Dentist

Dentist Position

About Us: ChesPenn is a network of community health centers in Delaware County. 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.

Simply put, our goal is to provide a healthcare home for every person living in the communities we serve. Be part of our mission to care for your community. This is a job that will love you back!

Position Summary:

A talented, compassionate dentist to ensure access to quality dental services to the patient population of the community health center. These services encompass the areas of pedodontics, periodontics, removable and fixed prosthodontics, endodontics, oral medicine, and operative dentistry.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of dentistry
• Two (2) years' experience in ambulatory care or community health
• Current unrestricted Pennsylvania license and DEA Certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Understanding of the principles of community health care and services to special populations
• Cultural competence required
• Basic Life Support certification
• Ability to travel between worksites as needed
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including friendliness, empathy, patience, kindness, politeness, and helpfulness
• Strong leadership and communication skills required
• Skilled in working with both children and adults
• Enjoys working in a busy, high-energy general dentistry practice
• 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

Scope of Responsibilities:

• Provide dental care to patients in an FQHC ambulatory-care environment in an urban setting
• Coordinates and provides dental care services to target populations
• Maintains confidentiality of clinical records in accordance with HIPAA regulations
• Works within all state/federal laws and regulations and collaborating dental agreements
• Maintains positive relationships with managed care agencies, commercial providers, public and private funders and community organizations
• Participates in quality improvement, regularly scheduled staff meetings
• Maintains a high productivity level based on BPHC standards with respect to the total number of patients to which professional services are rendered
• Performs other tasks as directed

What We Offer:

• Health, Dental, Vision
• 100% Employer Paid Life and LTD Insurance
• Generous Paid Leave (vacation, personal and sick leave)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401(k) and Roth IRA Retirement Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical demands:

• Travel is required between sites(s) by personal automobile or public transportation, reimbursed in accordance with ChesPenn Health Services reimbursement policy
• Frequent and prolonged sitting, standing and/or walking may be required
• Moderate physical effort with carrying forms, supplies and equipment
• Climbing stairs may be required
• Stooping and stretching may be required

Work environment:

• The primary work environment is a busy multi-cultural ambulatory care setting. Exposure to infectious disease and bloodborne pathogens is possible

ChesPenn is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Because employees work with families and children and due to the sensitive nature of patient medical information, we require all applicants who receive and accept employment offers to complete child abuse and criminal background checks before being hired.