Dentist

River Valley Family Health Center•Delta, CO

12d•$165,212 - $178,830•Onsite

About The Position

River Valley Family Health Centers is seeking a Dentist to provide consistent, high-quality clinical dental services and preventive dental care in a community health center setting at its clinics in Montrose and Delta, Colorado. The Dentist evaluates patients’ needs and provides care in an integrated, culturally respectful environment. In the absence of the dental director, the staff dentist supervises the community health center’s dental assistants and dental hygienists. This is a full-time, salaried exempt position working 40 hours per week. The organization’s mission is to provide high-quality healthcare in an integrated and culturally respectful manner, with affordable and easy access to care for the community. It values patient-centered quality care, accountability, integrity, and overcoming barriers to care, and is committed to equal employment opportunity. The role includes examining patients, diagnosing dental and oral conditions, providing or directing appropriate treatment, and referring patients for specialty consultation or treatment in accordance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines. The Dentist documents patient-dentist transactions in dental records and uses dental instruments, X-rays, and other diagnostic equipment to evaluate dental health, identify diseases or abnormalities, and plan treatment. The role requires travel between clinics as needed. The position pays $165,212 to $178,830 per year, depending on experience and certifications. The work involves prolonged standing and walking, sitting at a computer, and lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 35 pounds. Employees may be exposed to blood, body fluids, and other occupational hazards and must complete required vaccinations, including Tdap, Hepatitis A and B, MMR, Varicella, and the annual flu vaccine.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited dental school.
Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in Colorado.
DPS and DEA registration.
Ability to travel between clinics as needed.
Ability to maintain positive working relationships with team members, patients, families, and others.
Ability to use a computer for timekeeping, electronic medical record documentation, and follow-up tasks.
Caring, kind, and professional bedside manner.
Ability to be a team player and support and assist team members as needed.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Ability to stand and walk for long periods and sit at a computer.
Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 35 pounds.
Must complete mandatory vaccinations, including Tdap, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, MMR, Varicella, and the yearly flu vaccine.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of public health principles and practices.
Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Examine patients requesting care and diagnose dental and oral conditions.
Prescribe and provide appropriate dental and oral treatment, direct others in providing treatment, or refer patients for specialty consultation or treatment in accordance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
Record and document patient-dentist transactions in dental records as they occur, accurately reflecting the patient’s condition and the care or treatment provided.
Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues using dental instruments, X-rays, and other diagnostic equipment.
Evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
Supervise dental assistants and dental hygienists in the absence of the dental director.
Travel between clinics as needed.
Maintain positive working relationships with team members, patients, families, and others; support team members as needed.
Use a computer for timekeeping, electronic medical record documentation, and follow-up tasks.
Maintain confidentiality.