What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist (Part-Time) position at Interior Community Health Center?
Flexible Part-Time Position. 2-3 Days per week, 8 AM - 5 PM. This position provides comprehensive, coordinated preventive dental services to a comprehensive patient population. Minimum Qualifications:Education: Dentist licensed in the State of Alaska and DEA registration. Current certification in BLS. Experience: Experience in supporting individuals with limited healthcare resources. Experience with Electronic Dental Records required; experience with Dentrix preferred. Two years post-graduate practice experience preferred. Essential Functions:
- Report to work as scheduled, on time, and prepared to start working. Remain at work for the entirety of work schedule.
- Provide direct patient care to dental patients of the Interior Community Health Center.
- Supervises dental hygienists and dental assistants.
- Coordinates services with clinic and community providers to ensure delivery of comprehensive dental care services.
- Coordinates with ICHC and community providers to ensure delivery of integrated multidisciplinary comprehensive primary care services.
- Participates in ICHC’s continuous quality improvement systems and activities.
- Assists with ICHC's dental procedures and systems to ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations, and standards of practice, including dental policies and procedures, OSHA, CLIA, patient care, employee health, coding and billing.
- Remains current with standards of practice.
- Participates in community meetings.
- Participates in development of written collaborative and memorandums of agreement for ICHC and patient services.
- Complies with corporation’s policies and procedures.
- Utilizes personal computer.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Ability to coordinate care with other medical, behavioral health, and dental staff.
- Knowledge of dental clinic operations.
- Ability to support and work collaboratively with clinicians and administrators to oversee the dental and business plan.
- Basic computer skills, including proficiency with Electronic Dental Records.
- Excellent oral and written communication, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
- Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work as successful integrated multi-disciplinary primary health care team.