Dental Provider - Dentist

Unicare Community Health Center Inc, Recruiter•Hesperia, CA

About The Position

At Unicare, we strive to provide high quality health care to the community we serve. Our goal is to provide easily accessible, comprehensive, and affordable health care to every family member, while reducing visits to emergency rooms and urgent care facilities. Our mission is to be a community health care organization that treats everyone with dignity and, respect and cultural sensitivity to help create an environment in which all can prosper. Job Summary A full time, non-exempt position responsible for providing clinical dental services and preventive dental care in a community health center setting. The staff dentist supervises the dental assistants and dental hygienists of the community health center in the absence of the dental director.

Requirements

Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the State of California, unrestricted DEA license and BLS certified.
DDS or DMD degree
Current Basic Life Support
Requires a comprehensive knowledge of primary dental care in outpatient settings.
Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern dentistry as related to public health organizations and community health programs as well as current social and economic problems pertaining to public health and their impact on primary health care.
Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
Flexible and able to multitask; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.

Responsibilities

Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses their dental/oral conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental/oral treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient's dental records so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contract, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. In addition, the staff dentist shall complete referrals, data collections instruments and other records or paper works as shall be required from time to time by the corporation.
Educates individuals in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
Participates in all organizational quality activity improvement as assigned
Prepares specific reports as requested by Unicare’s Dental Director.
Assists in the provision of continuing education, on the job training, and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.
Design, develops, and implements appropriate dental department policies, protocols and procedures as directed by the dental director which are in compliance with the most current accepted professional standards.
Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education to the community as requested.
Participates in short- and long-term program planning for the dental department and the agency, including development of goals and objectives.
Provides consultation to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors regarding dental and oral health issues in the absence of the Dental Director.
Travels when necessary to fulfill the corporations needs and attends meeting as necessary to represent the corporation and/or the dental department.
Assists in the coordination and integration of the corporation's dental programs and services with other corporate programs and services for the welfare of the corporation's patients.
Responsible for personal full compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and Unicare rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, work place safety, public health and confidentiality.
Participates in recruitment/retention activities of the corporation, as necessary.
Use of Electronic Health Records to deliver care.
As directed by the Dental Director, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives