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Position: Certified Dental Assistant
Department: Dental Clinic /Harbor Care Health & Wellness Center
Reports to: Director - Dental Clinic
Pay Status: Full-Time, Salary-Exempt
Schedule: Monday through Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm
Will be required to work occasional early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Location: Nashua- 45 High Street
The Job:
Do you want to make sustainable change in our community? Harbor Care is seeking a talented and committed Dental Assistant/Certified Dental Assistant to help further our mission.
About Harbor Care:
Harbor Care, formerly known as Harbor Homes and the Partnership for Successful Living affiliates, is an innovative health and human services non-profit organization that provides housing, healthcare, home health, behavioral health, addiction treatment, and more in collaboration with many community partners. Harbor Care is the new shared name of Harbor Homes, Keystone Hall, Healthy at Home, the Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center, and the Southern NH HIV/AIDS Task Force. Harbor Care has 325 employees, serves 5,000 patients/clients and has an annual budget of approximately 40 million dollars. We offer many programs specifically focused on our Military Veteran and homeless populations. Harbor Care integrates stable housing with vital supports such as: medical, dental, and mental health care, substance misuse treatment, employment services, and other wraparound supports proven to end homelessness, help change and save lives.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide vital services, including housing and healthcare to all in our communities needing assistance.
Our Vision:
Our vision is one where everyone gets to live safe, stable, and healthy lives, filled with purpose, respect, and dignity.
Benefits:
At Harbor Care, we consider our employees to be our greatest assets. We show this appreciation with our comprehensive benefit packages which include: Medical and Dental with a generous Employer Paid Portion. We also offer Voluntary Benefits such as Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k) with a competitive company paid match, and more. To promote a healthy lifestyle and living a well-balanced life, our employees are further benefited with a considerate time off policy and holiday schedule. In addition, employees can participate in our Employee Assistance Program to help support them and their families to handle life's challenges.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC):
As Harbor Care transitions under the FQHC umbrella, our Clinicians will have the opportunity to participate in the wonderful Student Loan Repayment Program called the National Health Services Corps (NHSC). This is one of the many great benefits of working at Harbor Care. For more information about this Program, please cut and paste the link below into your browser.
Job Summary: Under the general supervision of a Dentist in a clinical setting, assists the dentist in providing dental treatment.
Full Time
$45k-55k (estimate)
05/21/2024
06/05/2024
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