Full Time Traveling Dental Hygienist

Description In this role you will spend two weeks every month traveling and providing care in nursing homes throughout Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. All of your travel expenses are covered. 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. 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%. 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.

This position is responsible for providing treatment to patients in the facilities served by working with the DDS, clinical coordinator, and staff at facility. Registered Dental Hygienists complete on-site hygiene services, as well as work with their clinical support managers and staff at nursing homes to ensure that the patients and facilities needs are met.

Review patients lists prior to visit and ensure all supplies/equipment are available for all patients.

Arrive on time, check in with dental contact, and review list of patients to be seen.

Transport, set-up and take down equipment and supplies in room designated as workspace by facility.

Work with contacts at nursing home to coordinate transfer or patients and their chart to and from the treatment room. If issues with transport of patients/charts and all options have been exhausted, call clinical support manager for assistance.

Follow up with staff at facility to review recommendations for patient.

Enter chart notes for treatment provided into Salesforce at the time of treatment.

Ensure that disposables are handled correctly before leaving facilities.

Check out with dental contact at facility, including review of chart notes. Leave printed copies of chart notes with facilities for patient charts.

Maintain dental equipment through regular cleaning and maintenance routines.

Inventory supplies and order as needed.

Utilize personal vehicle for equipment/supply transport and traveling to scheduled facility visits.

Be available via cell phone during workday.

Willing and able to expense purchases for office needs, unforeseen supply purchases and other reimbursable business-related expenses.

In addition, mileage reimbursement is paid for all miles driven.

This is a full-time position, working 5 days per week while traveling and 4 days per week when not traveling . Arrive at clinic by 8:30am.

Current Registered Dental Hygienist license in the state in good standing and 5 years’ experience.

In addition, mileage reimbursement is paid for all miles driven.

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.

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.

Communication – must be able to communicate effectively with clinical coordinator, patients, responsible parties and facility staff as necessary.

Team Mindset – ability to work within a team for the good of the customer.

Openness to continuous improvement of process and customer service experience.

Able to lift, transport, set-up and take down individual pieces of mobile equipment and supplies weighing up to 50 pounds, which are utilized in the delivery of dental treatment.

In addition, mileage reimbursement is paid for all miles driven.

Portion of each day working from home

• In addition, mileage reimbursement is paid for all miles driven.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays for Full-time Employees
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match of 4%
• Medical insurance
• Dental 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.