Dentist - Sign on/Relocation eligible

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation•Tuba City, AZ

70d•Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent will be a first-line treating dentist within the clinics of the dental program. Performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures. Provides routine and emergent dental for both pediatric and adult Native American population. Must be willing to participate in Quality Assurance activities, and any other Administrative activities when called upon (i.e., Committee involvement).

Requirements

Must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Must have current, full, and unrestricted dental license to practice dentistry in a state, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Must have and maintain a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) throughout employment.
Must be a credentialed member of the TCRHCC Medical Staff
A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
Positive working relationships with others
Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
Has the ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment
Must possess excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to optimize the care of patients
Excellent clinical skills and judgment
Is a mentor to colleagues and other organizational staff
Responds effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints
Completion of and, above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Nice To Haves

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
Positive working relationships with others
Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
Has the ability to work effectively in a culturally diverse environment
Must possess excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills to optimize the care of patients
Excellent clinical skills and judgment
Is a mentor to colleagues and other organizational staff
Responds effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints
Completion of and, above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Responsibilities

Performing oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity, and diagnosis of pathological and irregular condition.
Performing restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard dental materials (cement, amalgam, composite resin, etc.)
Administering local anesthesia.
Performing both non-surgical and surgical extractions of teeth.
Scaling of calculus, and curettage.
Treating dental and periodontal infections.
Recognizing symptoms of systemic diseases and referring cases for medical diagnosis
Performing alveolectomy in connection with fitting of dentures or other appliance, or other dental procedures
Responsible for scheduling and completing specialty prosthodontic procedures that he/she has obligated to do
Must be willing and able to perform public health dentistry (ie. stainless steel crowns on primary teeth, CPA’s on root canal-treated teeth, etc)
Must be willing to treat patients of all ages, medically compromised patients, and physically and mentally challenged patients.
Must have basic computer skills to complete administrative tasks
May be required to participate in committee involvement or be assigned administrative duties (ie. quality assurance activities, teaching Dental assistants, etc)
Will work with Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and Employee Health Record (EHR) programs; training will be provided
Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role
Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield.
Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates)
Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction.
Performs other duties as assigned.