Staff Dentist (Part-Time)

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Spring Valley (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center, Dental Service, seeks a Staff Dentist to provide patient care in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The dentist will see patients in consultation, respond to telephone and e‑mail inquiries, renew prescriptions, advise other providers, and perform related administrative duties; on‑call responsibilities are shared among dentists.

Requirements include a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry from CODA‑approved schools,

Qualifications

• DDS/DMD from CODA-approved school.
• Completion of general practice or specialty residency or equivalent experience.
• Current unrestricted dental license in the United States (State licensure).
• U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in inpatient and outpatient settings.
• See patients in consultation and respond to patient telephone or e-mail inquiries.
• Renew medications and advise other providers as needed.
• Perform related administrative duties and participate in on-call rotations.

Education

Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental Medicine

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.


• Citizenship. Citizen of the United States. (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with section A, chapter 3, paragraph 3g, this part.)

Preferred Experience

Experience working with patients with multiple comorbidities 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