Dental Hygienist

@ Briarwood Park Dental Care
Briarwood Park Dental Carebriarwoodparkdentalcare.com

Dental Hygienist

Deerfield, IL
Posted 5 days ago

About the job

Heartland Dental supports dental teams across Illinois, offering flexible schedules, benefits, and travel compensation. Work in multiple locations, build your schedule months ahead, and enjoy full-time benefits and bonuses.

Requirements

  • Illinois dental hygienist license
  • Local anesthesia and nitrous cert
  • CPR certification
  • Knowledge of dental procedures
  • Able to lift 45 pounds

Qualifications

  • Associate’s or Bachelor’s in dental hygiene
  • Good communication skills
  • Desire to learn and grow
  • Experience with digital tools preferred
  • Availability for training

Full job description

Traveling Dental Hygienist

Heartland Dental

Primary Location: Briarwood Park Dental Care

95 S Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL 60015

As a Traveling Dental Hygienist, you'll support our exceptional dental teams throughout Illinois, with opportunities to work in locations including Deerfield, Schaumburg, Westmont, and Countryside.

This role is perfect for hygienists seeking the stability and benefits of full-time employment while enjoying the flexibility to create a schedule that fits their lifestyle. You'll have the ability to build your schedule a month or more in advance, choose from a variety of shifts, and even work half days when preferred -- giving you greater control over your work-life balance.

Schedule

  • Monday 7:30am-5:00pm (Briarwood Park Dental Care)
  • Tuesday - travel team (your choise on location/hours)
  • Wednesday 7:30am-6:00pm (Briarwood Park Dental Care)
  • Thursday - travel team (your choise on location/hours)
  • Friday - OFF (unless you choose to to pick up a shift)

Patient Schedule

  • Single column schedule, averaging 7 patients/day
  • 60-minute prophys and recare appointments
  • 60-90 minute SRP appointments
  • 90-minute New Patient appointments
If you're looking for a role that offers the flexibility to design your own schedule, earn daily hygiene bonuses, receive paid travel compensation, and enjoy a full benefits package, we'd love to connect with you!

What You'll Gain

  • Consistent scheduled hours available (full time or part time, your preference)
  • Flexible scheduling with the ability to build your schedule weeks or months in advance
  • Option to work full days or half days
  • Comprehensive full-time benefits package:
    • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
    • 401(k) with company match
    • Paid time off and paid holidays off
    • Over 200 hours of Continued Education courses completely free to you!
  • Daily hygiene bonuses on top of hourly rate
  • Mileage reimbursement program - travel time is paid ($0.57/mile rate)!
  • Work with supportive Heartland Dental teams and gain exposure to multiple practice environments using the same equipment and tech systems!

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Experience

  • New graduates and experienced hygienists 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
  • 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.

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.

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