Overview

Dental Hygienist provides a high standard of dental care encompassing preventive care, including prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, gross debridement, fluoride treatment, sealants, oral hygiene instruction and other dental treatments as licensure permits. Care may be provided at any site of this FQHC. 

Job Requirements

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Graduate of an accredited dental hygiene program Unrestricted Illinois dental hygiene license
• Current CPR Certification (responsible for maintaining certification)

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Previous dental hygienist experience preferred.
• New graduated welcome.

Misc Benefits

Enjoy a great work/life balance with Monday-Friday hours. This FQHC also offers a robust benefits package, which includes: Medical, Dental, Flexible Spending/Health Savings Account, Life Insurance, Accident Coverage, Critical Illness Coverage. Employees enjoy company paid Life Insurance, Short Term Disability and Long Term Disability, paid licensures, Holidays, Personal Days, Continuing Medical Education (CME) time and funds, and accrued Paid Time Off hours (PTO)- 18 days in the first year. Additionally, employees may enroll in the CCH 403(b) Retirement Plan, with employer match after one year of service.

Other Income Details

Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and internal equity.

Client Description

Mission

This health center serves the Rock River Valley area with quality primary health care for all people in need.

Vision

Reaching out with Heart in Hand – championing the needs of the underserved and providing healthcare for all, regardless of their ability to pay, as we eliminate disparities in healthcare.

Community Description

Rockford is a great city in an ideal location with a population of 150,000 within the metropolitan area and over 300,000 with surrounding communities. Located in Northwest Illinois near the Wisconsin border, Rock is the third largest city in Illinois with a diverse community of professionals. 

The Rockford area has high-quality public and private schools, renowned community college and four-year University. University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford draws pharmacy, medical students and medical teaching professionals to our area. Three excellent hospital systems offer outstanding regional specialty care.

Rockford prides itself on having a family-friendly community with wonderful children’s and adult museums, award-winning park district, a nationally recognized Japanese garden, floral conservatory and arboretum. Established bike paths for all levels of walkers, runners and riders so includes camping, water sports.  The beautiful Rock River flows right through the city and reigniting an attractive new retail, restaurant and night life scene. Rockford is home to exceptional public and private golf courses.  The Northern Illinois area enjoys four beautiful season which lends itself to numerous recreational opportunities.  Great local prep, college and professional events.

Nearest Metropolitan City:         

Chicago 1 hr. away

Madison, Wisconsin – 1 hr. away

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – 1 hr. away

Community Population 

50,115 city/metropolitan area 300,000

Student Loan Forgiveness

Our clinicians are eligible for state and federal loan repayment programs, such as the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program.