Fee Basis- Dentist

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Fort Wayne campus seeks a Staff Dentist to deliver a full range of general and restorative dental services in hospital and outpatient settings.

The position requires proficiency in exams, radiographs, anesthesia, restorations, extractions, prosthetics, endodontics, and periodontal care, with coordination of care across teams. Experience with CPRS, dental notes, and VA Community Care referrals is expected, and the role supports the campus medical center

Qualifications

• Duties include providing a full range of professional dental procedures in general dentistry, including restorative and preventive care.

Responsibilities

• Perform clinical and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity.
• Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
• Administer local anesthesia.
• Perform routine and complex restorations of teeth and extractions.
• Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures.
• Provide prosthetic dentistry including dentures, crowns, fixed bridges, and implants.
• Perform endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth.
• Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures.
• Provide direct patient care in hospital or outpatient settings and consult with other healthcare providers.
• Manage dental notes in the EHR and assist with Community Care referrals.

Job description

Summary

The Fort Wayne campus has a 26-bed medical center providing acute medical and surgical services. The facility also offers mental health clinics - primary care - medical and surgical specialty care. Fort Wayne is for families - friends - and the outdoors. With numerous high-quality attractions like the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - fantastic Minor League sports - delicious new restaurants - and that big city - small-town feel - your next adventure awaits in Fort Wayne - Indiana.

Summary

The Fort Wayne campus has a 26-bed medical center providing acute medical and surgical services. The facility also offers mental health clinics - primary care - medical and surgical specialty care. Fort Wayne is for families - friends - and the outdoors. With numerous high-quality attractions like the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - fantastic Minor League sports - delicious new restaurants - and that big city - small-town feel - your next adventure awaits in Fort Wayne - Indiana.

Duties

• The Staff Dentist serves as a practicing dental provider that performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective - restorative - or preventive measures
• The staff general dentist shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services
• He/she is fully mentally and physically capable of performing these essential functions of a general dentist without impairment
• Specifically - the provider should possess the procedural expertise and competency to perform the following: Make clinical and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
• Administer local anesthesia
• Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth
• Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth
• Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures
• Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures - full dentures - partial dentures - crowns - fixed bridge work - and dental implant restoration
• Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth
• Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures
• Provide direct patient care in a hospital or outpatient setting to adults with or without acute and chronic medical conditions and serves as a consultant to other healthcare providers
• Perform duties within CPRS - completing dental notes within the Electronic Health Care Record - and assisting with processing VA Community Care referrals
• Other Duties assigned: Review incoming community care consults for clinical appropriateness and review identified treatment plan and route to the corresponding subspecialty
• Review requests for additional services from community vendors to ensure appropriateness
• Update treatment plans upon completion of work in the community
• Correspond with community dentists to ensure care is delivered appropriately
• Completes focused review of community provider treatment and claims
• VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
• Compensation: Fee basis- is paid per CPT code performed Work Schedule:(Intermittent) Schedule will be discussed upon interview Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: This is not a Tele/Remote position Virtual: This is not a virtual position Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required