General Dentist (Part-Time)

MyCare Health Center is currently seeking a part-time Dentist to join our team who desires to provide excellent dental service to our patients with compassion and preparedness.

The ideal candidate will be courteous, outgoing, organized and attentive. The Dentist needs to have outstanding clinical, written, interpersonal and oral skills as well as a commitment to the mission of MyCare Health Center.

BRIEF OVERVIEW AND JOB FUNCTIONS :

• Provides hands-on dental care in a variety of settings while achieving the highest levels of appropriateness, quality, efficiency, accessibility and responsiveness.
• Maintains full appointment schedule for office practice and other settings
• Meets patient needs as they arise
• Utilizes state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment techniques and delegates and refers care as appropriate.
• Maintains necessary credentialing, licensure and continuing education requirements
• Provides a full range of general dental services within the dentist's defined scope of training
• Performs dental examinations, procedures, and prescribes medications to patients as assigned or as needed.
• Assists in the oral health management of all clinic patients.
• Advises patient on dental care education issues when needed
• Performs procedures on patients in need. Develops and implements goals and objectives to ensure high quality, cost effective clinical care.
• Regularly advises the management team on issues regarding operations and patient care to include staffing, data collection and clinic flow, appointment systems, client recall process, ancillary services and customer satisfaction.
• Implements procedures and clinical programming that would improve the continuum of patient care in an ambulatory setting.
• Integration of appropriate patient dental hygiene care with other health care professionals involved in the patient's health care management
• Promote efficient, organized and pleasant office operations in the health center and in the community, consistent with the mission of MyCare to offer care in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all matters.
• Meets all attendance and punctuality requirements to ensure proper coverage and quality service.
• Professional and appropriate dress as required by the position.
• Demonstrates an ability to resolve interpersonal and professional conflicts appropriately.
• Ability to formulate decisions and make judgments that are demanding and interpretative.
• Effectively and efficiently complete all paperwork requirements for billing and dental records compliance.
• Strong oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with fellow healthcare providers.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills, to effectively and tactfully deal with a diverse group of patients, staff, customers, and community groups.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse populations.
• General computer proficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Doctor of Dental Medicine or Dental Surgery from an accredited institution.
• License to practice dentistry in the State of Michigan.
• Valid DEA license to prescribe narcotics
• Current CPR / AED certification
• Dental family practice or community health center experience.
• Experience working with indigent populations and community based programs, preferred

MyCare Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law