Pediatric Dentist - Sign On, Relocation Eligible

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC); Tuba City (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) is seeking a Pediatric Dental Specialist to treat children and handicapped patients across all clinics in the Dental Program. Responsibilities include performing dental procedures, administering anesthesia, and addressing common dental diseases.

The successful candidate must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree, have completed a two-year pediatric residency, and maintain a valid dental license. This role emphasizes strong relationships with patients and collaboration with health care teams.

Qualifications

• Must have valid dental license to practice in the U.S.
• Maintain current BLS certification.
• Positive employment references required.

Responsibilities

• Perform dental procedures for pediatric and handicapped patients.
• Administer anesthesia and manage oral health issues.
• Provide emergency dental care as needed.

Skills

Pediatric dental care

Oral examinations

Anesthesia administration

Behavior management techniques

Education

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

Certificate from an accredited two-year pediatric dental residency

Job description

Job Description

Navajo Preference Employment Act

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an affirmative action plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this plan and corresponding TCRHCC policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally‑recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

All applicants who are not identified as under‑represented minorities and who are selected based on merit will receive equal consideration for employment.

Overview

The incumbent will be a dental specialist treating pediatric and handicapped patients within all the clinics of the TCRHCC Dental Program. The role performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures, as well as specialized pediatric care including medically compromised pediatric patients. Treatment will be performed in both clinical and operating room settings. The incumbent will also be credentialed to perform emergent dental care as needed for patients of any age per the needs of the Dental Program.

Qualifications

Necessary Qualifications

Education

• Must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
• Must possess a certificate from an accredited two‑year pediatric dental residency program.

Licensure

Must have and maintain a valid, current, full, and unrestricted dental license to practice dentistry in a state, territory, commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.

Certification

Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association for at least 90 days from the start of employment, and must be maintained during employment at TCRHCC.

Other Skills and Abilities

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each of the following areas:

• Positive working relationships with others.
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints.
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences or tardiness.
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job.
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job.
• Submission of all required employment‑related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

Mental and Physical Effort

Physical

Work is sometimes sedentary and sometimes active; good eye‑hand coordination and concentration are required. Work involves danger of exposure to radiation and communicable diseases. The incumbent uses lead shields to protect against radiation and wears face masks and gloves during treatment procedures. The position requires prolonged sitting, talking, or hearing; pushing/pulling; and using hands to finger, handle, or feel. It also requires extensive periods of standing; and reaching with hands and arms. Occasionally the incumbent must walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Frequently requires that weight be lifted, or force be exerted up to 10 pounds and infrequently up to 25 pounds. This position requires the ability to hear alarms, client calls, instructions from physicians or department staff, and overhead pages from a loudspeaker. Work requires close, color, peripheral vision and depth perception with the ability to adjust focus. The incumbent must perform prolonged periods of repetitive motion actions using both hands; grasp light; fine dexterity; and occasionally grasp heavy. They must also frequently use repetitive motion actions of foot control.

Mental

Considerable ingenuity, original thinking, and independent judgment are exercised and required of the incumbent. They work with a group of people initially unfamiliar with health standards and preventive care and other essential health needs. The incumbent must cope with problems and make judgments and evaluations of the situation and type of care needed, and refer those of a more complicated nature to a specialist.

Environmental

This job requires exposure to the following environmental conditions: prolonged work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and vibrations; frequent exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals; infrequent exposure to risk of radiation. The typical noise level for the work environment is moderate.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Making oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity, and diagnosing pathological and irregular conditions.
• Performing restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard and prescribed materials (cement, amalgam, silicate, etc.), space maintenance, and limited orthodontic treatment.
• Full‑mouth restoration in an operating room under general anesthesia for pediatric and handicapped patients.
• Administering local anesthesia.
• Proficient in appropriate behavior management techniques.
• Performing single and relatively uncomplicated multiple extractions of teeth.
• Scaling of calculus, and curettage.
• Treating mouth and gum infections.
• Recognizing symptoms of an assortment of systemic diseases and referring cases for medical diagnosis.
• May be called upon to provide routine or emergent care for adult patients as needed.
• Act as associate professor for pediatric dental residency if established; responsible for direction and supervision of pediatric dental residents in all phases of pediatric dentistry.
• Involved with HPDP activities and programs aimed at a pediatric patient population (e.g., Fluoride varnish program, Head Start, WIC, etc.).
• May be required to perform up to 20% area duties with regards to teaching continuing education courses, area HPDP activities/projects, providing consultation to other service units.
• Act as liaison to the Navajo and Hopi Head Start Programs and to the group(s) contracted to treat Head Start children.
• Basic computer skills for completing any necessary administrative tasks.
• Work with the Electronic Dental Record (EDR) program; training will be provided.
• Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including, but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH‑approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available, and eye or face shield.
• Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe manner and discard used PPE accordingly (see CDC website for most current updates).
• Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee, and external customer satisfaction.
• Complete all patient care documentation in the electronic health record entries accurately and in real‑time.
• Participate in departmental workflow and or testing teams as related to electronic health record or other project initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.