Registered Dental Hygienist

French Consulting; Oak Harbor (WA); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

French Consulting seeks a Registered Dental Hygienist to serve military families at Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor. Immediate start, full-time on-site role delivering preventive care, patient education, and collaborative care within a mission-focused team.

You'll use Dentrix for scheduling and records, maintain sterile instruments, and ensure compliant infection control while advancing professional development in a fast-paced military healthcare environment.

Formación

• Must hold a current active dental hygienist license and pass NBDHE.
• Graduate of CODA-accredited dental hygiene program (Assoc or Bachelor).
• Two years of registered dental hygienist experience.
• Radiography certification required.
• BLS Healthcare Provider Certification.
• US citizenship with base access and credentialing ability.
• Prior military or government healthcare experience is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Perform comprehensive dental examinations and prophylaxis.
• Instruct patients on proper oral hygiene and preventive care.
• Take impressions and fabricate mouth guards (sports/safety) and night guards for vital bleaching.
• Polish restorations and apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Check, maintain and sterilize instruments; ensure proper instrument condition.
• Utilize Dentrix to enter patient workload, readiness status and scheduling.

Conocimientos

Dental hygiene care

Patient education

Infection control

Team collaboration

Educación

CODA-accredited dental hygiene program (Assoc or Bachelors)

NBDHE passed

Radiography certification

BLS Healthcare Provider Certification

Herramientas

Dentrix

Descripción del empleo

Registered Dental Hygienist

Location

Naval Health Clinic Oak Harbor, Washington

Start Date

Immediate

Schedule

Full-time

Make a Difference Behind the Mission

Are you passionate about providing world class dental care? Do you want your work to directly support the health and well-being of U.S. military families in the Pacific Northwest? If so, this opportunity might be a perfect fit.

French Consulting is seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist to deliver expert dental care to military patients and their families. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring safe, high-quality dental care. Your efforts will directly contribute to positive patient outcomes supporting the US military’s mission success.

What You’ll Do

Patient Dental Care

• Perform comprehensive patient dental examinations.
• Instruct patients, individually and in groups, in proper oral hygiene care
• Take impressions and construct sports/safety mouth guards and soft night guards for vital bleaching.
• Polish restorations and apply pit and fissure sealants.
• Check and maintain instruments to insure working condition. Clean, sharpen, and sterilize instruments when required.
• Utilize Dentrix to enter patient specific workload, readiness status and patient scheduling.

Team Collaboration

• Collaborate effectively with healthcare team members, patients, and families to enhance care and resolve concerns.
• Participate in staff development programs, cross-training initiatives, and performance improvement activities.

Professional Development & Documentation

• Maintain accurate, timely, and concise patient records, both manual and electronic.
• Engage in self-directed learning, continuing education, and competency validation.
• Contribute to the orientation, training, and evaluation of newly assigned personnel.
• Comply with legal, regulatory, and MTF-specific policies in all aspects of patient care.

Who You Are

• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing comprehensive dental patient needs.
• You communicate effectively and professionally with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• You are mission-focused and want to make a meaningful difference in the lives of military families.
• You are adaptable, collaborative, and eager to support a culture of continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Maintain a current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Dental Hygienist and have successfully passed the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE).
• Associates or bachelor’s degree leading to successful completion of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA).
• Two years' experience working as a registered Dental Hygienist.
• Certified in radiography as required by 42 CFR Part 75.
• Current certification in American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Course
• Meet all health screening and vaccination requirements.
• US citizen with the ability to obtain base access and complete credentialing requirements
• Prior experience in military or government healthcare settings is a plus.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• Supportive, collaborative team environment with ongoing professional development.
• A mission you can believe in—providing expert pediatric care to U.S. military families.
• A welcoming culture that values your skills, expertise, and input.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status.