Dentist

Dentist Position

The Hampton Roads Community Health Center is looking for dentists to join the dental team. We are strategically located in the Hampton Roads area which is a metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia that includes the cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg. It also includes the counties of Gloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, and York, and Currituck County, North Carolina. The Hampton Roads region is known for its connection to water, and includes the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, and many rivers. It's also home to one of the world's largest natural harbors and is the northernmost major East Coast port of the United States that's ice-free year-round.

Under limited supervision, this exempt position is responsible for providing quality dental care to pediatric and adult patients according to the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Reports to the Chief Dental Officer.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Diagnose and treat dental issues and help patients develop better oral hygiene regimens while promoting oral health & disease prevention. Provide primary dental care to eligible patients following currently acceptable treatment standards. Assist in both the planning and implementation of Hampton Roads Community Health Care Dental Care Plan; accept clinical responsibilities/duties assigned or requested by the Chief Dental Officer (CDO); maintain, organize, and complete dental records with regard to content appropriate and confidentiality; assist in the evaluation of dental records, Quality Assurance (QA) and outcome measures. Administer emergency care to post-operative patients and comprehensive care to adult patients aged 21 and older for the relief of pain and/or infection; effectively manage patient flow in the clinic to maximize efficiency in production of number of patients treated, total procedures provided, and number of corrective services provided. Recommend changes in staffing, services, facilities, scheduling, or patient flow (practice management) to the CDO and/or Administrator; recommend purchase of supplies and equipment (outside of the regular operating budget) to the Dental Director. Supervise and instruct dental auxiliary personnel to maximize efficiency in number of patients and procedures completed, and to maintain effective infection control practices; share in responsibility of teaching health science students, residents, and other health professionals as the community health center becomes involved in the training of health science students. Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

Must be a graduate of an accredited dental school with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry (DMD) degree. Dental school graduates must receive an additional 2-3 years of education in order to practice pediatric dentistry. Must have a valid License issued by the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Pediatric dentists will be required to obtain a license to practice dentistry. Must be Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certified. Requires an acceptable background check to include state and local criminal check; satisfactory results from a pre-employment medical evaluation and substance abuse testing and is subject to random alcohol and controlled substance testing. As a condition of continued employment, you must complete a state mandated application for credentialing and recertification.

Successful Candidates Will Possess:

Required Knowledge

• Dentistry Knowledge to diagnose, treat patients and develop better oral hygiene and disease prevention practices.
• HIPAA Knowledge of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to ensure the privacy and safeguard patient information.
• Customer Service Considerable knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes meeting quality standards for service.
• Technology Knowledge of general office equipment and personal computers to include word processing, spreadsheet, and related software. Comprehensive knowledge of office systems, practices, procedures and administration.

Required Skills

• Computer Skills Utilizes a personal computer with word processing, spreadsheet, and related software to effectively complete a variety of financial tasks with reasonable speed and accuracy.
• Time Management - Plans and organizes daily work routine. Estimates expected time of completion of elements of work and establishes a personal schedule accordingly. Implements work activities in accordance with priorities and estimated schedules.
• Interpersonal Relationships Develops and maintains cooperative and professional relationships with employees and all levels of management to include representatives from other departments and organizations.
• Communication Ability to effectively communicate ideas and proposals verbally and in writing, to include the preparation of detailed logs which include numerical information.
• Judgment/Decision Making Evaluates the best method of research and then exercises appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and resolving complex matters. Considers the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Physical Demands

• Requires the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work.
• Some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds).
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at keyboard or workstation.