Dentist 2 (NY HELPS), St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, P27479

Dentist 2 Position

St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center is recruiting a Dentist 2 to provide professional dental services to individuals with mental illness. Candidates from outside or within State Service can apply.

As a Dentist 2 you will perform a full range of professional dental tasks including:

• Conducting dental examinations.
• Treating teeth, mouth, and gum infections with medication.
• Performs restoration of simple and compound cavities.
• Preparing written reports of dental services and ensuring fully documented records.
• Planning and directing the work of professional and paraprofessional dental staff.
• Ordering and maintaining equipment and supplies.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A valid license and registration to practice dentistry in New York State AND three years of full-time post licensure dentistry experience, one year of which must have been in a supervisory capacity in a dental health care setting.
• OR Candidates from within State Service can be considered for a competitive class appointment if they have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/55-c service in a title eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law.

All OMH employees receive a generous benefits package including:

• NYS medical, dental, & vision insurance
• Access to tuition assistance programs
• Excellent opportunities for advancement & professional growth
• Paid time off 13 paid vacation days in the first year, 5 paid personal days, 13 paid holidays, & paid sick leave
• NYS Retirement programs

Background checks will be required. Posted salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 32 of $138,234, an Increase Hiring Rate of $29,446, and Geographic Pay Differential $35,000.

Notes:

• If you fail to maintain your license and/or registration once you are appointed, action will be taken to remove you from the position.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• If appointed you may be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider; obtain and provide to your employer a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES); and otherwise actively participate to the degree necessary to allow for your services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid. If you are appointed and you lose the ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid, you may be terminated from your employment.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.