Dentist - SCI Phoenix

Do you want a career where your professional dental skills help others while supporting the mission of the Department of Corrections as a Dentist? This role focuses on providing essential care to inmates who rely on skilled dental services at the State Correctional Institution (SCI)  will experience steady scheduling and strong work-life balance in a supportive environment. Join a team that values dedication, patient care, and continuous improvement.

Your work will contribute to safer operations and healthier outcomes.

This position provides dental care, oversees dental staff, and ensures safe and effective operations within SCI Phoenix. It plays an important role in supporting inmate health and maintaining high professional standards. As a Dentist, you will perform the following duties:

• Dental Evaluation: Perform examinations, review medical histories, diagnose oral conditions, and prepare treatment plans
• Patient Treatment: Provide restorative and preventative care while maintaining infection control and safe use of anesthetics
• Staff Leadership: Guide dental assistants and dental hygienists by offering training, reviewing work, and supporting hiring decisions
• Record Review: Examine schedules, records, and requests to ensure quality standards, and prepare required documentation
• Inventory Oversight: Maintain supplies, approve replacement needs, and uphold security and tool control requirements
• Specialist Coordination: Consult with medical professionals, assist specialists, and arrange referrals when needed

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch break. You will not be required to work evenings, weekends, or on-call duties.
• Eligible for full retirement benefits as early as age 55
• DEA License renewal and liability insurance is covered by the Commonwealth
• Up to 50 hours of additional paid leave for job-related continuing medical education
• Telework:You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:Competitive, with potential for yearly incentive payments in addition to your standard salary. (Quality Assurance Payments)
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Graduation from an approved school of dentistry.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within three months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• You must possess a license to practice dentistry issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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