DENTIST - Stevenson, Bronx

The Institute for Family Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

The Institute for Family Health is hiring a Staff Dentist to deliver comprehensive dental services and support the Dental Director in designated areas. Responsibilities include exams, treatment planning, diagnoses, radiographs, operative/restorative work, and preventive education within a community health center.

Qualified candidates hold a DDS or DMD from an accredited school, with at least two years of general dentistry experience, strong interpersonal and leadership skills, and NYS licensure;

Qualifications

• D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an accredited dental school.
• Minimum of two years’ experience as a general dentist preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, supervisory, clinical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interest in employment in a community health center.
• Bi-lingual Spanish preferred.
• NYS License

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and comprehensive care, including exams, treatment planning, diagnosis, radiographs, operative/restoration, and preventive education.
• Assist the Dental Director in staff recruitment, orientation, and performance appraisal.
• Maintain and compile records and reports as needed (e.g., Federal 330 grant, Health Care Plans, QA).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Bilingual Spanish

Education

D.D.S. or D.M.D. from accredited dental school

Tools

Dental EMR

Job description

Brief Description

The Staff Dentist will provide comprehensive dental services to patients and assist the Dental Director when needed in specified areas as indicated.

The Staff Dentist will provide comprehensive dental services to patients and assist the Dental Director when needed in specified areas as indicated.

Requirements

• Provides direct and comprehensive care, including oral exams, treatment planning, diagnosis, x-ray interpretation, operative/restoration, oral surgery, periodontics, and preventive education.
• Assists the Dental Director in dental staff recruitment, selection, orientation; ensure that all dental staff have current job descriptions, are aware of their responsibilities, and are aware of their responsibilities, and are appraised of their performance.
• Assists the Dental Director in maintaining and compiling records and reports as needed- i.e. Federal 330 grant, Health Care Plans, QI, etc.

Qualifications

• D.D.S. or D.M.D. from an accredited dental school
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a general dentist preferred.
• Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, supervisory, clinical, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated interest in employment in a community health center.
• Bi-lingual Spanish preferred
• Demonstrated experience with dental electronic medical record preferred.
• NYS License

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action

The Institute for Family Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. This job summary is intended to be brief and may not list all the duties and functions required, however, it does highlight the essential requirements. Nothing outlined in this job summary is to be construed as an express or implied contract of employment.

Please visit www.Institute.org for more information.