Temporary

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS); Asheville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a part-time Dental Hygienist to deliver professional dental services in Asheville, NC. The role involves cleaning teeth, educating patients, and collaborating with a team-focused environment within a Federally Qualified Health Center. Excellent communication skills and a valid license in North Carolina are required.

Benefits

Accrued PTO

No weekends or holiday work required

(10) paid holidays per year

(2) Floating Holidays

403b Retirement Savings with Match

Continued Medical Education (CME)

Qualifications

• Current and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist in North Carolina.
• 2 Years’ Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean teeth and examine oral cavity for signs of oral disease.
• Educate patients on oral hygiene and take dental x-rays.
• Manage dental supplies and collaborate with administrative staff.

Skills

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene education program

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Base pay range

$40.00/hr - $45.00/hr

Registered Dental Hygienist- Part-Time, Temporary

Are you passionate about helping the underserved?

Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). We are looking for a Registered Dental Hygienist– to provide professional dental services to complement the delivery of integrated team-based, whole-person, trauma-informed primary health care services through a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care.

The position is part-time for 18 to 27 hours per week to include (2) or (3) 9-hour workdays Monday through Friday. The Registered Dental Hygienist would clean teeth and examine oral cavity, head, and neck for signs of oral disease, educate patients on oral hygiene, take and develop x-rays, and apply sealants and fluoride treatment.

Education: Graduation from an accredited dental hygiene education program

Training: Satisfactory completion of educational program clinical rotations

Certification(s)/Licensure: Current and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Dental Hygienist in North Carolina

Experience: 2 Years’ Experience preferred

Additional skills required: Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office programs to produce correspondence, documents, presentations, records, and spreadsheets. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional skills preferred: Expert knowledge of medical office operations. Familiarity with role of FQHCs in the community

Key Responsibilities

• Take, review, and update medical history
• Examine gums, using probes, to locate periodontal recessed gums and signs of gum disease
• Feel and visually examine gums for sores and signs of disease
• Feel lymph nodes for under patient’s chin to detect swelling or tenderness that could indicate presence of oral cancer.
• Chart conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist
• Take and develop dental x-rays
• Administer local anesthetic agents (e.g. Oraqix)
• Remove calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and beneath margins of gums, using dental instruments
• Apply fluorides or other cavity-preventing agents to arrest dental decay
• Remove excess cement from coronal surfaces of teeth
• Remove sutures and dressings
• Provide individualized dental hygiene education and counseling to patients
• Report to the supervising dentist all clinically relevant information about patients
• Maintain dental equipment and sharpen and sterilize dental instruments
• Clean, disinfect, and sterilize all instruments and equipment according to OSHA requirements, professional standards, and WNCCHS’ policies and procedures
• Manage dental supplies in an efficient and effective manner
• Collaborate with administrative staff to ensure proper billing and data-gathering on a timely basis
• Participate in quality management activities
• Work on Mobile Dental Unit as assigned
• Occasionally, other appropriate duties and responsibilities may be assigned by the supervisor.
  
  

Work/Life Benefits

• Accrued PTO
• No weekends, or holiday work required
• (10) paid holidays per year
• (2) Floating Holidays
• Employee Assistance Network
  
  

Financial Well-being Benefits

• 403b Retirement Savings with Match
  
  

Career Growth Benefits

• Monthly staff meetings and training
• Relias Learning Management System
• Continued Medical Education (CME) & Continuing Education (CEU) based on hours worked
• EAN Leadership Academy
  
  

Supportive of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Western North Carolina Community Health Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, services, programs, or activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hourly range $40 to $45 per hour.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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