Dentist; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon

Summary

The Oral Maxillofacial Surgery dental officer serves serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective - restorative or preventive measures. This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 1/07/2026.

• Duties include but are not limited to the following:
  Clinical Responsibilities (75%-85% of time) Provides a full range of services including assessment and using the most appropriate techniques in providing quality care in their subspecialty
• Performs appropriate evaluations for patients
• Provides a full range of therapeutic interventions to units/programs in the Medical Center to which they are assigned and has clinical privileges to practice including diagnostic assessment - medication evaluation and management
• Participates effectively in team meetings and treatment planning conferences - and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members in a manner that enhances coordination of comprehensive patient care
• Orders diagnostic tests and discriminates between normal and abnormal findings and makes appropriate treatment decisions
• Ensures that the practice of medicine is consistent with Joint Commission - CARF - VA policies and procedures - clinical practice psychiatric guidelines - VISN standards - national statutes and regulations - medical record documentation - mandatory continuing education - and HIPPA policies
• Specific tasks are itemized in the Credentialing and Privileging package
• The following sections are enriching elements for the staff dentist/physician Academic/Teaching/Training/Administrative:
  Involved in performance improvement and quality assurance initiatives
• Provides leadership guidance and consultation to staff on units to which assigned
• Is involved in the supervision and teaching of house staff and other trainees assigned to unit as appropriate
• Serves as a consultant to other medical center staff and trainees and assist in implementation of treatment plan as appropriate regarding their patients
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system - as appropriate
• Is responsible for timely completion of all clinical charting and documentation required by the Medical Center or healthcare system - as appropriate
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm Telework:
  Not Available Virtual:
  This is not a virtual position
• Relocation/Recruitment
  
  Incentives:
  
  Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS):
  Not Authorized