Dentist

General Summary of Duties: We’re looking to add a Dentist to our growing team of medical professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to provide advanced dental care to patients in our facility. Duties will include but are not limited to conducting through assessments, educating patients on oral hygiene, and adhering to clinic protocols.

Requires a bachelor’s degree in area of specialty, and familiarity with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures. Directly manages and directs dentist staff.

Typical Working Conditions:  Full or part-time. Multiple site urban, inner-city medical office practice. Requires prolonged standing, sitting, bending, stooping, and lifting.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs quality clinical and radiographic evaluations to diagnose and treat diseases of the oral cavity.


• Promotes oral health by providing educational information on all phases of preventive and restorative dentistry and oral hygiene.


• Reviews and follows all dental clinic protocols, policies, and procedures.


• Documents and follows treatment plans that include appropriate preventive and restorative therapy.


• Manage medical/dental history with a comprehensive evaluation of the patient's general health.


• Address all contra-indications pertaining to treatment and identify patient's chief complaint or reason for visit.


• Maintain the baseline radiographs and any other radiographs necessary to diagnose and treatment plan the case.

Supervisor: Reports directly to Clinical Director.

Job Type: Full Time

Benefits:

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  Health Insurance


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  Dental Insurance


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  Vision Insurance


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  Retirement Plan


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  Paid Time Off

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to perform each position responsibility satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.


• Ability to understand that safety is a condition of employment. Unsafe acts or conditions will be reported to the supervisor or Site Coordinator.


• Must be computer literate with ability to enter information in the NHC EHS system and compile reports or data as requested.


• Skilled in providing excellent customer service and support; organizing and prioritizing workload and meeting deadlines; and excellent written and verbal communication.


• Skill in administering, maintaining, and expanding a program of primary (and in selected instances, secondary) care and preventive dental care in a community health care setting.


• Treatment should include but not be limited to the following: elimination of pain, removal of carious lesions, restorative, periodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, and oral surgery.


• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with people from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds.


• Ability to communicate effectively, clearly, concisely with others (internal and external customers, both verbally and in writing), consistently demonstrate positive/proactive customer service attitude. Consistently maintains ethical behaviors exemplary of quality public service and fair standards, inclusively, among all employees and members of the public.


• Ability to work as an effective team member; function independently, exercise sound judgment and initiative; be flexible to shift priorities; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain effective interpersonal work relationships, effectively assist providers; work toward goals and objectives of draft priorities.


• Ability to follow NHC Clinic practice guidelines – including adhering to the NHC immunization policy and the NHC Mission and Vision and NHC Corporate Compliance Policy.


• Ability to receive constructive feedback including evaluation of provider’s productivity and practice attributes.


• May be asked to perform other duties that align with NHC’s mission, including but not limited to participation on clinical committees, providing education, Quality Review and/or other activities.

Education/Experience:

• Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine


• State license and malpractice insurance


• Additional experience, certifications, or licensing may be required.


• Strong computer skills and experience with healthcare databases and applications.


• Willingness to comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding dental and health care.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to keep detailed records.


• Comprehensive knowledge of dental procedures, tools, and diagnostics.


• Good management and facilitation skills


• Strong interpersonal skills

License:

• Licensed to practice in the State of Louisiana


• Current CPR certification required.


• Current Immunization Records


• Current PPD, Hepatitis B, COVID-19, and Varicella


• Must be able to meet and maintain current BRPCC credentialing and privileging requirements.

Working Conditions: Work is performed in an office environment.

Compensation: (Salary range commensurate with education and experience.)

Company’s Website:

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  brpcc.org