Attending Dentist-Level I

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America’s oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 700,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue’s clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children’s Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

8:00 A.M – 4:00 P.M

Purpose of Position:

Under general direction provides or directly supervises the provision of general or

specialty dental care of ordinary difficulty, including but not limited to performing initial and

follow-up assessments; determining a plan of care and treatment; implementing or

supervising diagnostic or therapeutic modalities; and monitoring the effects of care and

treatment; performs related work.

Assignment Level I

1. Obtains an adequate medical and dental history on every patient.

2. Diagnoses and treats diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth, gums and related

oral structures.

3. Examines patient to determine nature of condition, utilizing X-rays, dental

instruments and other diagnostic procedures.

4. Reviews and evaluates reports and clinical investigations and uses that information

for determining patient care.

5. Cleans, restores, extracts and replaces teeth, using rotary and hand instruments, dental

appliances, medications, and surgical implements.

6. Administers anesthesia and performs post-operative treatment.

7. Provides preventative dental services and education in oral and dental hygiene to

patients and families to appropriately involve them in care and care decisions to

improve health outcomes by promoting recovery, speeding return to function, and

promoting healthy behavior.

Dentists Practicing General Dentistry
Assignment Level I
1. Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
2. One (1) year of full-time licensed experience in the practice of General Dentistry or equivalent experience acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.
Assignment Level II / Assignment Level III
1. Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
2. Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience in the practice of General Dentistry acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital.
Dentists Practicing in a Specialty Area
Assignment Level I
1. Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
2. Currently meets the educational requirements, including residency and/or advanced training for American Board Specialty Certification.

Assignment Level II and Assignment Level III
1. Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry in the State of New York; and
2. Five (5) years of full-time licensed experience in a field of specialty acceptable to the Medical Board of the hospital; and
3. Currently meets the educational requirements, including residency and/or advanced training for American Board of Specialty Certification; and
4. Current approved application on file for admission to the certifying examination given by the appropriate American Specialty Board.

NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

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