Dentist - Star Community Health
About The Position
The Dentist will provide direct dental care to patients. This role involves providing a full range of dental care services to St. Luke’s university health network dental patients, demonstrating competency in assessment, treatment range, knowledge of growth and development, and age-appropriate communication. The Dentist will also supervise dental assistants, hygienists, and residents, monitor quality of care, maintain charting compliance, and foster a positive learning environment for residents. This includes evaluating residents' clinical performance and learning processes, establishing positive faculty-resident relationships, and assuming clinical teaching assignments. The role requires implementing the program philosophy and curriculum, utilizing current dental research, and serving as a professional role model. Additionally, the Dentist must monitor and comply with infection control and safety procedures, offer suggestions for work improvements, and participate in the Quality Improvement Process.
Requirements
- A valid unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the state of Pennsylvania
- Evidence of current professional liability insurance.
- Current certificate in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support.
Nice To Haves
- A current conscious sedation (Nitrous Oxide sedation) license is desirable.
- Five years of experience in a clinical setting is strongly recommended.
Responsibilities
- Provides full range of dental care services to St. Luke’s university health network dental patients.
- Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
- Supervises the day to day activities of dental assistant, dental hygienist and dental residents.
- Assesses competencies and assists in conducting performance evaluations.
- Attends mandated hospital and departmental meetings and functions
- Monitors quality of patient care through a peer review system, medical record quality, laboratory and x-ray usage, including, pharmaceutical formulary and drug usage as appropriate.
- Maintains compliance with department policy regarding accurate and timely patient charting in the Dentrix system.
- Creates a positive milieu in the dental program that fosters dental residents learning and development.
- Evaluates residents’ clinical learning process on a quarterly basis.
- Evaluates residents’ clinical performance in accordance with established standards defined by the residency program and the commission on dental accreditation.
- Establishes positive faculty-resident relationship with effective communications in formal and informal contacts.
- Assumes clinical teaching assignments as per the dental residency program policy.
- Implements the program philosophy, conceptual framework, and content/ process instructional plan to insure integrity of the curriculum.
- Utilizes current dental research applicable to area of teaching.
- Participates in activities promoting the dental residency program.
- Serves as a professional role model for residents and staff.
- Monitors and complies with all infection control and safety procedures.
- Offers suggestions to improve work methods or procedures.
- Participates in Quality Improvement Process.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
