Per Diem Dentist

790 Ridge Rd, Lackawanna, NY 14218, USA Req #425

Friday, September 13, 2024

If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and are dedicated to providing exceptional dental care, we invite you to join our team!

• Monday to Friday flexible schedule, NO weekends, NO on-call, NO evenings
• Health, dental & vision insurance options
• Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Employee referral program

Job Summary :

The Baker Victory Dental Clinic provides high quality and affordable dental care to our patients. We serve a variety of patients from the community, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or other special needs, and ensure that they all attain the greatest levels of oral health possible.

Essential Job Duties :

• Provide comprehensive and periodic examinations, including digital radiographic exposure / diagnosis to patients within the designated clinical settings
• Diagnosis and referral of oral conditions requiring specialty evaluation
• Treatment of oral conditions requiring restorative care, extractions, prosthetic care as determined by Delineation of Privileges and NYS Practice Act
• Triage and treatment of emergency situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting
• Diagnosis and referral of emergent oral conditions, beyond the scope of care at location, as appropriate
• Completion of treatment logs, quality assurance records, and documentation of delivered services
• Keep accurate and complete patient records
• Work directly with all Program Staff on all aspect of operation both clinical and administrative as needed
• Participation in all required employee training programs
• Transportation and set up of equipment at each work site if required by program
• Additional duties as the program designates
• Complies with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others
• Complete Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure
• Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor

Skills :

• Computer skills
• Customer skills
• Analytical skills

Competencies :

• Communication : Oral and written
• Attention to detail : Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Problem solving : Takes a systematic approach to solving problems rather than reacting to symptoms
• Decision-making ability : The aptitude to extract, interpret, integrate and manage information correctly and make timely and concise decisions for the best course of action, among multiple alternatives, to enable the decision-making process to take place on a higher level in order to achieve objectives.
• Dependability : Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations

Education :

Minimum Degree Required : Doctoral Degree in Dental Medicine

Experience :

Minimum Experience Required : 1 year clinical experience

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

Required License / Registration / Certification : active NYS License in Dentistry

Additional Requirements :

• Must provide documentation for the following :
• MMR Record
• Malpractice insurance

Physical Requirements :

The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required.

There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions.

• The constant physical demand of the position are standing, walking
• The frequent physical demands of the position are sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye / hand / foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

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