Dentist - Star Community Health

St. Luke's University Health Network•Stroudsburg, PA

About The Position

The Dentist provides direct dental care to patients at St. Luke’s University Health Network and delivers a full range of dental services. The role includes supervising dental assistants, hygienists, and residents; monitoring patient-care quality and compliance with charting, infection-control, and safety procedures; and supporting quality-improvement efforts. The Dentist also contributes to the dental residency program by fostering residents’ learning and development, evaluating their clinical learning and performance, teaching in accordance with program policies and curriculum, using relevant dental research, and serving as a professional role model. The position requires a valid unrestricted Pennsylvania dentistry license, current professional liability insurance, and current CPR and Basic Life Support certificates. Five years of clinical-setting experience is strongly recommended.

Requirements

Valid, unrestricted license to practice dentistry in Pennsylvania.
Evidence of current professional liability insurance.
Current certificate in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support.

Nice To Haves

Current conscious sedation (Nitrous Oxide sedation) license is desirable.
Five years of experience in a clinical setting is strongly recommended.

Responsibilities

Provide the full range of dental care services to St. Luke’s University Health Network dental patients.
Demonstrate competence in patient assessment, treatment, growth and development, and age-appropriate communication.
Supervise the day-to-day activities of dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dental residents; assess competencies and assist with performance evaluations.
Attend mandated hospital and departmental meetings and functions.
Monitor patient-care quality through peer review, medical-record quality, laboratory and X-ray usage, and pharmaceutical formulary and drug usage as appropriate.
Maintain compliance with department policy for accurate and timely patient charting in the Dentrix system.
Create a positive dental-program environment that fosters dental residents’ learning and development.
Evaluate residents’ clinical learning process quarterly and assess clinical performance according to residency-program and Commission on Dental Accreditation standards.
Establish effective faculty-resident relationships and communication in formal and informal contacts.
Assume clinical teaching assignments in accordance with dental residency program policy.
Implement the program philosophy, conceptual framework, and instructional plan to maintain curriculum integrity.
Use current dental research relevant to the area of teaching.
Participate in activities promoting the dental residency program.
Serve as a professional role model for residents and staff.
Monitor and comply with infection-control and safety procedures.
Offer suggestions to improve work methods or procedures and participate in the Quality Improvement Process.