DENTIST

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Under the direction of the Chief Medical Officer and as part of a team-based health care delivery model, provides clinical dental services in a fast-paced community health care setting. Provides diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity in a competent and accurate manner. Ensures operational excellence in the delivery of all dental treatment including restorative dentistry in adults and children, fixed and removable prosthodontics, uncomplicated endodontics, and minor oral surgery.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS

• Increasing patient well-being through the accurate and timely diagnosis and delivery of high-quality dental treatment.
• Ensuring the delivery of competent, accurate, dental care and treatment to all patients as assigned.
• Providing leadership and direction to other dental clinic staff.
• Meeting or exceeding all measurable standards of care, including overall clinical, quality, and productivity goals.
• Ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and appropriate confidentiality with patient charting and related recordkeeping and administrative functions as assigned.
• Diagnosing and treating emergency dental situations such as toothaches, fractured teeth/restorations, dentofacial trauma.
• Developing treatment plans in conjunction with patients, coordinating all necessary referrals for complex endodontic, surgical, and/or advanced care in uncooperative pediatric patients.
• Upholding a level of comfort with composite and amalgam restorations, single canal root canal therapy, extraction of erupted teeth, uncomplicated fixed and removable prosthodontics.
• Attending dental provider and organizational meetings.
• Carrying out Vibrant Health’s mission:
  To provide access to respectful, empowering, culturally sensitive and appropriate high-quality health care for the community, regardless of socio-economic obstacles.
• Accepting and using supervision, direction and consultation to maximize available resources in the completion of work duties.
• Additional responsibilities will be assigned as needed to maintain and improve effective functioning of the department and to advance the mission of the organization.
• All job responsibilities will be carried out under the direction of the organization’s policies and procedures.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Graduate of an accredited dental school (DDS or DMD degree) and maintenance of Kansas state dental licensure required.
• CPR certification required.
• Occasional evening and weekend availability is required.

Individual must:

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Bilingual fluency in written and oral English/Spanish preferred.
• Experience or enthusiasm regarding the treatment of dental pediatric patients.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

N/A

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; talk and hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move materials that may weigh up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform