Vista Community Clinic

Registered Dental Hygienist - Float

Req No.
2025-4643
Location
US-CA-Vista
Type
Regular Part-Time
Department
Dental
Schedule
20 hrs weekly: Wednesday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Thursday, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, and Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Occasional 10 hr shifts required.

Overview

At Vista Community Clinic (VCC), we believe healthcare is more than medicine, it’s about hope, community, and impact. For over 50 years, we’ve been a leader in the community clinic movement, growing from a small volunteer-driven effort in Vista to a nationally recognized network of state-of-the-art clinics across San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties. Today VCC has 14 clinics serving over 70,000 patients annually, we continue our mission of delivering exceptional, patient-centered care where it’s needed most.

 

As a private, non-profit, multi-specialty outpatient clinic, VCC provides more than healthcare, we provide opportunity. Here your skills are celebrated, your growth is supported and your work makes a difference. Join a team where compassion and ambition go hand-in-hand!

 

Benefits include:
✅ Competitive compensation & benefits 
✅ Medical, dental, vision
✅ Company-paid life insurance 
✅ Flexible spending accounts 
✅ 403(b) retirement plan 

Why VCC?

• 🏅 Winner of the 2025 HRSA Gold Medal for Outstanding Care, placing VCC among the top 10% of Federally Qualified Health Centers in the U.S.

• Recognized by HRSA as a National Quality Leader in Behavioral Health and Diabetes and for excellence in Preventive Health and Health IT.

• A robust training & development culture to help you grow and advance your career.

• A workplace built on respect, collaboration and passion for care.

Responsibilities

Complete dental hygiene assessments, develop, plan and implement direct dental hygiene care plan. Take and develop radiographs; set up instruments and other equipment, sterilize instruments. Utilize established dental hygiene protocol and procedures to control oral disease and help patients achieve and maintain optimal oral health.

  • Assess dental hygiene condition of patient; use patient screening procedures, to include medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting; take patient vital signs as required
  • Deliver direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures; perform routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning, scaling and root planning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants, therapeutic and subgingival agent, fluorides and related procedures 
  • Develop and implement individualized dental hygiene care plans for patients; perform oral health education for patient and/or family 
  • Educate and counsel children and adults on dental health, plaque control, oral hygiene and nutrition
  • Perform chair side assistance to dentist in the performance of special tests, procedures, and complex treatments
  • Occasional overtime is required

Qualifications

Minimum

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field
  • Licensed to practice as a registered dental hygienist in California
  • Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program
  • Current CPR certification

Preferred

  • Satisfactory completion of board-approved courses of instruction in: soft-tissue curettage, administration of local anesthetic, and administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen
  • Bilingual English/Spanish

Required Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

  • Knowledge of Federal, State and institutional regulations and guidelines for the provision of dental services in an ambulatory care setting
  • Ability to independently assess the nature and extent of dental, periodontal, and associated conditions and pathology in dental outpatients
  • Knowledge of patient screening, charting, and medical history procedures and documentation
  • Knowledge and understanding of dental surgery and associated procedures, terminology and techniques
  • Basic computer knowledge, internet use, MS office and data entry skills

Pay Range

  • $48.00 - $53.00 DOE

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