Dental Hygienist, Part Time
Company: The GEO Group
Location: South Bay
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Overview Are you looking for a
career you can feel good about? We hire only those that strive to
do their best. By joining our family, you'll receive the honor and
recognition that comes with working for the industry's global
leader in evidenced based rehabilitation. Who We Are: GEO provides
complementary, turnkey solutions for numerous government partners
worldwide across a spectrum of diversified correctional and
community reentry services. From the development of
state-of-the-art facilities and the provision of management
services and evidence-based rehabilitation to the post-release
reintegration and supervision of individuals in the community, GEO
offers fully diversified, cost-effective services that deliver
enhanced quality and improved outcomes. Why Work for GEO: We
believe that work is more than a place you go to every day. It is
about being inspired and motivated to achieve extraordinary things.
Employee benefits play an important role in making The GEO Group a
great place to work. At GEO, we believe in the three pillars of
employee wellbeing: physical, emotional, and financial. With
comprehensive benefits and competitive wages, we trust that you
will find all the resources you need here to be successful.
Responsibilities Help us provide excellent oral health care to our
patients by preserving their teeth, preventing oral disease spread,
and educating them on oral health. Your responsibilities include:
Cleaning calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth and
beneath margins of gums. Detecting swelling or tenderness that
could indicate oral cancer. Examining gums for sores and signs of
disease. Applying fluorides (and other agents) to stop dental
decay. Charting conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and
treatment by dentist. Exposing and developing x-ray film. Making
impressions for study casts. Removing sutures and dressings.
Administering local anesthetic agents. Placing/removing rubber
dams, matrices, and temporary restorations. Qualifications Minimum
Requirements: An Associate’s degree in dental hygiene from an
accredited postsecondary institution or a two (2) year certificate
program. Appropriate state licensure is also required. Knowledge of
the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat
injuries, and diseases. This includes symptoms, treatment
alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive
health-care measures. Knowledge of the structure and content of the
English language. Knowledge of principles and processes for
providing customer and personal services. Knowledge of
administrative and clerical procedures and systems. Knowledge of
human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological
research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral
and affective disorders. Knowledge of machines and tools using in
the department including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and
maintenance. Knowledge of media production, communication, and
dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to
inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Ability
to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by
the department. Physical Requirements: Continuously working with
machinery. Frequently reaching above shoulder level; standing and
sitting. Occasionally lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling up to
40 lbs.; bending, stooping, climbing, and walking.
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