Endodontist

Navajo Preference Employment Act


In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an Affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.
Overview

POSITION SUMMARY

The incumbent will be a dental specialist treating endodontic and dental emergency patients with the TCRHCC 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, as well as specialized endodontic care including that of medically compromised patients. Treatment will be performed in a clinical setting. The incumbent will also be credentialed to perform emergent dental care as needed for patients of any age per the needs of the Dental Program.


Qualifications

NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
• Must possess a certificate from an accredited endodontic dental residency program

Licensure:

• Must have and maintain a valid, 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 or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Certification:

• Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association for at least 90 days from start of employment and must be maintained during employment at TCRHCC

Credentialing:

Must be credentialed and privileged to serve on the TCRHCC Medical Staff

Other Skills and Abilities:

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 of the following areas:

• Positive working relationships with others, team player
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences or tardiness
• 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.

MENTAL AND PHYSICAL EFFORT

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Physical:

Prolonged periods of sitting with frequent standing and bending, as well as occasional walking, driving, climbing, kneeling, crouching, twisting, maintaining balance, and bending are required to perform intraoral procedures; good eye-hand coordination, dexterity, prolonged simple grasping, frequent firm grasping and fine manipulation and concentration are required and occasional use of keyboard. Must be able to lift, push and pull up to 10lbs continuously and occasionally up to 50lbs. Must have ability of near, far and color vision, depth perception, seeing fine details, hearing normal speech, hearing overhead pages, and telephone use.


Mental:

Considerable ingenuity, original thinking, and independent judgment are exercised and required of the incumbent. Work with a group of people initially unfamiliar with health standards, the necessity for preventive care, and other essential health needs. The incumbent must be able to cope with problems and make judgments and evaluations of the situation and type of care needed. There may be stress involved when treating apprehensive, uncooperative, or physically compromised patients. Must be able to continuously handle high degree of flexibility, demonstrate high degree of patience, work in areas that are close and crowded, frequently cope with high levels of stress, make decisions under high pressure, handle multiple priorities in stressful situation, and occasionally cope with anger/fear/hostility of others in a calm way, manage altercations, work alone and adapt to shift work.


Environmental :

Work involves danger of exposure to radiation and communicable diseases. Incumbent uses lead shields to protect against radiation and wears face masks and gloves during treatment procedures. May continuously be exposed to chemical agents, loud noises, frequent exposure to dust, fumes and gases, and occasional exposure to extremes in temperature or humidity, and hazardous or moving equipment.


Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Responsible for the provision of specialty services in endodontics for the patients of the TCRHCC service area and to patients being treated when visiting from other service units
2. Diagnostic services, through the use of history, radiographs, examination, diagnostic models, and other appropriate tests
3. Full range of endodontic procedures including complex endodontic restoration of teeth having suffered severe and rampant caries, periodontal disease, and/or trauma to the oral cavity and supporting structures
4. Emergency services including the treatment of trauma, pain and infection; will be expected to treat emergency/walk-in patients when needed or when specialist has broken appointments or cancellations
5. Obtain consultation services in other areas as appropriate for cases requiring a team approach, but acts independently for complex cases involving his/her area of specialty
6. May be called upon for services/consultations during non-clinic hours
7. May be called upon for general dental duties other than treating endodontic patients
8. Provide continuing dental education (CDE) on a national level through training courses such as the "IHS Challenges Course" for TCRHCC/Indian Health Service dentists, as well as on a local level/on-site for dental staff at TCRHCC
9. Administer local anesthesia
10. Recognize symptoms of an assortment of systemic diseases and refer cases for medical diagnosis
11. Basic computer skills needed to complete administrative tasks, power point presentations for CDE lectures & courses
12. Work with the Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) programs; training will be provided
13. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role
14. Provide in-service training to dental and non-dental personnel at TCRHCC
15. Must complete all mandatory trainings and certifications as required of the position in the timeframe designated by supervisor (e.g. radiology, infection control, periodontal therapy, mandatory hospital trainings)
16. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; review courses
17. Proficient in dental charting for exams and treatment planning
18. Will work with the Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) programs; training will be provided
19. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role
20. Ensure Proper PPE is used at all times while on duty. Face surgical mask is to be worn in all hospital areas. Proper handwashing is required. If water is not available use hand sanitizer. Social distancing will be practiced by department.
21. Proper PPE is used inside assigned Clinics or Units. NIOSH- approved N95 Masks filtering face piece respirator or higher, if available, this includes eye or face shields, gloves, and isolation gowns.
22. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. Complete provided training.
23. Performs other duties as assigned