Registered Dental Hygienist: Extraordinary Opportunity in Goldsboro, NC

Calling All Dental Hygiene Superstars! 🦷✨ NEW GRADS WELCOME!

Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry is looking for a full-time four day work week Registered Dental Hygienist to join our Goldsboro office!

🌟 Why This Isn't Your Average Dental Gig:

• Be part of a practice that's been creating healthy smiles for 25 years!

• Work with cutting-edge tech that'll make your dental school professors jealous

• Join a team so awesome, you'll actually look forward to Mondays

• Flex your skills and grow your career faster than you can say "periodontal probe"

Exciting Benefits Package:

• Competitive salary 💵

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance 🏥👁️

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match 🏦🔒

• Paid time off and holidays 🏖️🎉

• Continuing education opportunities 📚🧠

• Employee referral bonuses 👥💰

• Team-building events and activities 🤝🎳

• Discounted dental services for you and your family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦😁

DENTAL HYGIENIST POSITION SUMMARY

A Dental Hygienist for Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry works together with our dentists to meet the oral health needs of our patients.

A Dental Hygienist is responsible for promoting dental health by completing dental prophylaxis, providing oral cancer screenings, periodontal maintenance, charting dental solutions, willingness to assist with a variety of responsibilities in the dental office, and performing in compliance with Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry’s highest standard of care.

DENTAL HYGIENIST KEY COMPETENCIES

• Assess dental condition and needs of patient using patient screening procedures, including medical history review, dental charting, and perio charting
• Delivers direct patient care using established dental hygienist procedures
• Takes patient vital signs
• Performs routine treatment procedures, such as cleaning and polishing
• Takes radiographs required for diagnosis of treatment needs by the dentist
• Applies sealants and fluorides
• Electronic record keeping
• Documents patient dental history and chief complaint
• Records and reports pertinent observations
• Teaches patients how to prevent tooth decay and gum disease through proper diet and oral home care
• Cleans and sterilizes instruments
• Completes Treatment Plan as prescribed by the dentist
• Reviews and explains treatment plan and associates fees with patient
• Ability to articulate and express patients concerns to dentist
• Primary treatment coordinator
• Ancillary duties as needed

Requirements

• Must be present by 7:45am as clinic opens at 8am (operational hours may vary based on location); individual must be reliable. This is full time position.
• Completed dental hygiene certificate program or Associate’s degree in Dental Hygiene and has current Hygienist license for state of North Carolina. NEW GRADS WELCOME!
• Ability to demonstrate independent thinking and exercise good judgment
• Ability to formulate, affect, interpret, and/or implement operating practices
• Ability to demonstrate teamwork approach to job responsibilities
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, dependability and promptness
• Must perform frequent repetitive work with attention to detail
• Must have the ability to be flexible and accept different work assignments with a positive approach
• Ability to follow instructions and takes responsibility for own actions
• Ability to exercise confidentiality with Patients and patient care
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals and written correspondence
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance