Dentist

Job Description

At Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center, we welcome diversity; we encourage, uplift, and are honored to serve people who have been historically underrepresented and underserved. Our mission is to provide high quality, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate primary health care to the communities of Washington and Yamhill counties with a special emphasis on migrant and seasonal farmworkers and others with barriers to receiving health care. We strive to provide an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of the people we employ and serve.

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.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• 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.
• Take part in peer review process, as assigned.
• Participate in committees within the Center.
• 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.
• Generally strive to improve patient care and professionalism at VGMHC.
• Handle protected health information (PHI) in a manner consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
  

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.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• Ability to work well as a part of a professional, interdisciplinary team.
• Strong commitment to working with patients and staff from a widely ranging ethnic, economic, cultural and social mix.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred; or strong commitment to becoming competent to provide dental care in the language of the patient.
• Nitrous Oxide permit preferred.
  
  

Education And Experience Required

• 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.
• Current CPR certification and ability to maintain certification.
• Registration with DEA for controlled substances.
  
  

Behavioral Competencies

Accountability: Role model VG's mission, vision, and shared values

Customer-Focus: Listen to the voice of the customer and strive to delight them by exceeding their expectations

Teamwork: If someone needs help, help them

Initiative: Be innovative, apply fresh ideas, and continuously improve how you do your work

Confidentiality: Maintain strict confidentiality and respect the privacy of others

Ethical: Demonstrate integrity, honesty, and stewardship in all encounters at work

Respect: Demonstrate consideration and appreciation for co-workers and patients

Communication: Demonstrate the ability to convey thoughts and ideas as well as understand perspective of others

Physical Requirements

Percentage of time spent

• Standing: 85%
• Walking: 85%
• Sitting: 5%
• Computer usage: 5%
  
  

Working Environment/Physical Hazards

• Work in a well-lighted, ventilated environment
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens
• Exposure to potentially hazardous chemicals
  
  

Immunization

Staff members must meet immunization requirements as stated in VGMHC's immunization policy and state and federal guidelines.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of the essential and major job duties, functions and qualifications required. They cannot be all-inclusive and comprehensive due to the dynamic nature of work performed to accomplish VGMHC's Mission.

VGMHC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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 affirmative action in placement, promotion, transfer, rate of pay, and termination.