Registered Dental Hygienist

Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Category: Clinical Dental

Job Description: Clinica Family Health is a community health center with a vision that every low income or underserved individual in the communities we serve will have access to high quality medical, dental and behavioral healthcare. As a Dental Hygienist at Clinica, you are a highly valued and respected team member working at the top of your scope to impact the lives of the people in our communities. A successful candidate will be skilled dental hygienist whose everyday contributions will serve our patients and mission. You will provide excellent care both in the traditional dental setting and also in the medical clinic as a respected member of the integrated clinical team.

Site with Opening: Clinica Family Health and Wellness Thornton, CO

Hiring Organization: Clinica Family Health and Wellness

Practice Highlights: Clinica Family Health & Wellness is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) serving people in Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, and Gilpin counties. We provide compassionate, quality, and comprehensive health care to around 50,000 individuals each year including children, pregnant patients, and families with low income. As a safety net provider with deep roots in our community, we believe all people should be able to access the health care they need to achieve long-term health and wellness regardless of their circumstances, background, and identity.

Community Highlights: Clinica offers evening hours and in some cases same-day appointments. We have community-based clinics located across our region (west Adams, Boulder, Broomfield, and Gilpin counties) to provide our neighbors with convenient access to care right in their backyard. In 2022, we opened two clinics in Nederland and Black Hawk to better serve our rural mountain communities, which have historically had limited access to local health care providers and services.

Other: Salary: $81,298.00-$95,254.00 annually Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited school of Dental Hygiene Possession of a current Colorado license as a registered dental hygienist Permit to administer local anesthetic Basic computer skills required Sensitivity to low income and ethnic minority communities

Community Health Association Of Mountain/plains States (champs)