Dentist

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VAMC in Memphis, TN is recruiting for a General Practice Dentist.

The position is accountable to the Chief of Dentistry, for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards. The General Dentist provides a wide range of clinical dental procedures for both inpatient and outpatient eligible Veterans, as assigned by the Chief of Dental Service or designee.

Qualifications

• DDS or DMD from an approved school.
• Residency in general practice or comparable experience with medically compromised patients.
• Current unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a U.S. state, territory, or DC.

Responsibilities

• Provide a wide range of clinical dental procedures for inpatients and outpatients Veterans.
• Assure delivery of state-of-the-art care and compliance with standards as directed by the Chief of Dentistry.

Skills

Clinical dentistry

Care for medically compromised

Education

DDS or DMD (accredited)

Unrestricted dental license

Job description

The Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr., VAMC in Memphis, TN is recruiting for a General Practice Dentist. The position is accountable to the Chief of Dentistry, for assuring the most effective delivery of state-of-the-art care by meeting or exceeding compliance standards. The General Dentist provides a wide range of clinical dental procedures for both inpatient and outpatient eligible Veterans, as assigned by the Chief of Dental Service or designee.

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

• 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~
• 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~
• 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.

Preferred Experience

Dental residency and/or 4 years of clinical experience.

Reference

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

Physical Requirements

See VA Directive and Handbook 5019, Employee Occupational Health Service.