$10,000 Sign-on Bonus! Lead Dental Hygienist Help Build a Hygiene Department from the Ground Up Metro Dentalcare - Shakopee | Shakopee, MN Full-Time | Lead Dental Hygienist Are you an experienced Dental Hygienist who is ready to take the next step in your career? Metro Dentalcare - Shakopee is looking for a Lead Dental Hygienist who wants more than a full schedule and a routine day. We're looking for someone who is excited by the opportunity to help build, shape, and lead a growing hygiene department from the ground up. This is an opportunity to bring your experience, ideas, and leadership skills to a developing practice while continuing to provide the exceptional patient care you're passionate about. Why This Opportunity Is Different You won't simply be stepping into an established system. You'll have a voice in building it. As our Lead Dental Hygienist, you'll work closely with practice leadership to establish strong clinical standards, create efficient workflows, support future team members, and help develop a hygiene department that both patients and team members are proud to be part of. What You'll Do

• Help develop efficient hygiene workflows, protocols, and scheduling standards
• Establish consistent clinical and periodontal care expectations
• Support the onboarding, training, and development of future hygiene team members in partnership with Regional and Sub-Regional Mentors
• Foster strong communication and collaboration between hygiene, doctors, and the business team
• Help strengthen patient retention, reappointment, treatment acceptance, and overall hygiene performance
• Identify opportunities to improve the patient experience and make day-to-day operations more effective
• Serve as a clinical leader, resource, and positive role model for the hygiene team
• Help create a culture built around Family, Quality, Integrity, Compassion, Teamwork, and Fun What We're Looking For We're looking for an experienced hygienist who:
• Takes ownership and enjoys being a leader
• Is confident bringing new ideas and solutions to the table
• Enjoys mentoring and supporting fellow team members
• Values clinical excellence and patient-centered care
• Communicates well and works collaboratively with doctors and the entire practice team
• Is comfortable in a growing environment where things are being built and improved
• Enjoys problem-solving and finding better ways to work
• Wants the opportunity to make a meaningful impact beyond their own patient schedule 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 ment.

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