Dentist (Rialto)

Neighborhood Healthcare•Rialto, CA

About The Position

The Dentist supports Neighborhood Healthcare’s mission and vision by providing dental services to patients. The role performs dental procedures and services based on initial dental assessments and care plans, and provides patients with health education and techniques. The Dentist works with dental teams and other care providers, supports clinical administration and quality improvement, and maintains required credentials, licensure, and continuing education.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Dental Medicine (DMD) or Dental Surgery (DDS).
Valid California Dental License.
Current California DEA licensure, maintained as a condition of employment.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through an American Heart Association-approved source upon hire, maintained as a condition of employment; the course must include an in-person, hands-on skills check with a certified instructor.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including composition, typing, and proofreading.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagram, or schedule-form instructions.
Knowledge and experience in modern dentistry and oral surgery, dental terminology and science, dental disease prevention and corrective treatment, and dental evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment.
Knowledge of ethical and legal standards for dental care.
Knowledge of relevant drugs and non-pharmaceutical patient care aids, with ability to prescribe dosages and instruct patients in correct usage.
Ability to develop and implement individualized dental care plans and provide hands-on dental care in varied settings while maintaining appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility, and responsiveness.
Ability to perform in high-volume and emergency situations.
Knowledge of community-based dental environments.
Ability to maintain quality, safety, and infection-control standards.
Ability to manage multiple tasks, plan and organize effectively, and work both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to handle highly confidential information professionally and ethically.
Ability to lift or carry 25 pounds and stand for long periods.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual English/Spanish skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement individualized dental care plans for patients.
Assess patients’ dental needs and refer them to dental specialists or medical providers as needed, following protocols for referral, follow-up, and quality assurance.
Provide comprehensive dental care, services, and preventive health education in compliance with standard procedures.
Perform dental procedures and services within the approved skills profile and scope of practice.
Observe, assess, and record patients’ symptoms, reactions, and treatment progress.
Prescribe medications and provide pertinent medication instructions as needed.
Accept additional patients into the schedule and accommodate urgent dental needs, including walk-ins.
Work with the dental team on prescription refills and paperwork.
Provide dental backup to NHC dental sites and clinicians as needed.
Provide supervision, consultations, and instructions to Dental Assistants and other health care delivery team members as needed.
Serve as a preceptor to dental and paraprofessional students placed with NHC.
Minimize patient rescheduling and provide instructions when necessary.
Complete and submit daily billing with accurate coding and charges for services rendered.
Work with management to improve efficiency, patient flow, program development, and revenues.
Maintain required credentialing, licensure, and continuing education.
Assist management with employee evaluations for Dental PSRs or Dental Assistants as needed.
Participate in audits, peer reviews, patient satisfaction activities, protocol development, meetings, and in-service training.
Participate in quality improvement activities.
Complete legible and legally defensible dental records.