Dentist - Associate Chief of Staff

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification / licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Dentist Basic Requirements United States Citizenship : Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy.

Education : A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed.

Approved schools are (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.

2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant.

AND Residency Training : Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients.

AND Licensure : Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Note : Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.

English Language Proficiency : Physicians appointed to direct patient-care positions must be proficient in spoken and written English as required by 38 U.

S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d). Grade Determinations : Dentist (Chief of Dental Service) GS-15 Service Chief / Service Line Manager / Lead Dentist.

In addition to the above, Dentists in these roles must demonstrate effectiveness coordinating and managing interdisciplinary collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders to optimize the care of patients under their purview.

It is expected individuals in these roles serve on a full-time basis. Reference : VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-3 Dentist Qualification Standard.

For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https : / / www.va.gov / ohrm / QualificationStandards / .

Physical Requirements : Reaching : This position requires frequent extension of the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction including above or below shoulder level, including retrieval of needed equipment and supplies.

Standing : This position frequently requires the maintenance of an upright position to perform duties such as those associated with patient care.

Walking : This position requires frequent moving about on foot to accomplish tasks. Lifting : This position requires occasional raising of objects from a lower position to a higher position or the movement of objects horizontally position to position.

Lifting may be done in the movement of equipment or supplies. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and up to 25 pounds of force frequently to move objects.

Fingering / Hands : This position requires constant writing or otherwise working with fingers and hands, including one or both hands to include duties such as entering information into the computer, etc.

Talking : This position requires constant expression of ideas by means of the spoken word, including the provision of information to internal and external contacts and the sharing of information with co-workers.

Hearing : This position requires constant perception of sounds at normal range, including the reception of oral communication both in person and over the phone.

Repetitive Motions : This position requires constant substantial movements (motion) of the wrists, hands, or fingers, as is done when entering information into the computer.