Dentist

Family Health Centers of San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in community health seeks a dedicated Dentist to provide high-quality dental care to underserved populations. This role emphasizes a commitment to service, working in a fast-paced environment, and collaborating with a passionate dental team. You will deliver comprehensive dental services, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with documentation standards. Join a mission-driven organization that values diversity and strives to make a significant impact in the community. If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of patients while advancing your career, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Current CPR certification or equivalent advanced life support training required.
• DEA license and dental practice residency preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide general dental care including root canals and oral surgery.
• Supervise dental hygienists and assistants.
• Complete documentation accurately and timely.

Skills

Culturally sensitive care

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Bilingual in Spanish/English

Effective communication

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)

Doctor of Medical Dentistry (D.M.D.)

Graduate of accredited Dental School

General practice residency or equivalent experience

Tools

Electronic medical records

Job description

Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) is passionate about providing exceptional health care to all, especially underserved communities with limited health care options. Founded by a Latina grandmother/community advocate over 50 years ago in Barrio Logan, FHCSD has grown into one of the largest community health systems in the country. With over 90 sites, over 227,000 patients, and over 1.1 million healthcare visits last year, we provide a wide variety of health care and outreach services to a very diverse patient population. We are proud of our mission, our lasting community impact, and the cultural and individual diversity of our staff.

Under the direction of the Dental Director, the Dentist offers and provides general dental care and services to patients. As a provider and leader for Family Health Centers of San Diego, you embrace a spirit of service to provide caring, affordable, high-quality healthcare and supportive services to everyone, with a special commitment to uninsured, low-income and medically underserved persons. You thrive on the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment with many chronically ill patients, knowing you are making a difference in your community every day. You enjoy partnering with the dental team to provide excellence in dental services and leadership to the dental staff.

Job Roles

1. Completes all required documentation accurately, in a timely manner, and thoroughly in accordance with department standards; in addition, documentation complies with patients' insurance requirements.
2. Consults when appropriate and refers patients as necessary to dental specialists and/or medical providers.
3. Instructs and clinically supervises dental hygienists, dental assistants, and other Para-professional personnel.
4. Participates in developing and reviewing dental treatment protocols, audit procedures, and quality assurance procedures.
5. Performs other duties as assigned.
6. Provides dental care to patients, including root canal therapy, restorative (operative and fixed and removal prosthodontics), and oral surgery (simple and surgical).
7. Uses resources efficiently; practices dentistry in a cost-effective manner.

Education/Certifications/Licenses/Registrations

1. Current American Heart Association healthcare provider CPR (BLS), or Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support, or Advance Resuscitation Training.
2. DEA license
3. General practice residency or equivalent of 2 years clinical experience preferred.
4. Graduate of accredited Dental School.
5. License from the State of California as a Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.) or a Doctor of Medical Dentistry (D.M.D.) required.
6. Membership in American Academy of General Dentistry preferred.

Experience/Specialized skills (including Language)

1. Ability to work effectively with patients from diverse social, cultural and economic groups.
2. Ability to work well in both a team-based environment and independently.
3. Basic computer literacy ability to comply with department needs and expectations (i.e., electronic medical record documentation, obtaining background information and reports on patients, following up on appointments, etc).
4. Bilingual in Spanish/English strongly preferred.
5. Demonstrated ability to be culturally sensitive and respect diversity.
6. Demonstrated knowledge of, and ability to perform, relevant dental practices, protocol, trends, and best practices.
7. Effective training and coaching skills; ability to drive results and achieve objectives through others.
8. Good interpersonal and customer service skills.
9. Good written and verbal communication skills.
10. Knowledge of, and ability to adhere to, scope of practice.

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base range for this position, exclusive of fringe benefits.

$79.32 - $103.63

If you are hired at Family Health Centers of San Diego, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, jurisdictional requirements, skills, education, and/or experience. In addition to these factors – we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is what we reasonably expect to pay for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package (more information on our benefits offerings is available here: FHCSD Wellness – Employee Hub (gobenefits.net)

Anti-Discrimination Statement
Family Health Centers of San Diego complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude people or treat them differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, sex, including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, genetic information, language preference/ability, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation and gender identity, AIDS/HIV, medical condition, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, or status as a victim of domestic violence, assault, or stalking.