Dental Hygienist

Heartland Dental; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Continuing education opportunities

Job summary

Heartland Dental seeks an experienced Dental Hygienist for Ledge Stone Dental Care in Austin, TX. This full-time position offers excellent benefits, including health insurance and paid time off.

Join a collaborative and energetic team, providing exceptional patient care with the support of a robust hygiene mentorship program. A valid TX dental hygienist license and a degree in dental hygiene are required, along with clinical experience and CPR certification.

The role includes leveraging advanced technologies to deliver top-tier dental services and engaging in personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in TX.
• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry and patient documentation.
• CPR Certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional patient care as part of a healthcare team.
• Engage in lifelong learning and education to enhance clinical skills.
• Perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Skills

Clinical experience

Knowledge of dental hygiene procedures

Quality care delivery

Collaboration

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in dental hygiene

Tools

Digital x-rays

Velscope

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

Ledge Stone Dental Care in Austin, TX is looking for an experienced Dental Hygienist to join our team!

Full Time: Monday - Thursday 8-5

Established, successful 2 Doctor practice! Check out our 4.8 Star reviews to learn more about us!

Located off of 290 SW Austin

Address: 12680 W US 290 Austin, TX 78737

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!

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.
• Opportunity to be a part of a secure company with 20+ years of industry leading experience that provides a stable career with unlimited growth potential

Ledge Stone Dental Care, like each Heartland Dental supported office, is unique to the community and the patients they serve. With the support of a practice manager, a highly trained team on site, coupled with a vast network of experts across the nation, you’ll be completely connected to all the resources and support of Heartland Dental.

• Join a 9 person team that thrives on collaboration, communication and community
• We’re located SW of Austin off of 290
• Excited to welcome another Hygienist to our collaborative, energetic, positive team!

Minimum Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in TX and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene (where required)
• Excellent working knowledge of dentistry, dental hygiene procedures, dental patient screening and medical history documentation
• CPR Certification

Preferred Experience

• 2+ years of clinical experience
• 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

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
• As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for both team members and patients, a tuberculosis (TB) test is required for all new hires in dental office positions. This is a standard requirement for dental office roles and must be completed prior to starting employment. The test will be arranged during the pre-employment process, and any necessary guidance or paperwork will be provided. Not applicable in the state of FL & TN.

Who is Heartland Dental?

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,900+ dental offices. Each Heartland Dental supported office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

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.