Hygienist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Registered Dental Hygienist license in good standing.
• Five years of experience.
• Valid driver’s license with no moving violations in the last five years.
• Reliable personal transportation.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to push and pull approximately 200 pounds, such as a patient in a wheelchair.
• Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and transport it into and out of a vehicle and facilities.
• Customer service skills and ability to work with nursing-home staff to meet patients’ dental needs.
• Computer skills to enter chart notes at the time of visits.
• Organization skills to manage supplies, dentures, schedules, and schedule changes.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple demands concurrently.
• Effective communication with clinical coordinators, patients, responsible parties, and facility staff.
• Ability to work collaboratively and support the customer as part of a team.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to adapt to varied issues.
• Openness to continuous improvement in processes and customer service.
• Ability to travel to facilities in the covered markets and use a personal vehicle for work-related transportation.

Responsibilities

• Review patient lists before visits and ensure required supplies and equipment are available.
• Arrive on time, check in with the facility’s dental contact, and review the patients scheduled to be seen.
• Transport, set up, and take down equipment and supplies in the facility’s designated workspace.
• Coordinate patient and chart transfers to and from the treatment room with nursing-home contacts; contact the clinical support manager if transfer issues cannot be resolved.
• Provide required dental hygiene care, including taking X-rays, cleaning teeth and dentures, applying sealants, and assessing oral health and reporting findings to the dentist in accordance with ADA and company standards.
• Explain procedures to patients as they are performed and review care recommendations with facility staff.
• Enter treatment chart notes into Salesforce at the time of treatment.
• Follow OSHA safety and cleanliness regulations during treatment and handle disposables correctly before leaving facilities.
• Check out with the facility’s dental contact, review chart notes, and leave printed copies for patient charts.
• Coordinate scheduling and patient-care follow-up with the clinical support manager.
• Clean and maintain dental equipment regularly.
• Track inventory and order supplies as needed.
• Follow OSHA guidelines for handling and sterilizing instruments.
• Use a personal vehicle to transport equipment and supplies and travel to scheduled facility visits.
• Remain available by cell phone during the workday.
• Be willing and able to pay for office needs, unforeseen supply purchases, and other reimbursable business-related expenses.

Benefits

• Travel expenses are covered.
• Reimbursement for the cost of obtaining additional required state licenses.
• Paid drive time for travel exceeding 30 minutes each way.
• Mileage reimbursement for all miles driven.
• Portion of each day working from home.
• Paid time off and paid holidays for full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% company match.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Company match for Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Life and disability insurance.
• An additional week off with pay around Christmas.