Dentist

Experience

Preferred

• Customer service related experience working with the general public (1 year).
• Digital imaging familiarity.
• CDT-5 coding experience.
• Healthcare information systems, such as electronic health record and practice management systems experience.
• Working with low income, multi-ethnic populations.

• Credentials
• Dentist license with the State of Washington.
• DEA controlled substances registration.
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR/AED) certification - must be obtained within 45 days of employment.
• Verified immunity to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and varicella (chickenpox). Immunity may be demonstrated through vaccination records or titer results. Medical or religious accommodation requests may be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Successful completion of CHC’s credentialing and privileging review upon hire and recredentialing as appropriate.

Job Specific Functions/Performance

• 1.
• Provides dental care to all age groups in accordance with the State of Washington Department of Licensing.
• 2.
• Works as part of a primary care team with CHC staff, providers, and other community dental care providers.
• 3.
• Assures integration of patient education into all treatment phases.
• 4.
• Makes reasonable and sound dental assessments and treatment plans.
• 5.
• Provides diagnostic and therapeutic dental services to current patients and emergency dental services to non-regular clinic patients within the scope of practice of CHC.
• 6.
• Consults with appropriate providers as necessary, and makes recommendations to patients for outside referrals.
• 7.
• Identifies special needs of CHC patients and works with staff to address those needs.
• 8.
• Reviews patient medical and dental records, charts and other pertinent information.
• 9.
• Documents encounters in an accurate and timely manner.
• 10.
• Responds to quality issues as recommended by the Quality Assurance Plan.
• Participates in ongoing identification of performance and process quality improvement opportunities of the department and the organization and the formulation and implementation of actions to achieve improvements.
• 11.
• Leads a small team of support staff.
• Participates as a team member with all clinical staff to assure services meet or exceed the expectations of clients, coworkers, the public, and community standards.
• 12.
• Adheres to attendance standards in order to perform the job functions for daily operations and/or continuity of patient care.

CHC is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AA)/At-will employer.