What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at HealthDrive?
Overview
HealthDrive is currently seeking a Dental Hygienist, to work Full-Time (5 days per week) in greater-metro Detroit, MI and the surrounding areas.
Position offers:
- Competitive compensation with uncapped earning potential.
- Benefits available at full-time (most benefits effective day 1 of employment).
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Flexible scheduling with no evening, weekend, or on-call hours.
- Clinical autonomy and control over the pace of your day.
- Established patient base with no patient quotas.
- 100% malpractice coverage.
- Full administrative support team.
- Dedicated Regulatory Affairs and Compliance teams.
- All equipment/supplies provided including laptop with proprietary EMR system.
- Experienced leaders in place to drive and support clinical and corporate success.
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.
Responsibilities
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.
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.
