Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist – Nursing Home Care

About the role

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!

Responsibilities

• 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 of 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.
• Perform required care including taking X-rays, cleaning teeth and dentures, applying sealants, assess patient’s oral health to report findings to dentist, following all ADA and Company standards of care.
• Explain procedures as they are completed to patient.
• 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 OSHA safety and cleanliness regulations are followed during patient 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.
• Work with clinical support manager on schedule and follow up of patient care and treatment.
• Maintain dental equipment through regular cleaning and maintenance routines.
• Inventory supplies and order as needed.
• Follow regulated OSHA guidelines in handling and sterilization of