Dentist

ChesPenn Health Services - Chester, PA

Full-time - Entry Level

Chester, PA

About the position

ChesPenn is a network of community health centers spanning Chester and Delaware Counties. Our mission is to provide quality, integrated, and culturally sensitive medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare to adults and children regardless of their income, insurance status, or ability to pay. We are seeking a talented, compassionate dentist to join the team at our Center for Community Health at Coatesville full-time. Our ideal candidate will be skilled in working with both children and adults and will enjoy working in a busy, high-energy general dentistry practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide dental care to patients in an FQHC ambulatory-care environment in an urban setting
• Maintain positive relationships with managed care agencies, commercial providers, public and private funders and community organizations
• Participate in quality improvement, regularly scheduled staff meetings
• Maintain a high productivity level based on BPHC standards with respect to the total number of patients to which professional services are rendered
• Bring a professional, positive attitude to the work and to your coworkers

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited dental school is required
• Two (2) years in a related field
• Current State of Pennsylvania Dental License
• Current COVID-19 and flu vaccines required
• Understanding of the principles of community health care and services to special populations
• Ability to perform essential dentistry procedures, including restoration, basic endodontics, extractions, and preparation of full and partial dentures
• Cultural competence
• Basic Life support certification
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including friendliness, empathy, patients, kindness, politeness, and helpfulness
• Strong leadership and communication skills required
• Skilled in working with both children and adults
• Extensive knowledge of current dental health care needs and issues of children, adolescents, and adults
• Ability to collect adequate client data, conduct basic general dentistry, interpret oral findings, and manage or refer patients as conditions or protocol dictate

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401a retirement account, funded by ChesPenn
• Life insurance
• Generous vacation, sick, and personal leave
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program