Job Description
Job Description
DO YOU HAVE A PASSION FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE? Elaine Ellis Center of Health is looking for registered dental hygienist to join our dental team. Successful candidates will be registered to provide services in both DC and Maryland and have a talent for working with patients presenting to our federally qualified healthcare center. Spanish speaking staff preferred. This position has the potential to do community outreach on our state of the art mobile health unit. EECH offers a 4 day work week with patient care hours Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.
Benefits include:
- An emphasis on work and home life balance
- 15 days of PTO; 5 days of DC Sick/Safe leave
- All Federal Holidays plus 2 extra days off
- Insurance: Health, Dental, Vision, Life
- 401K retirement plan with 50% employer match
- HRSA Loan repayment
Specific job responsibilities include:
- Adhere to approved practice standards and protocols from the DC Board of Dentistry and Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners.
- Prepare the treatment room adhering to prescribed procedures and protocols.
- Prepare patients for dental hygiene treatments.
- Demonstrate proper maintenance of dental hygiene instrumentation.
- Evaluate patient's oral health and select the appropriate materials and equipment for dental hygiene visit.
- Complete dental prophylaxis by properly cleaning teeth and area below gum margins.
- Complete oral cancer screening and protocols for detecting disease.
- Apply fluorides and other cavity- preventing agents.
Company DescriptionElaine Ellis Center of Health (EECH) is a not- for–profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, comprehensive, preventative and primary healthcare services to individuals residing in public housing and the surrounding areas, regardless of their ability to pay. In so doing, we are committed to offering said services in a clean, safe environment, appropriate in meeting the needs of our target population.
EECH also demonstrates social responsibility through the just use of resources. This commitment of our staff, physicians, volunteers, community partners and friends to our mission permits us to maintain a quality of presence and tradition of caring, which is the hallmark of EECH.
Company Description
Elaine Ellis Center of Health (EECH) is a not- for–profit organization dedicated to providing affordable, comprehensive, preventative and primary healthcare services to individuals residing in public housing and the surrounding areas, regardless of their ability to pay. In so doing, we are committed to offering said services in a clean, safe environment, appropriate in meeting the needs of our target population.\r\n\r\nEECH also demonstrates social responsibility through the just use of resources. This commitment of our staff, physicians, volunteers, community partners and friends to our mission permits us to maintain a quality of presence and tradition of caring, which is the hallmark of EECH.