Dentist

Position Summary

A full time or part time, exempt position responsible for providing preventive and primary dental care consistent with the dentist’s training and experience in a community health center setting to patients of the center.

Essential Functions

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reason3able Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses of dental conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.

Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. In addition, the dentist shall complete patient referrals and other records and paperwork as shall be required from time to time by the corporation.

Educates individuals in the nature of health-related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.

Assists in the provision of continuing education, on the job training and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.

Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Dental Director of as necessary to achieve organizational goals and program objectives.

Maintains and updates skills and knowledge to appropriate professional levels with continuing education courses and educational materials.

Responsible for personal and professional compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and center rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, workplace safety, public health and confidentiality.

Professioal Qualifications

Competencies

• Fully participates and cooperates with SCHS’ compliance program.
• Meets dress code standards; appearance is neat and clean.
• Maintains regulatory requirements.
• Completes annual educational requirements.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
• Reports to work on time and as scheduled; excellent attendance record.
• Wears identification when on duty; uses the computerized punch time system correctly.
• Completes off site in-services as required and returns in a timely fashion.
• Attends annual review and departmental in-services, as scheduled.
• Attends scheduled staff meetings; reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes.
• Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
• Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the facility.

Requirements

• SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Education: Graduation from an accredited dental school

Licensure/Certification/Experience

• Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana
• Current CPR certification

Louisiana CDS and DEA Registration Required

• Computer Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• EMR experience preferred

Key Competencies

• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Attention to detail
• Project orientation
• Multi-task and manage competing priorities

Judgment and Decision-making Ability

Other Physical Requirements: List as necessary - ex: must wear steel-toed boots, must wear protective eye-wear, hearing protection, may work in outdoors during inclement weather, ability to travel by car or plane, high frequency of computer keyboarding, high frequency of viewing a computer monitor, etc.

Work Environment

EX: Work is performed primarily in office, vehicles, and outdoor settings, in all weather conditions, including temperature extremes, during day and night shifts. Work is often performed in emergency and stressful situations. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations.