Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gingiva, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.
Benefits
- Free Medical, Dental & Vision
- 13 Paid Holidays + PTO
- 403 (B) retirement match
- Life Insurance, EAP
- Flexible Spending Account
- Succession plans & growth within
Qualifications
Education & Experience
- (Required)
- Graduate dentist with state license or regional boards and eligible to practice Dentistry in California.
- The preference is for a General Dentist with a minimum of 2-3 years experience
- Strong charting/documentation skills.
- OJT accredited
- Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred)
- Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel (familiarity with medical terminology).
- EDR- Electronic Dental Record (Preferred)
- PMS- Practice Management System (Preferred)
- Familiarity with dental management programs, such as Dentrix
Licensure/Certification
- DDS, OSHA Certification, CPR License, X-ray Radiation License
- Employees are responsible for maintaining individual certifications as required by job function or by law and provide verification and recertification when requested by management.
Essential duties and responsibilities
- Proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:
- Assist in patient scheduling to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
- Communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents or guardians and clinical staff in a clear and effective manner.
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
- Document and chart in the patients’ dental records appropriately, using EDR and ability to effectively use practice management software (Dentrix) to schedule, chart, document and bill.
- Interpret radiograph; examine, diagnose, and treatment plan diseases and abnormalities and disorders of the oral and facial structure.
- Perform routine preventative, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontics treatment.
- Provide quality dental services to patients efficiently.
- Provides limited supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location and oversee management of equipment and supplies.
- Refer to specialist(s) when required.
- Restore health and function of carious and defective teeth and administer anesthesia as needed to carry out the procedures.
- Willing to work late shifts and Saturdays.
- Willing to work with children.
- Positive and pleasant attitude.
- Willing to learn and adjust within an organization.
- Neat and meticulous.
- Good and effective communication skills.
St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
