Dentist - SCI Forest

Position Overview

As a Dentist with the Department of Corrections (DOC), you can build a rewarding career focused on patient care and service. Working at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Forest gives you the chance to make a difference every day by providing essential dental treatment. This position offers dependable hours, assignment flexibility that supports work-life balance, and a skilled, professional team.

Become part of a workplace where your skills truly matter.

This role focuses on providing essential, effective dental care to the inmate population and guiding the work of the dental team. Your efforts support both patient well-being and the overall operation of the institution. As a Dentist, you will perform the following duties:

• Dental Treatment:
  Provide examinations, diagnose oral conditions, and deliver all basic dental care
• Clinical Oversight:
  Supervise daily tasks of dental staff and ensure proper care standards are followed
• Patient Referral:
  Consult with and refer patients to physicians, oral surgeons, and other specialists as needed
• Security Compliance:
  Follow security procedures and maintain proper tool control and safety protocols within the dental office
• Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Assist specialists on-site and work closely with auxiliary staff to support patient care

• 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 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)

• Graduation from an approved school of dentistry.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

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

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• 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.

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. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available at 711 for hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.