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Form of workJob Summary:
Provides dental patient care to all eligible recipients. Provides guidance to dental staff. Ensures that the provision of dental services takes place in a professional, compassionate environment.
Duties:
Clinical
- Provides comprehensive routine dental care services to dental patients.
- Provides leadership for the Dental Clinic when the Chief Dental Officer is not available.
- Establishes and maintains contact with patients and families to ensure participation in a regular prevention program.
Follow up
- Documents care in patient care electronic health record.
- Communicates with patients by telephone and written correspondence if necessary.
- Modifies plan of care with patient/family to achieve optimal health in conjunction with established treatment protocols.
Health Promotion
- Recommends and provides preventative maintenance appropriate for age and risk factors.
- Discusses lifestyle changes that will promote well-being and health.
- Participates and provides insight in conjunction with Health Clinic and Health Services management.
- Participates in health promotion activities in the larger community as time permits.
Education
- Enhances participation in self-care by providing patient and family health education.
Quality Improvement
- Participates in quality assurance review activities as determined by the Chief Dental Officer.
- Maintains Certification and Licensure.
- Enhances current knowledge base by attending continuing education programs as deemed necessary.
- May supervise staff at times when Chief Dental Officer is unavailable.
- Provide input for productivity, utilization rates, new users and submission of necessary information to Accounting for service reimbursement. Recommend and implement improvements related to increased productivity, cost-effectiveness, improved patient care and quality control.
- Work in conjunction with Hygienist, medical, and WIC to support dental access for children.
- As time permits, participation in quality assurance and improvement activities as outlined by annual indicators, problem reviews, grant/contract requirements, chart audits, and patient complaints.
- Maintain dental referral linkages in the community.
- Other duties as assigned related to position.
Qualifications:
- Requires a DDS or DMD from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation and either a certificate from an accredited General Practice residency program or 2 years of responsible experience in the profession.
- Requires a minimum of two (2) years of directly related work experience.
- Knowledge of theories, principles and application as necessary to develop and implement a full service dental care program; professional dental care ethics and principles, practices and procedures required to assess the needs of a wide range of patients in the community; principles of effective supervision.
- Able to communicate effectively; deal tactfully and patiently with patients; maintain patient charts and records; maintain confidentiality; establish and maintain an effective working relationship with patients, pharmacies, laboratories, other departments and employees; effectively coach employees toward maximum performance; provide input to develop, write and evaluate dental care policies and procedures.
Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to finger, handle, reach with hands and arms
- Frequently required to walk, sit, stand
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Normal audio and visual acuity
Travel Requirements:
- Local, Statewide, and out-of-state may be required
This position will be Part - Time at 24 hours per week. The posted salary for this position is pro-rated based on number of hours per week.
NHSC Loan Repayment Program
This year, the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program will dedicate an additional $15 million for awards to clinicians working at Indian Health Service facilities, Tribally-Operated 638 Health Programs, and Urban Indian Health Programs. The IHS Loan Repayment Program encourages all interested providers who may qualify for the NHSC program to apply for this additional funding (Deadline: February 21). For more information, please visit the NHSC website.
The IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) can help dedicated health professionals like you chart a course for a long-lasting and successful health care career. The LRP funds IHS clinicians to repay their eligible health profession education loans — up to $40,000 — in exchange for an initial two-year service commitment to practice in health facilities serving American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Opportunities are based on Indian health program facilities with the greatest staffing needs in specific health profession disciplines. As an LRP participant, you are eligible to extend your contract annually until your qualified student debt is paid. Many health professionals enter this program because of the financial benefits but find the cultural and professional rewards to be so great that they spend their entire careers working in Indian health.
