Dentist - Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Veterans Health Administration•Washington, DC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Washington DC VA Medical Center is hiring one or more Staff Dentists specializing in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The role performs professional dental duties involving treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases and health problems requiring standard corrective measures, with patient care tailored to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological needs of adult and older adult patients. The position serves as Program Manager of the oral surgery section in the dental department. It provides leadership, training, and guidance to General Practice Residents and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residents rotating through the section, and specialty consultation and guidance to dental clinical staff and other hospital services. The incumbent also provides appropriate orientation for visiting oral surgery residents, serves as a subject matter expert on complicated community-care treatment plans, consults with supporting services about section needs, and assists with survey readiness and National Patient Safety Goals. The schedule is Monday through Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Telework and virtual work are not available. Relocation and recruitment incentives, as well as permanent change-of-station assistance, are not authorized.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship; noncitizens may be appointed when qualified U.S. citizens cannot be recruited.
Proficiency in spoken and written English.
A Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from an approved school of dentistry.
Completion of an approved general practice or specialty residency, or comparable experience as a dentist actively treating medically compromised patients; a waiver may be approved in unusual circumstances.
A current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia; maintain current registration if required for continued licensure.
Demonstrated ability in general dentistry or a dental specialty, capability to help maintain accepted standards of professional care in VA facilities, and ability to accept full responsibility for assigned patients’ care and treatment.
Must pass a pre-employment physical examination.
Must meet applicable pre-employment screening, background/security investigation, identification, and onboarding requirements; selected applicants in testing-designated positions are subject to pre-appointment urinalysis.
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is required for VA Health Care Personnel.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must meet Selective Service registration requirements.
May be required to serve a probationary period.
Long periods of standing and recurring bending and reaching are required during surgical procedures; above-average dexterity with dental instruments and materials and the ability to distinguish shades of color are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an Operating Room.
Previous experience conducting lectures, mentoring, and teaching.

Responsibilities

Provide courteous, respectful, and cooperative service to management, coworkers, patients, and the public, and work collaboratively to support organizational goals and performance measures.
Maintain productivity at the established level using recommended Central Office Relative Value Unit (RVU) requirements.
Perform oral examinations; take intraoral and extraoral radiographs; and perform hard- and soft-tissue biopsies, cultures, and cytologic smears.
Conduct admission histories and physical examinations and craniofacial analyses.
Manage infections of the oral and maxillofacial complex and neck, surgically and nonsurgically.
Perform surgery of erupted and nonerupted teeth and associated bone and soft tissue, and repair oral soft-tissue lacerations.
Treat benign and malignant tumors and cysts, including through cryosurgery, and manage oral manifestations of chronic systemic diseases.
Perform minor tooth movement, guided tissue regeneration, vestibuloplasty, frenectomy, and mucogingival surgery.
Perform surgery of the lip; tracheostomy; and repair injuries of the mandible, maxilla, alveolar process, bony orbit, and nasal bones.
Place dental and maxillofacial implants and perform associated vestibuloplasty and soft-tissue grafting.
Perform minor and major salivary gland surgery, maxillary and mandibular osteotomies, and repair of cleft lip, alveolar, and palate deformities.
Administer local and topical anesthesia, cranial nerve blocks, and nitrous oxide/oxygen analgesia.
Manage the oral surgery section as Program Manager and provide leadership, training, and guidance to residents rotating through the section.
Provide oral surgery specialty consultation and guidance to dental clinical staff and other clinical services in the hospital.
Ensure appropriate departmental orientation for oral surgery residents rotating from other facilities.
Serve as subject matter expert for complicated community-care Oral & Maxillofacial treatment plans.
Consult with Prosthetics, the Operating Room, Sterile Processing Service, Biomed, and Pharmacy regarding oral surgery section needs.
Assist with Joint Commission and other survey readiness and help ensure National Patient Safety Goals are met.