Dentist

PrimeCare Medical • Ebensburg, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

PrimeCare Medical (PCM) has been in operation since 1986 and is a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive medical, mental health, and dental care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout PA, MD, FL, NY, & NH. Correctional healthcare offers a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for dental professionals to utilize all their learned skills and knowledge daily. It is the perfect hybrid of outpatient and emergency dentistry, providing care to an under-served, diverse, and appreciative patient population. We are currently looking for a Part Time Dentist to join our team and provide on-site dental care at the Cambria County Jail And Juvi Facility in Ebensburg, PA. The part-time schedule is up to 10-12 hours per week, worked Monday - Friday.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Dentistry.
• Licensed to practice Dentistry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Maintain current DEA license.
• Maintain active BLS (i.e. CPR) certification.
• Maintain current Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise dental care of inmates/patients.
• Evaluate dental health programs and dental services.
• Function as a consultant to facility physicians.
• Monitor the need for dental supplies and equipment.
• Participate in dental health planning.
• Perform routine drilling, filling, and extraction of teeth in accordance with established standards of practice.
• Complete, within seven (7) days for prisons, fourteen (14) days for jails, and seven (7) days for juvenile centers; an initial dental screening on all new commitments.
• Evaluate those inmates/patients needing or applying for dental care, not included under basic dental care services and make recommendations deemed clinically appropriate.
• Treat inmates/patients whose dental care is significantly affecting their nutritional status.
• Take impressions for dental plates and completes follow-up care that is required.
• Document completely all services rendered in the inmate/patient dental health record.
• Instruct inmates/patients in dental hygiene techniques.
• Provide in-service training for health staff in areas of dental hygiene, care, emergencies, techniques, and treatment.
• Complete dental exam on inmates/patients at anniversary date of incarceration. The period for jails is one (1) year, prisons thirty (30) days and juvenile centers sixty (60) days.
• Any/all other duties and responsibilities as assigned or delegated.

Benefits

• Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided.
• Annual licensure reimbursement offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level