Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist – Nursing Home Care

Aria Care Partners•Cape Girardeau, MO

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Aria Care Partners is the national leader in providing onsite dental, vision, hearing, and podiatry care to over 3500 long-term care and skilled nursing facilities across 25 states. Aria Care Partners believes that our clinicians should be able to focus on providing the best, most comprehensive care for their patients. Our clinicians visit different skilled nursing communities daily, bringing life-affirming care to an underserved population. Our business model, innovation, customer support and teamwork deliver an unparalleled customer experience, resulting in a customer satisfaction rating of over 98%. Executing this strategic philosophy resulted in rapid company growth with revenue increases of 25%-30% annually over the last 4 years, nearly doubling the size of the company. Company values include caring fully for our customers and fellow employees, striving for excellence and continuous improvement, and excelling through the power of teamwork and collaboration. At Aria Care Partners, our mission is to enrich the quality of life for every resident with passion and compassion. Working at Aria Matters!

Requirements

Current Registered Dental Hygienist license in the state in good standing and 5 years’ experience.
Valid Driver’s License with no moving violations in the last 5 years.
Must have own reliable transportation.
Ability to push/pull +/- 200 lbs. (ex. patients in wheelchair).
Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds in and out of your vehicle and roll in and out of home/facilities.
High School Diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Customer Service Skills – must be able to work with staff at nursing home to ensure that their dental needs are being met.
Computer Skills – must be able to log chart notes at time of visit.
Organization – must keep RDH supplies and dentures organized. Must also keep daily schedule organized and updated with most recent schedule changes.
Multi-Tasker – ability to prioritize and address multiple demands concurrently.
Communication – must be able to communicate effectively with clinical coordinator, patients, responsible parties and facility staff as necessary.
Must fit with core values: Care Fully, Strive for Excellence, Team Works.
Team Mindset – ability to work within a team for the good of the customer.
Positive Problem-Solver – ability to think on your feet and find solutions to a variety of unique issues.
Openness to continuous improvement of process and customer service experience.

Responsibilities

Providing treatment to patients in the facilities served by working with the DDS, clinical coordinator, and staff at facility.
Completing on-site hygiene services.
Working with clinical support managers and staff at nursing homes to ensure that the patients and facilities needs are met.
Reviewing patients lists prior to visit and ensuring all supplies/equipment are available for all patients.
Arriving on time, checking in with dental contact, and reviewing the list of patients to be seen.
Transporting, setting up, and taking down equipment and supplies in the room designated as workspace by the facility.
Working with contacts at the nursing home to coordinate transfer of patients and their charts to and from the treatment room.
Performing required care including taking X-rays, cleaning teeth and dentures, applying sealants, assessing patient’s oral health to report findings to the dentist, following all ADA and Company standards of care.
Explaining procedures as they are completed to the patient.
Following up with staff at the facility to review recommendations for the patient.
Entering chart notes for treatment provided into Salesforce at the time of treatment.
Ensuring that OSHA safety and cleanliness regulations are followed during patient treatment.
Ensuring that disposables are handled correctly before leaving facilities.
Checking out with the dental contact at the facility, including review of chart notes.
Leaving printed copies of chart notes with facilities for patient charts.
Working with the clinical support manager on the schedule and follow-up of patient care and treatment.
Maintaining dental equipment through regular cleaning and maintenance routines.
Inventorying supplies and ordering as needed.
Following regulated OHSA guidelines in handling and sterilization of instruments.
Utilizing personal vehicle for equipment/supply transport and traveling to scheduled facility visits.
Being available via cell phone during the workday.
Expensing purchases for office needs, unforeseen supply purchases, and other reimbursable business-related expenses.