What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at Star Dental Partners?
Overview
Are you a passionate and skilled Dental Hygienist looking for a fulfilling Full Time opportunity?
Join Our Collaborative Dental Team at Crossgates Dental in beautiful East Slidell, Louisiana!
Crossgates Dental is now seeking a Full Time Dental Hygienist RDH in East Slidell, Louisiana!
This is an amazing opportunity for a personal and professional Full Time Dental Hygienist to join our caring team with our mission to provide quality care to patients in our patient-centered dental practice.
New Hygienist grads are welcome and encouraged to apply!
Full Time Dental Hygienist Schedule
Monday through Thursday 7:40am - 5:00pm
Lunch break 1 hour
Full Time Employment Benefits
- Employee Monthly Incentive Program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Retirement Plans
- Paid Company Holidays, Bereavement, and Jury Duty
- Paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their household
- Short Term Disability
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Voluntary Life & AD&D Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Accidental Injury, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity plans with wellness incentives
Additional Benefits
- Patient-Centric Community Approach
- A supportive, collaborative team atmosphere
- A welcoming, friendly work environment where your input matters!
- Established Practices in Modern Facilities
- Private Practice Culture
- Strong business and operational teams
- Work/Life Balance
- 100% Clinical Autonomy
- Career Growth
- Professional Development
Responsibilities
- Build strong relationships with patients, ensuring a comfortable and positive experience
- Screening patients and providing quality care during check-ups
- Educating patients in oral hygiene technique and working with patients and their oral hygiene care
- Reviewing patient's history and charting
- Administers prophylactic treatment by scaling and polishing
- Documents area of existing restorations
- Use of X-ray
- Support the dentist with procedures as needed
Qualifications
- Licensed as a Dental Hygienist in the state of Louisiana
- Strong communication skills and a compassionate, patient-focused approach
- Current BLS/CPR certifications
- Maintain annual OSHA, HIPAA and Infection Control training
- Minimum 1 or more years of RDH clinical experience preferred but new grads are considered and encouraged to apply!
- Knowledgeable about perio health and comfortable with patient education
- Experience with dental practice software
- Team Player - strong collaborator that is open, positive and flexible
Equal Employment Opportunity
Star Dental Partners provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
