Dental Hygienist | 4½-Day Week + 5% Match
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Starting at $62,000
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- Full-Time
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- No weekends
Job Description
- Description
- Dental Hygienist | 4½-Day Week + 5% Match
- Full Time | Outpatient Dentistry | Community Health
- Elizabeth Banzhaf, LPN
- Co-Founder & COO | Heartline Staffing
- Call or Text: 272-230-3157
- LinkedIn: View Elizabeth's LinkedIn
Prefer a confidential conversation instead of applying? Call or text Elizabeth directly at 272-230-3157.
Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is hiring a Dental Hygienist for The Primary Health Network in Farrell, Pennsylvania.
Position Overview
- Provide preventive dental hygiene services in a modern outpatient dental practice.
- Perform prophylaxis, scaling, fluoride treatments, sealants, and other preventive procedures.
- Assess patients' oral health and communicate findings to the supervising dentist.
- Educate patients on proper oral hygiene techniques and preventive care.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and treatment records.
- Work alongside experienced dentists and a dedicated support staff focused on quality patient care.
Why Dental Hygienists Are Applying
- Monday-Thursday schedule from 8:30 AM-5:00 PM.
- Fridays end at 1:30 PM.
- Long weekends every week.
- Supportive clinical and administrative team.
- 403(b) retirement plan with 5% employer match.
- 160 hours of Paid Time Off.
- Eight paid holidays.
- Additional $3,000 annual salary increase after obtaining Public Health Hygienist certification.
- Mission-driven community health organization.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base Salary: Starting at $62,000 with higher compensation based on experience.
- Health insurance.
- Dental and vision insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with 5% employer match.
- 160 hours Paid Time Off.
- Eight paid holidays.
- Continuing education allowance and paid education time.
- Employer-paid life insurance.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- $3,000 salary increase after earning Public Health Hygienist certification.
Requirements
- MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Current Pennsylvania Dental Hygienist License.
- Ability to provide preventive dental hygiene services in an outpatient setting.
- Strong patient education and communication skills.
- Experience documenting patient treatment plans and clinical findings.
- Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered dental care.
Key Responsibilities
Provide preventive dental hygiene services including prophylaxis, scaling, and fluoride treatments in an outpatient setting. Educate patients on oral hygiene and maintain accurate clinical documentation for the supervising dentist.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dental Hygienist | 4½-Day Week + 5% Match at Purple Cow Recruiting a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Dental Hygiene — ranked against 1,748 active Dental Hygiene listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Dental Hygiene Career Context
Purple Cow Recruiting holds silver-tier status on WeekdayDoc's Top Employers work-life index, composite score 74/100, 269 active listings.
Of the 40 active Dental Hygienist listings this role was benchmarked against, 30% have no call, 68% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$62k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $64k in an average-cost state. 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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