Staff Dentist

Salud Para La Gente, Inc.; Watsonville (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

PTO 19 days per year

Paid holidays 12 per year

Voluntary long-term disability

Job summary

Salud Para La Gente, Inc. seeks a Staff Dentist to provide essential dental services under the Dental Director, including diagnosis, treatment planning, restorative care, periodontics, surgery, endodontics, prosthetics, and pediatric dentistry.

The candidate should embrace the mission of high-quality care for all ages and support our values: excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and community commitment. Strong leadership and bilingual Spanish/English abilities are required.

Qualifications

• Holds a degree from an accredited dental school.
• Current license to practice dentistry; issued by the state board.
• Up to date on current dental principles, practices and materials.
• BSL certification (Basic Life Support) within six months of employment.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Availability for Saturday shifts as requested.
• Supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to Salud Para La Gente's communication guidelines with patients and staff.
• Communicate effectively with patients using empathetic listening and appropriate tone.
• Create reports as required by contracts and internal policies.
• Manage daily activities of dental staff.
• Examine, diagnose, and plan treatment for patients.
• Perform prophylaxis, scaling, root planing, and hygiene instructions.
• Perform endodontic therapy and restorative dentistry.
• Conduct oral surgery with consideration of patient health.
• Provide local anesthesia and medications as needed.
• Submit staff evaluations timely.

Skills

Bilingual Spanish/English

Supervisory experience

Saturday shifts availability

Education

DDS or DMD from an accredited dental school

Job description

Description

The Staff Dentist, under the supervision of the Dental Director, is responsible for providing basic dental services for clinic patients, including but not limited to: diagnosis, treatment planning, routine restorative care, periodontal treatment, oral surgery, endodontic treatment, prosthetics and pediatric dentistry. Emphasizes the importance of education and prevention to patients and staff.

The ideal candidate will embrace our mission to provide high quality health care to patients of all ages, and support our vision and values through excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consistently adhere to and/or exceed SPLG’s communication guidelines and expectations with internal and external customers including co-workers, patients, and external partners.
• Communicate effectively by using welcoming words, proper tone of voice, appropriate body language, eye contact and smiling in all interactions. Listen skillfully and display a willingness and ability to acknowledge patient and co-workers’ needs, expectations and values through the use of reflective listening and empathy conveyance. Respond to co-worker and patient needs in ways that are helpful and beyond expectation.
• Create reports as required by Salud Para La Gente, county, state and federal contracts.
• Manage the daily activities of all dental staff.
• Examine, diagnosis, and plan treatment for patients.
• Perform prophylaxis, scaling, subgingival curettage, root planning, and oral hygiene instruction.
• Perform endodontic therapy.
• Perform restorative dentistry.
• Perform oral surgery with special consideration given to patient's general health.
• Provide immediate treatment of dental emergencies.
• Provide local anesthesia.
• Prescribe medications as necessary.
• Submit evaluations of staff in a timely fashion.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Holds a degree from an accredited dental school.
• Has a current, valid license to practice dentistry; issued by the California State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Be up to date on current dental principles, practices and materials.
• Possess certification in Basic-Cardio Life Support within six months of employment.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Must be available to work Saturday shifts as requested.
• Supervisory experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing, walking, sitting, typing, reaching, bending, moving and/or lifting up to 50 pounds.

SALARY & BENEFITS

Salary Range: $84.14 to $104.84 per hour.

Employment Type: Full Time

Benefits: available to all regular Salud employees working 24+ hours per week. Part-time employees may receive some benefits on a pro-rated basis.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance Plans
• Paid Time Off (PTO): 19 days per year
• Paid Holidays: 12 per year
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer contribution
• Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Additional Information:

• Employees on temporary assignments are eligible for holiday pay and California sick pay, both pro-rated based on hours worked.
• On-call employees are eligible for California sick pay, pro-rated based on hours worked.

**Salud is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Salud is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Salud Human Resources Department, [831-728-8250, and [e-mail]].**