Dentist

Position

DENTIST

Schedule: Part time (8 hours/week)

Facility: Southern Regional Jail

Location: Beaver, West Virginia

Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Regional Dental Director, a dentist licensed in West Virginia is responsible and accountable for supervising the dental staff and managing the dental activity as well as providing oral health care to patients such as fillings, extractions, dentures, root canals, and other dental services.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides overall supervision of the dental department including hiring, coaching, counseling, administering discipline and termination of subordinate staff as needed.
• Provides preventative and restorative treatment to all inmates.
• Performs and interprets radiographic examinations as indicated.
• Performs all general dentistry services including, but not limited to restorative, surgical, periodontal, endodontic and prosthodontic services as described by West Virginia Health Service Bulletins.
• Supervises staff in cleaning of teeth, making impressions for prosthetic devices, planning and maintaining an oral hygiene program, completing appropriate records accurately and all procedures associated with the provision of dental care.
• Arranges proper referral for procedures that cannot be performed on-site at facility.
• Provides supervision of staff in instruction of offenders in preventative practices for maintaining proper oral hygiene.
• Submits monthly report of Dental Department activities.
• Participates in staff development programs.
• Develops and updates departmental policies and procedures.
• Supervises and evaluates all assigned dental staff.
• Forwards all outside referrals of offenders to the Regional Dental Director to assure the necessity for such referrals.
• Serves as clinical authority on all matters related to the delivery of dental services, and provides direction, guidance, and oversight to the dental staff and programs.
• Determines the timeframes for non-emergent and elective treatments according to priority and availability.
• Determines the appropriateness of non-routine treatment and ensures that such treatment will not interfere with the provision of greater priority services.
• Examines patients and documents findings on standard forms, utilizing applicable dental classification systems (i.e., APHA).
• Provides or arranges for appropriate preventative restorative dental care as needed within the administrative guidelines to all inmates.
• Provides or arranges for appropriate care for emergency patients as soon as possible.
• Ensures continuity of care.
• Supplies data for clinic reports as requested.
• Keeps dental licenses up-to-date, and ensures current copy is on file in the Health Care Unit.
• Must be CPR certified and skilled in recognizing the symptoms of shock and fainting, and must be prepared to provide necessary aid as directed during emergency procedures.
• Responsible for dental office security to include instrument, medicine and needle counts.
• Responsible to ensure appropriate and quality orientation for all newly hired dental staff.
• Notifies the Wexford Health Staffing Department of vacant or upcoming vacant positions in a timely manner and actively assists the Staffing Department in the filling of vacant positions.
• Is familiar with overtime and commodities budgets and works to remain within budget.
• Notifies Regional Manager of staffing vacancies.
• Obtains approval of Wexford Health and WVDOC administration prior to exceeding staffing hours.
• Strives to ensure 100% compliance of staffing hours.
• Complies with and enforces Wexford Health/Facility Policy and procedures and ensures subordinate compliance.
• Member of the Quality Assurance Committee.
• Receives direction from WVDOC personnel as appropriate, including but not limited to Wardens, Assistant Wardens and Health Services Administrators.
• Maintains the confidentiality of inmate records.
• Approaches change in a positive manner.
• Accepts constructive criticism in stressful situations. Makes suggestions for improving work conditions to the Medical Director, Health Services Administrator and Regional Manager.

Job Requirements

Licensure: Current West Virginia Dental license, Current DEA license.

Certification: Current CPR certification.

Education: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) degree.

Preferred Experience: Minimum one year practicing dentistry, skill in recognizing the symptoms of shock and fainting, correctional experience preferred, supervisory experience preferred.

EEO Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/D/V.