Dentist Full Time - LA/Westlake

Unicare Community Health Center; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community health center in Los Angeles is seeking a compassionate Dentist to provide high-quality dental care. The role involves supervising staff, educating patients, and ensuring compliance with health regulations. Join a mission-driven team dedicated to serving the community.

Qualifications

• Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in California.
• Zero to four years of clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical dental services and preventive care.
• Supervises dental assistants and hygienists.
• Educates patients on oral health.

Skills

Compassion

Communication

Leadership

Education

DDS or DMD degree

BLS certification

Job description

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Job Description

Now Hiring: Dentist for Our WL Clinic in Los Angeles!

Join the Unicare Community Health Center family — where compassion meets purpose. We’re a mission-driven community clinic and proud family practice, dedicated to delivering exceptional, culturally sensitive care to the vibrant communities of Los Angeles.

At Unicare, we believe every smile matters. Our team is committed to providing respectful, high-quality dental care in a warm, inclusive environment where patients are treated with dignity and understanding.

If you're a skilled, compassionate dentist looking to make a real impact, we’d love to meet you!

Job Summary

The Dentist is responsible for providing clinical dental services and preventive dental care in a community health center setting. The dentist supervises the dental assistants and dental hygienists of the community health center in the absence of the dental director.

Job Description

Now Hiring: Dentist for Our WL Clinic in Los Angeles!

Join the Unicare Community Health Center family — where compassion meets purpose. We’re a mission-driven community clinic and proud family practice, dedicated to delivering exceptional, culturally sensitive care to the vibrant communities of Los Angeles.

At Unicare, we believe every smile matters. Our team is committed to providing respectful, high-quality dental care in a warm, inclusive environment where patients are treated with dignity and understanding.

If you're a skilled, compassionate dentist looking to make a real impact, we’d love to meet you!

Job Summary

The Dentist is responsible for providing clinical dental services and preventive dental care in a community health center setting. The dentist supervises the dental assistants and dental hygienists of the community health center in the absence of the dental director.

Essential Functions

• Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses their dental/oral conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental/oral treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines.
• Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient's dental records so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contract, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. In addition, the staff dentist shall complete referrals, data collections instruments and other records or paperwork as shall be required from time to time by the corporation.
• Educates individuals in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention.
• Participates in all organizational quality activity improvement as assigned.
• Prepares specific reports as requested by Unicare’s Dental Director.
• Assists in the provision of continuing education, on the job training, and the orientation of community health center staff as requested.
• Maintains accuracy, completeness and timeliness with dental charts. All dental charts must be closed within 48 hours of the encounter in order to ensure high standards of care and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Design, develops, and implements appropriate dental department policies, protocols and procedures as directed by the dental director which are in compliance with the most current accepted professional standards.
• Assists in the provision of technical assistance and health education to the community as requested.
• Participates in short- and long-term program planning for the dental department and the agency, including development of goals and objectives.
• Provides consultation to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors regarding dental and oral health issues in the absence of the Dental Director.
• Travels when necessary to fulfill the corporations needs and attends meeting as necessary to represent the corporation and/or the dental department.
• Assists in the coordination and integration of the corporation's dental programs and services with other corporate programs and services for the welfare of the corporation's patients.
• Responsible for personal full compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and Unicare rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, work place safety, public health and confidentiality.
• Participates in recruitment/retention activities of the corporation as necessary.
• Provider goals: sees twenty (20) to twenty-four (24) patients per day subject to clinic goals.
  
  

Non-Essential Functions

• As directed by the Dental Director, performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve organizational and programmatic goals and objectives.
  
  

Professional Requirements

• Adhere to dress code, appearance is neat and clean.
• Maintain current license, DEA registration and BLS certification.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Report to work on time and as scheduled.
• Maintain regulatory requirements, including all state, federal and local regulations.
• Represent the organization in a positive and professional manner at all times.
• Comply with all organizational policies and standards regarding ethical business practices.
• Communicate the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.
• Participate in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement activities.
• Must have reliable transportation.
  
  

Qualifications, Experience, And Licensure

• Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the State of California
• Unrestricted DEA license
• BLS certification from American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• DDS or DMD degree
• Zero (0) to four (4) years of clinical experience
• Experience in healthcare administration, public health, or community dentistry is a plus
  
  

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Requires a comprehensive knowledge of primary dental care in outpatient settings.
• Knowledge of the principles and practice of modern dentistry as related to public health organizations and community health programs as well as current social and economic problems pertaining to public health and their impact on primary health care.
• Excellent people skills, with an ability to partner with a dynamic leadership team.
• Possess personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to corporate mission.
• Flexible and able to multitask; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions; demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities.
  
  

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to blood and body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, radiation, and repetitive motions
• Pushing and pulling objects up to 25 lbs.
• Frequent wrist, hand and finger dexterity to perform fine motor function without tremor.
• Full range of body motion including twisting body, pushing, and pulling.
• Position requires light to moderate work with 25 lb. maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.
  
  

Working Conditions

• Non-Ionizing Radiation (welding flash, microwaves, sun)
• Hazardous Exposure (chemical [E.G. Latex] and infectious)
• Ionizing Radiation (X-ray, Radioactive Isotopes)
  
  

Work Schedule

• You will generally be scheduled to work each day Monday through Friday, with starting times each day varying between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and ending time between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., as required to meet the operational needs of the company. There will be occasional Saturdays as needed.
• You will need to travel to other clinic locations as needed for cross coverage support.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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