University of Louisville

University of Louisville

Dental Hygienist I

Non-Campus Other, USA · Full-time

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odds of building a lasting career here

88Lottery-free
Cap-exempt (no lottery)100
Sponsors year-round90
Entry-level history60
PERM / green-card track50
Fits your clock70

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Employer immigration record

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States it is exempt from the H-1B cap

In 2 Department of Labor filings, this employer states it is an institution of higher education — one of the statutory grounds for exemption from the H-1B cap. Cap-exempt employers can file year-round without entering the lottery.Employer's own attestation on a Department of Labor wage determination, not a USCIS determination — exemption is decided per petition.

Third-party placement is common here

29% of this employer's visa filings place the worker at a client company rather than at the employer itself, across 8 clients. Your visa, salary band and layoff exposure would follow the employer of record, not the client.Most common: Novak Center for Children's Health · Norton Children's Hospital · UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center

Files H-1B transfers

7 transfer filings in the last year, covering 7 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

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About the role

  • Grade 7 (Hourly) Position Description: The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Hygienist I.
  • The Dental Hygienist will provide dental hygiene services for new and periodic recall patients at the University of Louisville Goodwill Opportunity Campus Dental Practice located at 2820 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202.

Responsibilities

  • Perform scaling, root planning, and polishing patients' teeth
  • Exposes, develops, and mounts periapical and panoramic radiographs.
  • Maintains instruments and operatory according to accepted standards.
  • Manage recall appointment schedules and records.

Requirements

  • No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

Nice to have

  • CPR certification.
  • Initiative: Exhibits capacity to act independently.
  • Demonstrates effort to accomplish tasks and meet organizational needs.
  • Take independent action where appropriate and utilize sound judgement.
  • Teamwork: Demonstrates understanding of team goals and works cooperatively with peer(s) to achieve those goals.
  • Communication: Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
  • Listens well and responds appropriately.
  • Has good rapport with patients, peers and supervisors.

Compensation

  • It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions.

Benefits

  • The University of Louisville has an exceptional benefits package; to learn more about our benefits please visit here.
  • The University of Louisville School of Dentistry is seeking to hire a Dental Hygienist I.
  • May be eligible for $5,000 sign-on/ retention bonus per ULSD policies and procedures and a $5,000 bonus upon the completion of one year of service.
  • Determines vital signs, reviews medical history, perform preliminary exam, charts missing and filled teeth.

Equal opportunity

  • The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
  • The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy.
  • In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans.
  • The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment.

This listing is sourced directly from University of Louisville's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.