What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Dental Hygienist position at HealthDrive?
Overview
HealthDrive is currently seeking a Registered Dental Hygienist, to work Full-time (5 days) in facilities throughout New Jersey.
- Flexible schedules
- No evening or weekend hours
- Excellent pay and clinical autonomy
- Established patient base
- 100% malpractice coverage
- Full administrative support team
- Permanent position (no contracts)
- Day 1 health insurance coverage for full-time providers
- Full benefits package available for full time providers
- Mileage reimbursement
HealthDrive delivers on-site dentistry, optometry, podiatry, audiology, and behavioral health services to residents in long-term care, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Each specialty offered by HealthDrive is one that directly impacts the quality of daily life for the deserving residents we serve. HealthDrive connects patients in need of vital healthcare to doctors committed to dignity and excellence.
The Dental Hygienist will provide general dental hygiene services to the residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and long term care facilities within an assigned territory.
Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Provides routine dental cleanings.
- Conducts x-ray utilizing a digital x-ray unit.
- Adheres to OSHA guidelines regarding patient care, disposal of materials, and sterilization of equipment on a daily basis.
- Enters patient information and completes required clinical documentation in our cutting-edge EMR system.
- Mobile model treatment of patients requires daily travel to skilled nursing facilities.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- RDH
- State professional license
- Valid driver’s license
- Dental hygiene background with proficiency in the assessment, treatment, management and evaluation of dental hygiene.
- Ability to work independently on a daily basis.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Ability to use email, the internet and to learn other healthcare related software.
