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Aria Care Partners

On-site senior healthcare services for facilities

Traveling Registered Dental Hygienist - Nursing Home Care

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Full-timeAlexandria, LA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A current Registered Dental Hygienist license in good standing in the state and five years of experience are required.
  • A valid driver's license with no moving violations in the last five years is required.
  • Reliable personal transportation is required.
  • The ability to push and pull approximately 200 pounds, including patients in wheelchairs, is required.
  • The ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 pounds and transport it in and out of a vehicle and facilities is required.
  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Customer service skills are required to work with nursing home staff to ensure residents' dental needs are met.
  • Computer skills are required to enter chart notes at the time of each visit.
  • The ability to keep supplies, dentures, and a changing daily schedule organized is required.
  • The ability to communicate effectively with the clinical coordinator, patients, responsible parties, and facility staff is required.
  • The ability to prioritize and handle multiple concurrent demands is required.
  • The ability to solve varied problems in the field is required.
  • The ability to work collaboratively and support continuous improvement in processes and customer service is required.
  • Availability by cell phone during the workday is required.
  • The employee must be willing and able to expense office needs, unforeseen supply purchases, and other reimbursable business expenses.

Responsibilities

  • Review patient lists before visits and ensure supplies and equipment are available for all patients.
  • Arrive on time, check in with the dental contact, and review the patients scheduled to be seen.
  • Transport, set up, and take down equipment and supplies in the facility-designated workspace.
  • Coordinate with nursing home contacts to transfer patients and charts to and from the treatment room, and contact the clinical support manager if transport issues remain unresolved after available options are exhausted.
  • Provide required care, including taking X-rays, cleaning teeth and dentures, applying sealants, and assessing patients' oral health and reporting findings to the dentist in accordance with American Dental Association and company standards of care.
  • Explain procedures to patients as they are performed and follow up with facility staff to review recommendations.
  • Enter treatment chart notes into Salesforce at the time of treatment.
  • Ensure Occupational Safety and Health Administration safety and cleanliness regulations are followed during patient treatment.
  • Handle disposables correctly before leaving each facility.
  • Check out with the facility's dental contact, review chart notes, and leave printed copies for facility patient charts.
  • Coordinate the schedule and follow up on patient care and treatment with the clinical support manager.
  • Clean and maintain dental equipment regularly.
  • Inventory supplies and place orders as needed.
  • Handle and sterilize instruments in accordance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines.
  • Use a personal vehicle to transport equipment and supplies and travel to scheduled facility visits.

About the Company

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Aria Care Partners

On-site senior healthcare services for facilities

Aria Care Partners provides on-site healthcare services for seniors in long-term care facilities, offering dental, vision, and hearing care tailored to elderly needs. It partners with facilities to send clinical staff to visit residents regularly, delivering care within the facility and avoiding the need for travel. The company differentiates itself by focusing on elder-specific health challenges (such as hearing loss and dementia) and by delivering compassionate, high-quality care through integrated facility operations and strong customer service. Its goal is to improve health outcomes and quality of life for residents by delivering reliable, accessible on-site care through facility partnerships and scalable technology.

Company size
11-50
Company stage
Acquired
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Omaha, NE
Founded
1999

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