Registered Dental Hygienist

Job Description

REGISTERED DENTAL HYGIENIST (RDH)

Bremerton, Washington

Position Highlights:

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• Work-Life Balance: Build a schedule that fits your life with four 10s, five 8s or a part-time FTE. Want more? Pick up extra shifts or moonlight on the side.
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• Desirable Practice Setting: Practice at a Federally Qualified Health Center where medical, dental, behavioral health and pharmacy work hand in hand through internal referrals. Bremerton's clinics sit close together.
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• Ideal Work Environment: One patient per hour, one column and zero double booking. You'll average about 7.5 patients a day, giving you time to educate instead of racing the clock, with ultrasonic scalers provided and Athena One and NextGen keeping charts organized.
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• Support & Networking: Receptionists fill cancellations from a recurring waitlist, dental assistants lend a hand when needed and leadership includes a practicing hygienist. You'll also join a peer group of about seven hygienists across the peninsula.
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• Professional Growth Opportunities: New grads can launch their careers in community health with a team that welcomes first-time hygienists.
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Compensation & Benefits:

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• Financial Package: $95,000 base for 1.0 FTE under either plan, prorated for part-time.
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• Competitive Bonus Opportunity: Earn annual raises of up to 5% through performance reviews, with consistent overachievers eligible for a compensation review. Bilingual? The Flexible Plan adds a $2,500 multilingual stipend,
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• Retention Bonus: Two plans, one big decision. Go Front-Loaded for a $10,000 sign-on bonus paid up front and a retention schedule that peaks at $40,000 in years two and three before stepping down: $30,000, $40,000, $40,000, $35,000, $30,000, $25,000, $20,000, $15,000, $10,000 and $10,000. That's $255,000 over a decade. Prefer a mix? The Flexible Plan pairs a $15,000 sign-on spread over three years with three months of housing covered, $300 a month in loan assistance, enhanced PTO, a bigger CE budget and a $10,000 retention bonus starting after year four.
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• Full Benefits: Build your own coverage with a $7,008 annual cafeteria allowance for medical, dental and vision, and pocket whatever you don't use. Also includes HSA and FSA options, a 403(b), employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability covering 60% of salary, an Employee Assistance Program and malpractice coverage.
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• Relocation Assistance: Apply your sign-on bonus to moving, licensing or credentialing costs with no receipts required. Land softly in an employee studio apartment right in Bremerton with rent deducted through payroll, and get your interview flight reimbursed on day one.
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• Student Loan Repayment Assistance: Work at an NHSC and Washington State loan repayment site with a HPSA score of 16. On the Flexible Plan, PCHS bridges the gap with up to $300 a month while your HRSA application is pending.
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• Professional Growth: The Flexible Plan funds one week of salary plus one week of time for CE each year, which can also cover licensing. The Front-Loaded Plan includes one week of CE hours.
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• Additional Benefits: 11 paid holidays with 6 of them floating, PTO accrual based on your plan plus 16 bonus hours every January, YMCA and Costco memberships and mileage reimbursement.
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Qualifications:

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• Degree: Associate or bachelor's degree from an accredited dental hygiene program.
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• Certifications: Current CPR certification. Don't have it yet? PCHS will help you get it.
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• Licensure: Washington State Dental Hygiene license and a valid driver's license. Still waiting on your Washington license? Eligible candidates can interview while licensure is in process.
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• Skillset: You thrive on heavier calculus cases and welcome patients returning after a long break. You love teaching prevention
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• Experience: Fresh out of school or years in the chair, all experience levels are welcome.
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• Sponsorship: H-1B sponsorship available for up to six years with support from PCHS's partner immigration law firm. Green card sponsorship is not offered.
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About the Community

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• Top Ranked Location: Washington regularly lands near the top of U.S. News & World Report's Best States list and skips the state income tax entirely.
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• Small Metro: A city of roughly 45,000 at the heart of Kitsap County, Bremerton delivers city amenities without the city stress.
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• Lifestyle & Affordability: Housing costs run well below Seattle's, and with no state income tax your $95K goes further here.
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• Prime Location: Surrounded by Sinclair Inlet, Dyes Inlet and the Port Washington Narrows, Bremerton puts saltwater around nearly every corner. Paddle the narrows after work, hike Green Mountain for sweeping Olympic and Puget Sound views, or make Olympic National Park your weekend backyard
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• Convenient Location: The downtown ferry terminal gets you to Seattle in about an hour by car ferry or roughly 30 minutes by fast ferry. Sea-Tac International Airport is about an hour's drive.
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• Vibrant Lifestyle: Catch a Mariners game across the water, browse local farmers' markets, or settle into a waterfront patio at sunset. Bremerton gives you Seattle on demand and peace and quiet by default.
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Job Reference #: RDH 27506