Dental Hygienist

Dental Hygienist

Nokomis Dental Care | Nokomis, FL

Join a Team That Values Your Skills and Supports Your Growth

Nokomis Dental Care is seeking a passionate, patient-focused Dental Hygienist to join our welcoming and collaborative team.

Why Hygienists Love Working Here

At Nokomis Dental Care, you'll be part of a close-knit 15-person team that believes in teamwork, communication, and delivering exceptional patient care. We are a well-established practice with a positive, upbeat culture where every team member is valued and supported.

Meet our doctors:

What You'll Love About This Opportunity

• Join a supportive and collaborative team environment
• Build meaningful relationships with patients while providing comprehensive care
• Work alongside experienced doctors and teammates who value your clinical expertise
• Receive support through a robust Hygiene Mentor Program
• Access ongoing education and professional development opportunities
• Be empowered to practice at the top of your license while advocating for your patients' oral health

Your Role

As a Dental Hygienist, you'll play a vital role in creating outstanding patient experiences and improving oral health outcomes. You'll be a trusted clinician, educator, and advocate, helping patients achieve and maintain healthy smiles for a lifetime.

We believe great patient care starts with giving hygienists the support, resources, and respect they need to thrive.

If You're Looking For:

• A team-oriented culture
• Strong clinical support
• Opportunities to grow professionally
• A practice that values communication and collaboration
• The ability to make a lasting impact on patients' lives

We'd love to meet you. Apply today and discover what makes Nokomis Dental Care a great place to grow your career.

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

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

• Any 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.