Community Dental Health Advocate - RDH

COMMUNITY DENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATE (RDH)

Capital District (Albany), New York

Full-Time | Remote with Extensive Community-Based Travel

Location: Candidates must reside in or near the Albany/Capital District region to effectively support community outreach, school-based screenings, health fairs, stakeholder meetings, and other in-person events.

Make an Impact on Oral Health Across Your Community

Are you a passionate Registered Dental Hygienist who believes oral health education can change lives? Join LIBERTY Dental Plan as a Community Dental Health Advocate (RDH) and help connect individuals and families to the preventive care, education, and resources they need to achieve better oral health outcomes.

In this community-focused role, you'll bring oral health education directly to schools, community events, health fairs, and members throughout the Capital District region. You'll serve as a trusted advocate, educator, and resource while helping improve access to dental care and promoting healthier communities.

About the Role

The Community Dental Health Advocate is responsible for coordinating dental wellness education, conducting oral health screenings, and supporting member outreach initiatives that encourage preventive dental care and improved oral health outcomes. This role combines field-based community engagement with administrative and outreach activities in a remote work environment.

What You'll Do

• Provide outreach and education to LIBERTY Dental Plan members regarding dental benefits and oral health best practices.
• Conduct oral health screenings at schools, community events, health fairs, member meetings, and other community locations.
• Obtain and maintain required consent documentation for screenings and educational activities.
• Build relationships with community organizations, healthcare providers, schools, and local stakeholders.
• Support members by helping them understand and navigate available dental services and resources.
• Conduct member outreach calls and provide oral hygiene education to encourage preventive dental visits.
• Collaborate with Member Services, Provider Relations, Account Management, Customer Service, and Quality teams to support program goals.
• Track, report, and maintain data related to community events, outreach activities, and member engagement outcomes.
• Assist in the development and distribution of program communications and educational initiatives.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle protected health information in accordance with applicable regulations.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Associate degree in Dental Hygiene.
• Current Dental Hygiene license in good standing and ability to meet LIBERTY credentialing requirements.
• Minimum of two years of dental healthcare, dental office management, or dental insurance experience.
• Advanced knowledge of dental terminology.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver's license and proof of insurance meeting company requirements.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual language skills.
• Experience working with diverse communities.
• Outreach experience working with members and providers.
• Managed care, government program, or HEDIS-related experience.
• Project management experience.

What Makes You Successful

• Passion for community health and oral health education.
• Comfortable speaking with diverse populations and building relationships.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to work independently.
• Strong collaborator who enjoys working across teams and departments.
• Flexible and willing to support occasional evening and weekend events.
• Enthusiastic about travel and connecting directly with community members.

Travel & Schedule

This position requires significant regional travel, including attendance at community events, school programs, and member outreach activities. Travel may range from approximately 50%-85% depending on business needs. Candidates must be available for flexible scheduling, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Why Join LIBERTY Dental Plan?

At LIBERTY Dental Plan, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on community health by expanding access to dental education, preventive care, and wellness resources. You'll work alongside dedicated professionals committed to improving health outcomes while building strong partnerships throughout the communities we serve.

If you're ready to use your dental hygiene expertise to create healthier communities, we encourage you to apply today.

Qualifications

Location

Our employees are distributed in office locations in multiple markets across the United States. We are unable to hire or allow employees to work outside of the United States.

What Liberty Offers

Happy, healthy employees enhance our ability to assist our members and contribute more actively to their communities. That’s why Liberty offers competitive and attractive benefit packages for our employees. We strive to care for employees in ways that promote wellness and productivity.

Our first-class benefits package supports employees and their dependents with:

• Competitive pay structure and savings options to help you reach your financial goals.

• Excellent 401(k) retirement benefits, including employer match, Roth IRA options, immediate vesting during the Safe Harbor period, and access to professional financial advice through Financial Engines.

• Affordable medical insurance, with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage. Liberty subsidizes the cost for eligible dependents enrolled in the plan.

• 100% employer-paid dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents.

• Vision insurance with low-cost premiums for employee-only coverage and dependents.

• Company-paid basic life and AD&D insurance, equal to one times your base salary, with options to purchase additional supplemental coverage.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.

• Voluntary benefit programs, including accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Expansive wellness programs, including company-wide wellness challenges, BurnAlong memberships, and gym discounts.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support mental health and well-being.

• Generous vacation and sick leave policies, with the ability to roll over unused time.

• 10 paid company holidays.

• Tuition reimbursement for eligible educational expenses.

• Remote or hybrid work options available for various positions.

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, the base salary range for this position is $68,300 - $100,000 a year, not including fringe benefits or potential bonuses. At Liberty, your final base salary will be determined by factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience. We are committed to pay equity and also consider the internal equity of our current team members when making final compensation decisions.

Please note that the range listed represents the full base salary range for this role. Typically, offers are not made at the top of the range to allow for future salary growth.

Liberty Dental Plan commits to maintaining a work environment that acknowledges all individuals within the workplace and will continue to engage in practices that are inclusive of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We strive to have every person within the organization have a sense of belonging while encouraging individuals to unleash their full potential. Liberty will leverage diverse perspectives in building high performance teams and organizational culture.

Liberty Dental Plan will continue to strengthen and develop external partnerships by providing equitable health care access and improving population health in the communities we serve.

We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment, recruitment, promotions, and transfers, as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.

Sponsorship and Relocation Specifications

Liberty Dental Plan is an Equal Opportunity Employer / VETS / Disabled.

No relocation assistance or sponsorship available at this time.