Dentist, Per Diem; Riverside

Community health is about more than just vaccines and checkups. It’s about giving people the resources they need to live their best lives. At Neighborhood, this is our vision: a community where everyone is healthy and happy. We’re with you every step of the way, with the care you need for each of life’s chapters. At Neighborhood, we are Better Together.

As a private, non-profit 501(C) (3) community health organization, we serve over 500,000 medical, dental, and behavioral health visits from more than 100,000 people annually. We do this in pursuit of our mission to improve the health and happiness of the communities we serve by providing quality care to all, regardless of situation or circumstance.

Since 1969, our employees have been making this mission a reality. Regardless of the role, our team focuses on being compassionate, having integrity, being professional, always collaborating, and consistently going above and beyond. If this sounds like an organization you would like to be a part of, we would love to meet you.

The Dentist supports the mission and vision of Neighborhood Healthcare (NHC) by providing dental services to patients. This role performs dental procedures and services based on initial dental assessments and treatment plans. In addition, this role will impart health education information and techniques to patients.

• Develops and implements individualized dental care plans for patients
• Assesses dental needs and refers patients to dental specialists or medical providers as needed, using medical staff protocols for referral, follow-up, and quality assurance
• Provides comprehensive dental care, services, and preventive health education/techniques to patients in compliance with standard procedures
• Performs dental procedures and services that are within the approved skills profile and/or scope of practice
• Observes, assesses, and records patients’ symptoms, reactions, and treatment progress
• Prescribes medications and provides patients with pertinent medication instructions, as needed

• Works with dental team to facilitate prescription refills and paperwork completion
• Provides dental support and back coverage regionally to NHC dental sites and clinicians as needed, including occasional and reasonable travel between the organization's dental locations to support patient access and operational needs
• Provides supervision, consultations, and instructions to Dental Assistants and other health care delivery team members in NHC dental sites, as needed
• Serves as preceptor to dental and paraprofessional students placed with NHC

• Accepts additional patients into the schedule, as needed
• Accommodates patients with urgent dental needs, including walk-ins
• Minimizes rescheduling of patients; provides instructions if necessary
• Completes and submits daily billing to reflect accurate coding and charges of all services rendered
• Works with management on improving efficiency, patient flow, program development, and revenues
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure, and continuing education requirements
• Assists management with employee evaluations for the Dental PSRs or Dental Assistants, as needed
• Participates in audits, peer reviews, patient satisfaction, protocol development, meetings, and in-service trainings
• Contributes to the success of NHC by participating in quality improvement activities
• Completes legible and legally defensible dental records

• Doctorate degree in Dental Medicine (DMD) or Dental Surgery (DDS) required
• Valid DEA license and current CPR/AED certification required

• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through an American Heart Association (AHA)-approved source…