Dental Hygienist II

Dental Hygienist

This is responsible professional dental work providing dental hygiene procedures, and administrative work developing and implementing dental health education programs. Work involves responsibility for the performance of professional dental work which includes scaling of teeth including subgingival regions and root planning with hand and ultrasonic instruments, polishing all exposed tooth surfaces with motor driven and hand instruments in oral prophylaxis procedures. Work also includes developing and implementing a variety of dental health education programs; acting as a dental health consultant to schools, community organizations and other interested groups; providing resource materials for schools, community organizations and other interested groups; demonstrating new dental preventive methods to Health Department personnel and to the public.

The City of Lincoln offers a wide variety of benefits options. These options include: health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, retirement, vacation, sick leave, Employee Assistance Program, and much more.

Qualifications: Graduation from a school for dental hygienists accredited by the Nebraska State Board of Dental Examiners and two years of experience as a dental hygienist; plus graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in dental hygiene, health education, adult education, or related field and two years of experience in community health education, school health education or adult education; or any equivalent combination of training and experience that provides the desirable knowledge, abilities and skills.

Necessary Special Requirements: Licensed as a Dental Hygienist by the State of Nebraska. Possession of a valid driver's license when operating a vehicle is necessary to the satisfactory performance of assigned duties.

Benefits

We value each City of Lincoln employee and one way we demonstrate this is by providing an attractive and competitive total compensation package that adds value to our employees' professional and personal lives. The following benefits are available for this position:

• Pay increases are available upon completion of the 6-month new employee probationary period, and annually thereafter based on performance.
• We encourage a healthy work-life balance by offering 11 days of vacation leave and 12 days of sick leave annually that you begin accruing upon hire; plus 11 paid holidays and 2 personal convenience days.
• All medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family begin the first of the month following hire, no need to wait!
• 30 days of Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Programs offering work/life services, wellness coaching, short-term counseling, legal assistance, and financial coaching.
• Up to 4 days of Funeral and Bereavement Leave
• $70,000 of Life Insurance
• $1,250 of Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(a) Retirement Plan . If you make a 7% contribution, the City will contribute 9%
• Employer provided Post Employment Health Plan for eligible medical expenses that occur after you leave City employment.
• Optional benefits include:
• Medical and/or Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Allstate Voluntary Plans
• Supplemental Term Life
• Deferred Compensation Plans