Registered Dental Hygienist - (On-Call)

HealthRIGHT 360 gives hope, builds health, and changes lives for people in need by providing comprehensive, integrated, compassionate care that includes primary medical care, mental health services, and substance use disorder treatment.

Benefits And Perks

• HR360 offers a robust benefits package, including PTO, 15 paid holidays, commuter benefits, retirement plans, and more!
• Employees qualify for public loan forgiveness programs
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Work with mission driven, compassionate colleagues and make a difference every day in the work that you do.
  
  

This is a union eligible position.

Job Summary

HealthRIGHT 360, a nonprofit organization and a family of programs, is committed to providing accessible

and comprehensive healthcare services to vulnerable populations. Our mission is to tackle systemic

barriers to healthcare and promote health equity for all. We offer a wide range of services, including

mental health care, residential and outpatient substance use treatment, and primary health services.

Additionally, we provide transitional support for individuals re-entering the community after involvement

in the criminal justice system. By integrating physical and behavioral health, we empower individuals to

overcome challenges by addressing social determinants of health, fostering resilience, and facilitating

recovery.

The HealthRIGHT 360 dental clinic provides compassionate, nonjudgmental comprehensive oral

healthcare. Our supportive staff, experienced with the complex healthcare needs resulting from

homelessness and poverty, is dedicated to serving the community.

Under the supervision of a Dentist in a clinical setting and using established dental hygiene protocols and

procedures, the On- call Registered Dental Hygienist (RDH) provides professional, high-quality dental care

and education to a broad range of patients. Administration of anesthetics is under the direct supervision

of a dentist or physician.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides high-quality dental hygiene care within the scope of service consistent with accepted
  
  

standards of care.

• Evaluates patients and implements treatment regimens under the general supervision of the
  
  

Dentist.

• Provides complete documentation of all findings, treatments and outcomes.
• Initiates oral health education and prevention activities.
• Reviews and interprets patient dental records.
• Works cooperatively with other Dental Program staff.
• Helps out where needed to ensure smooth, efficient running of Dental Program; and
• Participates in the ongoing evaluation of Dental Program operations to assure the delivery of high quality services that support the financial sustainability of the program.
  
  

Performance Expectations

• Assesses dental conditions and risk, uses patient screening procedures, including medical history
  
  

review, dental charting and perio-charting; takes patient vital signs as required.

• Delivers direct patient care to patients as assigned, using established dental hygienist procedures,
  
  

such as cleaning, polishing, x-rays, application of sealants, fluorides and varnishes and related

procedures.

• Develops and implements individualized dental care plans for patients; performs patient
  
  

education and risk protocols, discharge planning, and patient/family teaching under the

supervision of a dentist.

• Provides chair-side assistance to the dentist in the performance of special tests, procedures and
  
  

complex treatments.

• Makes impressions of patients’ teeth for study casts.
• Documents dental history of chief complaint; records and reports pertinent observations and
  
  

patient reactions to dental staff, as appropriate; documents lab procedures and ensure follow-up

on results.

• Assists with our institute’s emergency measures for sudden adverse development during
  
  

treatment of patients.

• Initiate patient care as appropriate for walk-in patients.
• Participates in Quality Improvement activities as requested by the Dentist/Clinical Dental.
• Assists in the preparation of patient care areas, and in the patient admission, transfer and
  
  

discharge process, as required; prepares reports and assists as required with patient reception,

telephone calls, routine triage and other office duties.

• Scans reception room for patients.
• Assumes responsibility for the upkeep of the dental operator and equipment.
• Performs routine cleaning and maintenance of dental equipment in assigned operatories and for
  
  

the assigned equipment. Regularly and thoroughly performs maintenance of assigned equipment.

• Uses downtime to clean and restock operatories.
  
  

And perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Certification, and Experience

• Registered dental hygienist (RDH) from an accredited program with a current license to practice
  
  

in the state of California.

• Current First Aid & CPR certification.
• Pursues appropriate CEUs as required to maintain licensure and stay abreast of advances in the
  
  

field of dentistry, especially in areas related to the scope of dental hygiene practice.

Knowledge And Skills

• Ability to analyze medical records and prescribed protocol to formulate effective therapeutic
  
  

treatment plans.

• Knowledge of Federal, State, and institutional regulations and guidelines for the provision of
  
  

dental outpatient services.

• Ability to independently assess the nature and extent of dental disease and associated conditions
  
  

and pathology in dental patients.

• Ability to perform a full range of established dental hygienist protocols and procedures.
• Knowledge of patient screening, charting and medical history procedures and documentation.
• Knowledge and understanding of dental surgery and associated procedures, terminology, and
  
  

techniques.

• Ability to set up and prepare dental equipment and instrumentation in accordance with
  
  

established regulations and guidelines.

• Ability to independently perform emergency dental procedures.
• Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical co-workers.
• Knowledge of patient admission, triage, transfer and discharge procedures and documentation;
  
  

and

• Ability to manage the dental office infection control plan to meet OSHA, CDC and ADA standards.
  
  

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.