Dentist

Indian Health Service • Porterville, CA

347d • $140,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Dentistry is the evaluation, diagnosis, prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical, surgical or related procedures) of diseases, disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and/or the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body; provided by the dentist, within the scope of his/her education, training and experience, in accordance with the ethics of the profession and applicable law.

Requirements

• Successful completion of four-year American College Degree (B.A., B.S.) or equivalent degree from an acceptable foreign school.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree (DDS or DMD) from an American school, or equivalent degree from an acceptable foreign dental school.
• Three (3) or more consecutive years as a General Dentist in a clinical setting seeing patients.
• Maintain continuing dental education for successful California state license renewal.
• Maintain California dental and DEA licenses, and CPR certificate at the BCLS level.
• Three (3) positive character references from professional, business, or if needed personal sources.
• Pass pre-employment and random drug & alcohol tests.
• Pass pre-employment physical.
• Pass Background check.
• Be lawfully eligible to obtain work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care for our patients according to current Indian Health Service (IHS) guidelines, HIPAA, and OSHA requirements.
• Follow Policy & Procedure, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and Employee Handbook.
• Participate in general staff meetings, in-service and trainings of the Health Center.
• Observe existing dental department Policy & Procedure and participate in updating the same.
• Participate in team meetings, peer review, quality assurance (QA), quality improvement (QI), customer satisfaction surveys, and other customer service or department enhancing activities.
• Promote the Tule River Indian Health Center Dental department by every ethical means.
• Promote and improve customer service to patients, team members, and guests.
• Promote Third party revenue from patients, grants, or other sources.
• Travel at times for acquiring continuing education or participation in community projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Administration of Human Resource Programs
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees