Dentist - Hospital Dentistry

Dentist PositionAt Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we honor all members of our community and acknowledge the dignity of each person we serve. Our purpose is to provide high quality, comprehensive primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farm workers and a view to removing barriers to health care. Job Summary: The Dentist provides direct patient care in accordance with training, experience and licensure. Participates as a member of the medical/dental team with the Center. Functions as an educational resource to patients, the Center, students, and the community.Provide direct patient care in accordance with training, experience and licensure.Provide care in the disciplines of diagnosis, preventive dentistry, operative dentistry, pedodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics (fixed and removable), endodontics, and oral surgery within the scope of a general dentistry practice.Complete or supervise the completion of all necessary documentation of care provided to the patients, referrals, insurance verification and any other paperwork that may be a part of the dental visit (within protocol and practices established by the Center).Meet or exceed minimum patient care productivity requirements as may be set by the Center to meet requirements of outside funding and/or reimbursement sources.May assist in organizing and participating in specialty clinics and camp visitations. May be required to provide services at all sites.Participate as a member of the medical/dental team within the Center.Provide day-to-day supervision of ancillary dental personnel and help evaluate performance of professional and ancillary dental personnel.Function as an educational resource to patients, the Center, students, and the community.Provide supervision, oversight, and evaluation of dental and dental hygiene students on rotation through the Center.Provide technical assistance to medical personnel as requested.Become a part of professional committees at the community level, which improves the Center's visibility and status.May be required to temporarily assume responsibilities of Dental Director in his/her absence.Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).HIPAA Requirements:The dentist will have access to PHI in the course of carrying out their patient care duties. Applying the minimum necessary standard of HIPAA, the designated record sets to which this employee will have access include: all demographic, scheduling and accounts information in the practice management system, the full dental chart, the full medical record, all accounts and billing information.Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; or strong commitment to becoming competent to provide dental care in the language of the patient.Graduation from an approved School of Dentistry.Experience and/or interest in public health dentistry and the desire to raise oral health standards in the community.Current Oregon dental license.Registration with DEA for controlled substances.Behavioral Competencies:Accountability: Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared valuesCustomer-Focus: Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectationsTeamwork: If someone needs help, help themInitiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your workConfidentiality: Percentage of time spentStanding: 85%Walking: 85%Sitting: 5%Computer usage: Staff members must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.No person is unlawfully excluded from consideration for employment because of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, veteran status, marital status, or physical challenges. The policy applies not only to recruitment and hiring practices, but also includes fairness in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.A dental provider at VGMHC must, as a requirement of their employment, provide services to non-health center patients under the following circumstances:At community-wide special clinics, including VGMHC school-based clinics and other school linked clinicsAt community health fairsDuring public immunization campaignsDuring farmworker outreach camps and related eventsWhen performing outreach to unhoused communitiesThrough hospital related or required activities for providers with hospital privileges, where cross-coverage for patients of the community is expectedDuring coverage in certain individual medical emergencies that community members may experience in or around one of our health centers. VGMHC medical providers are expected to respond as medically appropriate to these emergencies