Dentist (Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, & Rowan Counties

General Dentist

Location:

Assigned Clinic

The Dentist provides dental health care to eligible individuals. The Dentist supports the CRCHC mission to assure access of the underserved to healthcare, to engage patients in a meaningful healthcare experience through the patient-centered health home model, to provide high-quality healthcare and to participate in controlling the cost of such care. The Dentist will achieve meaningful use of electronic health records each year as the standards are updated and expanded by the federal government to the extent that dental electronic health records are available.

Ability to read, write and comprehend instructions in the English language. Communicates effectively verbally and in writing. Ability to interact in a caring and professional manner with patients, staff, and other internal and external customers. Responsible for administering a program of primary and preventative dental care in a community health center setting. Must be able to work in a Patient Centered Medical Home model.

Must be able to commute independently between CRCHC sites.

• Experience:
  
  Previous experience desirable but not essential
• Additional skills required:
  Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of dental health care. Excellent leadership and coaching skills. Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team. Able to effectively utilize an electronic health record to document all patient encounters.
• Additional skills preferred:
  English, Spanish a plus.
• Education:
  
  Graduate of a United States accredited School of Dentistry
• Certification(s)/Licensure:
  Current and unrestricted state of North Carolina license as Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD)

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Frequent walking, standing and moving about.
• Frequently bends, kneels and crouches.
• Repetitive movement of hands and fingers - typing and/or writing.
• Talk and hear.