Dental Hygienist

OUR VISION

To continue as an eminent healthcare provider on Long Island, dedicating ourselves to providing exceptional health care for all our patients and to transform both the lives of the individual, and the community, for the better, one person at a time.

OUR MISSION

To provide access to equitable, optimal healthcare by improving the overall wellness of all individuals in our communities and delivering high quality comprehensive patient centered care.

OUR VALUE PROPOSITION

To provide whole person care that will ensure that all patients have access to primary, specialty and social health care to achieve and maintain optimal wellness at a transparent and affordable cost.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island, formerly known as (Long Island Federally Qualified Health Center or LIFQHC) is a non-profit healthcare organization with 7 health centers, providing primary care and preventative medicine in the following locations in Nassau County: Roosevelt, Elmont, Hempstead, Freeport, Oceanside, and New Cassel/Westbury. In addition, the Harmony Healthcare Long Island has 3 school-based health centers, WIC offices (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) in 3 locations, and a Health Home Care Coordination program. As federally qualified health centers, we serve the individuals in our communities, providing enhanced services, expanded hours and reduced prescription pricing, while raising the level of care. We treat patients regardless of income, residency or immigration status.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island offers a stable employment opportunity with a growing company, and competitive base compensation along with health and dental insurance, paid time off, 401-K with company match, paid holidays, employee discounts and much more.

JOB TITLE: Dental Hygienist

REPORTS TO: Dental Director

The following statements reflect the general duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job and should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform oral inspections and examinations

• Order and take dental x-rays

• Perform supra and subgingival scaling

• Place temporary restorations and recement crowns

• Remove structures

• Perform oral prophylaxis and polishing

• Assist in teaching dental employees relating to in-service programs and training

• Participate in dental health education, including preventative care, and nutrition

• Assist in the planning and development of programs for oral preventative care and coordinate the dental treatment for patients or clients of community agencies

• Assist in oral health education activities at community agencies

• Participate in community oral health screening activities

• Assist in the maintenance of dental supplies

• Perform other duties as assigned or when necessary

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certificate or Diploma from accredited Dental Hygiene School or College required

• New York State License required

• Minimum of three years experience

• Bilingual in English and Spanish/Creole preferred.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

MORE INFORMATION: This is an exempt position.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform a range of physical activities that are essential to the core work functions outlined in this document.

The Harmony Healthcare Long Island provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual preference and orientation, or non-disqualifying physical or mental handicap/disability in each aspect of the human resources function. Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The Harmony Healthcare Long Island shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.