Dental Hygienist at Merchants Way Dental Care summary:

The position of a Dental Hygienist is available for a temporary role supporting patient care at a two-doctor practice in Jacksonville, FL. This role emphasizes providing excellent dental hygiene services while fostering meaningful relationships with patients to advocate for their oral health. The successful candidate will receive comprehensive support and continuing education opportunities, all within a collaborative and community-focused environment.

Temporary FMLA leave hygiene positon available from 2/3/25- 5/16/25

3-4 days a week available

Location: 8324 Merchants Way #9, Jacksonville, FL 32222

Two doctor practice

Meet the doctor

Alexa P. Fritz, DMD

"My mission is to provide the best dental care possible and to do so with genuine enthusiasm, passion, and commitment to quality. It's my goal to create meaningful relationships with our patients and inspire them to maintain a lifetime of healthy, beautiful smiles."

Meet the doctor

Sofia Sayaf, DMD

"My mission in dentistry is to connect with my patients on a personal level and be able to advocate the importance of oral health. I want to help patients get to a better state than when they met me, and I hope to change their perspective on how they value their teeth. I aim to treat every patient as if they were a family member and be available for any questions or conversations they want to have about treatment. I want to inspire them to be their biggest advocate when it comes to their oral health and remind them that the body is connected."

Why Heartland Dental?

As an elite clinical provider and patient advocate, you’ll receive best in class non-clinical support to provide exceptional lifetime patient care while obtaining unparalleled education to enhance your clinical skills. You’ll work in an environment that encourages full clinical autonomy, giving your patients the time and attention they need, with the ability to tap into a hygiene mentor program. You’ll work a schedule that inspires work life balance and receive competitive benefits. Provide outstanding patient care, invest in your community, and do it all with the support of Heartland Dental.

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

Merchants Way , 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 team that thrives on collaboration, communication and community

Minimum Qualifications

Current dental hygienist license in Florida 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

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene OR equivalent experience of 1-2 years
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?

As the largest and one of the fastest growing Dental Support Organizations, Heartland Dental provides exceptional 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.

Keywords:

Dental Hygienist, Oral Health, Patient Care, Dental Services, Preventative Care, Clinical Autonomy, Continuing Education, Dental Hygiene, Patient Advocacy, Healthcare

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