PRN Dentist

Overview

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks a Colorado licensed dentist to provide oral health services 8-24 hours per week at our downtown clinics. Come meet our mission driven, highly skilled oral health team.

Mission:
The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves. We work toward preventing homelessness and creating lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado.

Our Philosophy of Service: We believe all people have the right to adequate housing and health care. We work to remove barriers to these rights and create lasting solutions to homelessness by:

• Honoring the inherent dignity of those we serve, affirming their capabilities and fostering their hope that a better life is possible.
• Building strong, caring and trauma-informed communities through the integration of housing, health care and supportive services.
• Advocating for social and racial equity, inclusion and diversity, and challenging the status quo in partnership with our workforce members and those we serve.
• Achieving excellence through continuous quality assurance, innovation and professional development.
• Using resources judiciously and effectively.

Credentialing

Note:

The candidate chosen will be required to complete our internal credentialing and privileging process before a start date. The credentialing timeline depends on the submission of documents necessary for clearance. A start date will be scheduled once credentialing and privileging are complete.

Statement on Requirements
: A valid driver's license is required. This requirement may be waived based on overall candidate experience and current needs of the organization.

• Provides care in the following disciplines of a general dental practice: diagnosis, preventive dentistry, operative dentistry, pedodontics, periodontics, removable prosthodontics, and endodontics.
• Assesses oral health status by obtaining relevant health and medical history, radiographs as required, performing oral/head and neck cancer screening, intra-oral exam (including hard and soft tissues).
• Coordinates referrals to specialty services or for special populations (e.g., children) to meet patient needs beyond the practitioner’s scope or facility limitations.
• Formulates comprehensive dental treatment plans and presents options to patients; undertakes implementation with proper sequencing (emergency treatment, disease control, restoration and reconstruction, recall).
• Facilitates patient participation in oral health and provides oral hygiene instruction.
• Assumes administrative responsibility for the dental program in the absence of the Dental Director, including directing assignments and supervising hygienists, dental assistants and other personnel including volunteers.
• Maintains compliance with state, federal and OSHA regulations; oversees ordering of supplies; ensures efficient scheduling for high-quality dentistry.
• Adheres to Dental Principles of Practice, conducts quality assurance reviews, and complies with radiation safety inspections; maintains sterilization techniques and clinic cleanliness.
• Sets standards of care and supervises dental staff to assure quality of care; attends conferences and meetings as assigned.
• Participates as a team member in health care provision and maintains accurate, confidential patient records.
• Maintains self-directed continuing education and licensure in accordance with state law; writes policies and procedures; performs other administrative duties as assigned.
• Maintains a respectful, inclusive work environment that values diversity and teamwork.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

• Graduation from a School of Dentistry accredited by the American Dental Association is required.
• Licensure to practice dentistry in the State of Colorado is required.
• Current DEA licensure and Life Support certification required.
• Completion of a one-year General Practice Residency is preferred.
• Two years of experience in general dentistry is preferred.

$64.30 - $90.20 per hour. Where a candidate is placed in the compensation range depends on total relevant years of experience.

Include the following based on position (delete if not applicable):

• NHSC Loan Repayment Program information may apply for eligible candidates (for NHSC-approved sites).
• NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program information may apply for RN/LPN postings (if applicable) with details on loan repayment and service requirements.

Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health. The organization is committed to equal opportunity employment without regard to age, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy,…