Dentist

OLV Human Services•Lackawanna, NY

44d•$100

About The Position

🦷If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and are dedicated to providing exceptional dental care, we invite you to join our team!🦷 Salary: $100 per hour Schedule: 9 hour shift, Friday ONLY. Responsible to: Dental Director Job Summary: The Baker Victory Dental Center provides high quality and affordable dental care to our patients. We serve a variety of patients from the community, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or other special needs, and ensure that they all attain the greatest levels of oral health possible. Dentists are expected to meet established productivity standards to ensure the financial health of the Center.

Requirements

Computer skills
Customer services skills
Analytical skills
Doctoral Degree in Dental Medicine
1-year clinical experience
Active NYS License in Dentistry
Must provide documentation for the following: MMR RecordDEA licenseMalpractice insurance

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive and periodic examinations, including digital radiographic exposure/diagnosis to patients within the designated clinical settings
Diagnosis and referral of oral conditions requiring specialty evaluation
Treatment of oral conditions requiring restorative care, extractions, endodontic and prosthetic care as determined by Delineation of Privileges and NYS Practice Act
Triage and treatment of emergency situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting
Completion of treatment logs, laboratory prescriptions, quality assurance records, and documentation of delivered services
Keep accurate and complete patient records
Will meet established productivity standards
Work directly with all Program Staff on all aspect of operations, both clinical and administrative as needed
Participate in all required employee training programs
Comply with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others
Keep all patient, personnel and business information confidential, access patient information on a need-to-know basis only, discuss confidential information in private areas only and conduct conversations with discretion to protect confidentiality
Complete Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure
Provides Dental Administrative staff with needed documentation to ensure credentialing in a timely manner
Create positive first impressions for patients by welcoming all patients in a warm, friendly manner, presenting a professional image, and anticipating specific patient needs such as hearing impairments, language barriers and disabilities
Treat everyone with respect by putting the patient and family first and respond to the patient’s needs in a timely fashion; Model the OLVHS agency values of integrity, respect, accountability, and teamwork
Communicate compassionately and effectively by taking time to be a good listener, trying to understand the patient’s needs and making sure any questions are answered
Maintain a safe environment by writing instructions and orders clearly, obtaining a second opinion from one of your colleagues if necessary, asking for assistance, knowing how to use all equipment and treating the equipment well
Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor