Dental Hygienist

Traveling Dental Hygienist

Family Dental Care of East Peoria

368 West Washington Street, East Peoria, IL 61611

Family Dental Care of East Peoria is looking for a Dental Hygienist to join our friendly and collaborative team!! 

As a Traveling Dental Hygienist based out of the Family Dental Care of East Peoria practice, you'll also support our exceptional dental teams at neighboring Heartland Dental offices, including: 

• Willow Knolls Family Dental
• Alliance Dental Group 
• Peoria Family Dental Care
• Northgate Family Dental

Typical shifts available will be from the hours of 7:30am-5:30pm or 8:00am-5:30pm. You will be able to determine your availability weeks or even months in advance and accept shifts according to this. 

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

What You'll Gain

• Consistent weekly hours available with flexibility on hours worked
• Option to work full days or half days
• Build schedule out 4-6 months in advance
• 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
• Quarterly team bonuses
• 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

• Some prior Dental Hygiene experience preferred! 
• 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.