Dentist DDS DMD Milwaukee Co Jail up to 215K Salary!

Wellpath•Milwaukee, WI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dentist provides dental services to inmate patients at the assigned institutions while following facility security regulations. The position maintains accurate, timely, and confidential documentation of services for compliance with client contracts and compensation. The role serves two Milwaukee-area facilities, working 20 hours per week at Milwaukee County Jail and 20 hours per week at the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center. The facilities are approximately 12 miles apart, or about a 20-minute drive. The schedule is 40 hours per week, typically four 10-hour shifts Monday through Thursday, with flexible shift times coordinated with the dentist’s assistant. There are no holidays or weekends. Duties include reviewing X-rays, conducting annual exams for patients who have been at the facility for a year or more, performing extractions as appropriate, and treating infections and abscesses. General cleanings are not performed, and complicated extractions are referred out. The Dentist also evaluates dental care needs, recommends appropriate treatment, takes impressions for dental appliances, teaches patients good dental hygiene, and provides in-service training for health staff. The role is part of a mission-driven organization focused on providing compassionate care to underserved and vulnerable patients. Ongoing training and development opportunities and clinical resources are available to healthcare team members.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of dental medicine.
Must have and maintain current licensure as a dentist within the state of employment.
Must obtain and maintain CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in general dentistry preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide dental care and treatment to referred inmate patients in accordance with facility regulations and standards.
Review X-rays and evaluate patients’ dental care needs, making clinically appropriate recommendations.
Perform restorative dentistry and extractions as appropriate; complicated extractions are referred out.
Conduct annual dental exams for patients who have been at the facility for a year or more.
Treat dental infections and abscesses.
Take impressions for dental appliances and instruct patients in good dental hygiene techniques.
Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential patient records and provide documentation to the director or designee.
Provide in-service training for health staff members.
Adhere to the security regulations of assigned facilities.
Work at Milwaukee County Jail and the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center, coordinating shift times with the dentist’s assistant.