Attending Dentist - Level III

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Bellevue is seeking dentists to provide general and specialty dental care within a major hospital setting. The role includes assessment, treatment planning, and supervising clinical staff to deliver high-quality patient care across a broad range of dental services.

Minimum qualifications include a valid New York license and, for senior assignments, five years of full-time experience; specialty candidates should have residency and board certification prerequisites.

Qualifications

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York.
• Assignment Level I requires 1 year of full-time licensed experience in General Dentistry.
• Assignment Level II/III requires 5 years of full-time licensed experience in General Dentistry.
• Specialty tracks require residency/advanced training and board certification prerequisites.

Responsibilities

• Provide general or specialty dental care of ordinary difficulty under general direction.
• Perform assessments, determine plan of care, and supervise diagnostic/therapeutic modalities.
• Examine patients using radiographs and clinical exams to determine care needs.
• Develop treatment plans and supervise staff and house clinicians as appropriate.
• Contribute to teaching and participate in quality assurance within the dental department.

Education

License to practice dentistry in the State of New York

American Board Specialty Certification prerequisites

Job description

Marketing Statement NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 700,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue’s clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position: Under general direction provides or directly supervises the provision of general or specialty dental care of ordinary difficulty, including but not limited to performing initial and follow-up assessments; determining a plan of care and treatment; implementing or supervising diagnostic or therapeutic modalities; and monitoring the effects of care and treatment; performs related work.

Examples Of Typical Tasks

Assignment Level I

• Obtains an adequate medical and dental history on every patient.
• Diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gums and related oral structures.
• Examines patient to determine nature of condition, utilizing X-rays, dental instruments and other diagnostic procedures.
• Reviews and evaluates reports and clinical investigations and uses that information for determining patient care.
• Cleans, restores, extracts and replaces teeth, using rotary and hand instruments, dental appliances, medications, and surgical implements.
• Administers anesthesia and performs post-operative treatment.
• Provides preventative dental services and education in oral and dental hygiene to patients and families to appropriately involve them in care and care decisions to improve health outcomes by promoting recovery, speeding return to function, and promoting healthy behavior.

Assignment Level II Under General Direction Provides Or Directly Supervises The Provision Of General Or Specialty Dental Care Of a More Difficult Nature. In Addition To Performing The Duties Of Assignment Level I At a More Difficult And Responsible Level, May Perform The Following:

• Performs highly specialized professional dental work.
• Provides advice and guidance to inpatient and outpatient dental care activities when appropriate, as directed by department head.
• Determines and administers the delivery of indicated and appropriate therapy.
• Gives guidance and direction to the house staff and other members of the health care team.
• Participates in the teaching of house staff, in staff conferences, and in research projects as directed by the department leadership.
• Serves as consultant in area of specialty to other members of professional staff or as assigned by department leadership.
• Develops a treatment plan based upon diagnostic radiographs, clinic examinations and information gathered from medical and dental history.

Assignment Level III In Addition To Performing The Duties Of Assignment Level I And II At The Most Difficult And Responsible Level, May Perform The Following:

• Plans, organizes, and directs the operation of the dental program or a major segment of dental care activities within a dental service or dental program in a hospital or ambulatory health care facility; or assists the Chief of Service in the planning, organizing, and direction of the entire dental service or dental program.
• Participates in the development and revision of policies and procedures of the dental program and the establishment and maintenance of standards of performance.
• Reviews, monitors and implements the quality assurance program of the dental department.
• Represents area of specialty of the dental program on appropriate committees and meetings.
• Serves as a member of the Medical Board providing guidance on overall medical policies as related to the field of dentistry.
• Responsible for the implementation within own department of actions taken by the Medical Board.
• Provides clinical and didactic instruction to professional staff and conducts in-service educational programs.
• Performs administrative, professional, and consulting duties as requested by the Chief of Service.

Minimum Qualifications

Dentists Practicing General Dentistry

Assignment Level I

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
• One (1) year of full-time licensed experience in the practice of General Dentistry or equivalent experience acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.

Assignment Level II / Assignment Level III

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
• Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience in the practice of General Dentistry acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.

Dentists Practicing in a Specialty Area

Assignment Level I

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
• Currently meets the educational requirements, including residency and/or advanced training for American Board Specialty Certification.

Assignment Level II and Assignment Level III

• Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
• Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience in a field of specialty acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital; and
• Currently meets the educational requirements, including residency and/or advanced training for American Board of Specialty Certification; and
• Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board.

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