Registered Dental hygienist

Job Description

Job Description

Immediate need for Registered Dental Hygienist in nursing home settings. In Melbourne and surrounding areas, FL. Ready to get out of the operatory and provide the compassionate, preventive clinical care to those who need it the most?  No production goals, work at your own pace, not tied to a daily 8 to 5 schedule with no lunch!  This position is a change of pace, offering you a chance to utilze your education to provide much needed care to a very vulnerable population in a very flexible enviroment.     As the leading provider of dental services to nursing facilities in the state of Florida, we pride ourselves on outstanding customer service and we hold our dental professionals to the highest standards. Travel in areas is local. No out of town or overnight stays. No weekend hours. Willing to travel to nursing facilities in Melbourne, FL.

Required skills/experience

• Current Florida dental hygiene license required.

• Three to five years of clinical dental hygiene experience recommended.

• Associate Degree or higher from an American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation dental hygiene program.

• Compassionate, talented dental hygienist with an emphasis on geriatric care.

• Level 2 Background and Fingerprint screening required.

If you love clinical practice but are bored with the hum-drum of sitting at a dental chair, trying to fill your schedule and stressing about production, you are the hygienist for us. This position requires some local travel. Days are Monday through Friday. No Saturdays or Sundays. This change of pace position has:

• Flexible scheduling, Monday thru Friday; no weekends

• No production goals

• Low-stress

• We fill your schedule based on your availability

• Minimal local travel

• Multiple work locations in nursing homes.

• Compensation is a daily flat fee

• Personal protective equipment provided as required.

• Temperature screenings

• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place