Dentist (Regular Ft)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Spring Valley (WV); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center in West Virginia seeks a Staff Dentist to provide care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. You will see patients in consults, respond to calls, inform patients of test results, and renew prescriptions, while offering telephone/e-mail advice to other providers.

On-call duties are shared among dentists. Basic requirements include a DDS/DMD from an approved school, completion or current enrollment in a general practice residency or equivalent,

Qualifications

• Must be able to practice general dentistry or a dental specialty.
• Ability to treat medically compromised patients and coordinate with medical staff.

Responsibilities

• See patients in consultation in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Respond to patient telephone calls and inform patients of test/lab results.

Skills

General dentistry

Medically compromised care

Education

DDS/DMD degree

Job description

This position is located at the Hershel \"Woody\" Williams VA Medical Center within Dental Service. The staff dentist is responsible for seeing patients in consultation in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Other duties include responding to patient telephone calls, informing patients of test/lab results, renewing medication prescriptions, giving telephone or e-mail advice to other providers, and administrative duties, as assigned. On-call responsibilities are shared among the dentists 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:

Experience working with patients with multiple co-morbidities within last 6 months.

DENTAL STAFF REQUIREMENTS

Staff Dentist

• An individual that demonstrates the ability in the field of general dentistry or a dental specialty who is employed to perform the duties related to various professional activities of patient care and treatment without supervision. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants must demonstrate ability in the general practice of dentistry; be capable of assisting in maintaining accepted standards of professional care in VA facilities; and be capable of accepting full responsibility for the proper care and treatment of assigned patients.

Reference:

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

Physical Requirements:

Daily intermittent walking, standing, bending, stooping, reaching, and carrying of lightweight items required. Rigid deadlines and need for high degree of accuracy periodically becomes stressful