Community Health Centers is seeking full time, Dental Hygienists to join the team at CHC's Champlain Islands practice location. This site is located in South Hero, Vermont. CHC’s Dental Hygienists are responsible for evaluating patient oral health, dental/medical history, dental complaints, and completing dental hygiene procedures in a public health setting.
Community Health Centers offers flexible scheduling and the opportunity to work amongst a tight-knit team of dental professionals providing equitable quality care to all.
Compensation commensurate with direct experience within the range of $40.02 to $51.28 per hour.
Basic Qualifications
Vermont State License in Dental Hygienist with Local Anesthetic Endorsement
Current CPR/AED Certification
3 years of experience desired, but not required; new graduates welcome!
Knowledge, Skills and Ability
Comprehensive knowledge of principles and practices of oral hygiene and periodontal care
Ability to work and communicate with a large group of professionals; dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and leadership staff
Knowledge of dental medical emergencies
Knowledge of public health, social and economic factors that impact the health and oral health of patients
The ability to travel to other CHCB locations as necessary
CHC Dental benefits (if applicable):
Dental scrub allocation for new employees
Vermont licensure renewal reimbursement for licensed roles
Paid CE time (additional to allotted CTO) and CE funds for licensed applicable roles
Student loan repayment opportunities through outside agencies such as NHSC and PSLF
CHC Dental clinical space offers:
Updated clinical operatory space
Schick sensor x-ray software/technology
Panoramic imaging
Nextgen Medical/Dental record
Hufriedy/Dentsply/American Eagle hygiene instruments, cassettes assigned per provider
Tap-on Cavitron/prophy polisher available in each hygiene op
Dental hygiene specifics:
All adult prophies 60 min+ appointment time – provider (dental hygienist) has the ability to add time to appointments as necessary
Flexibility with working hours – create your “ideal” schedule!
3 active dental sites – option to work at 1, 2 or all 3 once full orientated
CHC employee benefits highlights include:
- Medical insurance with $600 annual wellness perks reimbursement
- Monthly stipend for those with alternate health insurance
- Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account options
- Dental and Vision coverage
- Life insurance, AD&D, Short Term/Long Term Disability, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
- 401K via Vanguard with fiduciary services through Morgan Stanley
- Generous Accrued CTO
- Employee Assistance Program offering short term counseling sessions and a variety of resources
- We also have a continually growing list of local discounts and perks including 50% The Edge Sports and Fitness, retail discounts, and more!
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