What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dental Hygienist position at Heartland Dental?
Heartland Dental's newest location, Boswell Dental Care, is coming to Saginaw, TX this Winter! We're looking for Dental Hygienists to join our team!
As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll be recognized as an elite clinical provider and patient advocate. You’ll be an integral member of the patient care team, giving your patients the time and care they need, deserve and desire. With best-in-class support through our robust Hygiene mentor program and unparalleled educational offerings to enhance your clinical skills – you’ll be 100% supported as you provide exceptional lifetime care to your patients!
Why Heartland Dental?
Heartland Dental believes that to provide exceptional lifetime care for our patients, we must hire and grow leaders who will support the business needs of each supported dental office and foster a strong team building culture. As a Practice Manager of Operations, you’ll work in an environment that encourages learning, team cohesion, and puts patients first.
Benefits:
- Medical, prescription drug and vision insurance
- Free dental services for yourself and your dependents minus lab fees
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(K) retirement plan
- 6 paid holidays annually (after 90 days of employment), 2 weeks paid vacation
- Profit sharing, performance and referral bonus opportunities
What You’ll Gain
- Competitive benefits including health insurance and retirement savings plans, six paid holidays and PTO (paid time off)
- Continuing education to provide you opportunity to develop your full potential and enhance your clinical skills to provide education and care to your patients.
- Access to an expansive network of mentors with 1:1 hygiene mentorship support and networking opportunities available at your fingertips.
- Unparalleled business support and the highest quality supplies and labs to deliver exceptional patient care.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current dental hygienist license in Texas and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene.
- Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
- CPR Certification
Preferred Experience
- New Grads are encouraged to apply!
- Experience using Velscope, Diagnodent, digital scanner, digital x-rays and electronic medical record systems
- Desire to continue learning and grow clinical skills to meet needs of patients and provide preventative care and overall maintenance of patients’ dental health
- Clinical needs as required by office
- Social media and community involvement experience a plus!
Physical Requirements
- Ability to perform essential duties as deemed necessary by the Office/ Doctor/ Heartland Dental with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position
- Prolonged periods sitting and standing
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 45 pounds at times
- Availability to attend virtual training sessions (or in-person) periodically throughout the year
At Heartland Dental, we’re committed to living our core values which promote diversity and inclusion. We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.
