Dentist Floater

On Call Floater Dentist- Saturdays

Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gingiva, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.

Qualifications

Education & Experience: (Required)

• Graduate dentist with state license or regional boards and eligible to practice Dentistry in California.
• The preference is for a General Dentist with a minimum of 2-3 years experience.
• Strong charting/documentation skills.
• OJT accredited.
• Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred).
• Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel (familiarity with medical terminology).
• EDR- Electronic Dental Record (Preferred).
• PMS- Practice Management System (Preferred).
• Familiarity with dental management programs, such as Dentrix.

Licensure/Certification:

• DDS, OSHA Certification, CPR License, X-ray Radiation License.
• Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

• Assist in patient scheduling to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
• Communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents or guardians and clinical staff in a clear and effective manner.
• Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
• Document and chart in the patients' dental records appropriately, using EDR and ability to effectively use practice management software (Dentrix) to schedule, chart, document and bill.
• Interpret radiograph; examine, diagnose, and treatment plan diseases and abnormalities and disorders of the oral and facial structure.
• Perform routine preventative, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontics treatment.
• Provide quality dental services to patients efficiently.
• Provides limited supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location and oversee management of equipment and supplies.
• Refer to specialist(s) when required.
• Restore health and function of carious and defective teeth and administer anesthesia as needed to carry out the procedures.
• Willing to work late shifts and Saturdays.
• Willing to work with children.
• Positive and pleasant attitude.
• Willing to learn and adjust within an organization.
• Neat and meticulous.
• Good and effective communication skills.

St. John's Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.