Dental Hygienist

Heartland Dental; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Schedule

Mentoring program

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Heartland Dental in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Dental Hygienist for Clover Creek Dental Care. The role involves providing exceptional patient care while enjoying a flexible work schedule. Candidates should possess a current dental hygienist license in WA and an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene. Experience with dental hygiene procedures and tools is essential. Heartland Dental offers robust support and mentoring for both new graduates and experienced professionals. Join a collaborative team focused on community care and personal growth.

Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in WA is required.
• CPR Certification is mandatory.
• Clinical needs as required by office.

Responsibilities

• Provide outstanding patient care and invest in the community.
• Work in a collaborative team environment.
• Participate in a hygiene mentor program.

Skills

Excellent working knowledge of dentistry

Dental hygiene procedures

Patient screening

Medical history documentation

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene

Tools

Velscope

Diagnodent

Digital scanner

Digital x-rays

Electronic medical record systems

Job description

Overview

Schedule: Flexible (2-4 day work week schedule options available).

Location: Clover Creek Dental Care, 17513 Canyon Pkwy E, Ste 103, Tacoma, WA 98446.

Responsibilities

As an elite clinical provider and patient advocate for Clover Creek Dental Care, you’ll be an integral member of the patient care team, giving your patients the time and care they need. You’ll work in an environment that encourages full clinical autonomy, with access to a hygiene mentor program and best-in-class non-clinical support to provide exceptional lifetime patient care. You’ll work a schedule that supports work-life balance and you will provide outstanding patient care and invest in your community with the backing of Heartland Dental.

As a Dental Hygienist at Clover Creek Dental Care, you’ll be recognized as an elite clinical provider and patient advocate. You’ll have robust Hygiene mentor program support and educational offerings to enhance your clinical skills, enabling you to provide exceptional lifetime care to your patients.

Clover Creek Dental Care is supported by Heartland Dental, with access to a practice manager, on-site trained team, and a national network of experts providing resources and support.

Join a collaborative team and enjoy flexible scheduling and opportunities for growth.

• Join a 10 person team that thrives on collaboration, communication and community
• Flexible Schedule
• New Graduates are Welcome

Minimum Qualifications

• Current dental hygienist license in WA 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

• Experienced Hygienists and New Graduates Welcome
• 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

About Heartland Dental

As the largest and one of the fastest growing Dental Support Organizations, Heartland Dental provides service to its more than 2,300 supported doctors in 38 states and over 1,400 supported 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 set forth their own clinical care philosophies. With the largest network of doctors, we are founded by a doctor for doctors with a mission to support dentists and their teams as they deliver the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve while providing exceptional careers and creating value for our stakeholders.

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.