What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at Seattle Roots Community Health?
Dental Hygienist
Salary: $44.33 – $66.18 per hour, payable bi-weekly. The salary scale for this position is between steps 0 and 19, depending on experience. This is an exempt position and 40 hours per week on-site. Applicants must pass an extensive background check. This is a union position.
About Us
Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic, and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 by the Seattle Black Panther Party in Seattle’s Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in conjunction with the Seattle Liberation Front. The primary goal of each clinic was to provide low-barrier, high-quality healthcare services and promote social justice.
Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all ethnicities, races, gender identities, languages, and backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization best serves these populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all cross-cultural situations, with patients, coworkers, and the community.
Our Mission and Commitment to Social Justice
We remain committed to health equity and our founding principle of social justice. Every day our actions are guided by our mission: to improve the health of our community by providing high-quality, caring, culturally appropriate primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right, not a privilege.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Dental Hygienist, you hold a crucial position in promoting healthy teeth and preventing oral diseases. With your clinical expertise, you will perform dental procedures that preserve teeth and curb the spread of oral diseases. Your work will be under the clinical supervision of staff dentists, and the administration of the Dental Clinic Site Director and Dental Operations Director. By fulfilling your duties, you will play a significant role in preserving the health and wellbeing of many.
You’ll need these qualifications
- You possess the ability to work with diverse populations and make swift and precise evaluations of behavioral conditions.
- You have a valid Washington State license to practice Dental Hygiene
- You have a current CPR/BLS certification.
- You are or will be fully vaccinated with the COVID vaccine series by the time of hire
It would be nice if
- Have previous dental hygiene experience
Benefits
We provide a robust suite of benefits, including the choice of three medical plans, two dental plans, long-term disability, life, and other insurance programs. You’ll have access to flexible spending accounts, a subsidy of up to 80% of the cost of an ORCA pass, plus an additional match of 50% of the employee's contribution up to 4% after one year of employment. (Ex. if employee contributes at 4%, Seattle Roots will match with an additional 2%, plus the safe harbor contribution totaling a 8% contribution to the employee's 401k) We’ve got you covered!
Salary : $44 - $66
