Dentist (DDS/DMD)

Greater Family Health•Elgin, IL

30d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for the provision of high-quality clinical oral health care for the patients of Greater Family Health. The Dentist will contribute to the community and make an impact in a patient’s life by providing high-quality oral health care in accordance with Licensure and Greater Family Health Policies and Procedures. This includes diagnosing oral diseases, promoting oral health and disease prevention, creating treatment plans, interpreting x-rays, administering anesthetics, monitoring growth and development of teeth and jaws, and performing preventive, restorative, and surgical procedures. The role also involves leadership and supervision of supportive staff, ensuring compliance with all applicable rules, regulations, laws, objectives, systems, policies, and procedures. The Dentist must maintain satisfactory productivity, provide age-appropriate care, report to scheduled work sites and shifts on time, engage in all offered training, and follow the Corporate Compliance Program. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

DDS or DMD degree
Ability to successfully complete credentialing, and thereby receive complete and full privileges, with Greater Family Health
Excellent writing skills
Excellent communication skills
Working knowledge of PC-based software applications

Responsibilities

Diagnosing oral diseases
Promoting oral health and disease prevention
Creating treatment plans to maintain or restore health
Interpreting x-rays and diagnostic tests
Ensuring the safe administration of anesthetics
Monitoring growth and development of the teeth and jaws
Performing preventive, restorative and surgical procedures on the teeth, bone, and soft tissues of the oral cavity
Being fully supportive of all quality initiatives
Being fully receptive to other responsibilities as assigned
Providing all forms of leadership, supervision, direction, training and role modeling to all supportive staff (e.g., Hygienist, Dental Assistant)
Working to assure that all responsible areas are fully compliant with all applicable federal and state rules, regulations, and laws
Ensuring that all responsible areas are in compliance with all Greater Family Health objectives, systems, policies, procedures, directives and contractual agreements
Maintaining a level of efficiency that indicates satisfactory productivity
Providing care in an age-appropriate fashion to one’s specialty
Reporting to all scheduled work sites and shifts on time and fully prepared to engage in all job responsibilities
Engaging in all offered training, consultations and supervisions made available
Fully and professionally responding to and implementing directives and advice offered by all supervisory and training personnel, as well as professionally offered feedback from coworkers
Following and fully implementing Corporate Compliance Program
Performing other duties as assigned