Dentist - Floater

Location: This Dentist position will travel to various Wesley Health Center dental and medical clinics, as well as outreach locations throughout Los Angeles County, including traveling with the Mobile Dental Unit as needed.

Position Purpose:

The Dentist is responsible for providing quality preventive and primary dental care consistent with the Dentist’s training and experience in a community health clinic setting to patients of the clinics. This position is responsible for providing Oral Screenings at JWCH medical sites, and also responsible for providing coverage at various JWCH dental clinic sites, filling in for dental providers. The position performs community outreach at various JWCH and non-JWCH sites.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Provides Oral Screenings, preventive services, and education to individuals and populations of all ages at various JWCH medical clinics, JWCH, and non-JWCH community outreach sites. Assignment locations will vary depending on JWCH-Oral Health Department needs.
• Provides coverage at various JWCH Dental Clinic sites and the mobile dental unit, filling in for dental providers; and examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses their dental condition, prescribes, carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines. Assignment locations will vary depending on JWCH-Oral Health Department needs.
• Prepare and deliver oral health presentations, along with potential care options, explaining benefits of good oral health to patients and their families at various sites.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned by the Chief Dental Officer.
• Helps to train dental clinic staff in the Oral Health Screening Procedures and Protocols.
• Assist patients in resolving minor difficulties, answering their questions and giving directions to patients.
• Coordinates oral health screenings at the medical and dental clinics and communicates with the medical care team to make sure screenings are accomplished and daily goals are met. 10. Maintains adequate operation of supplies and compiles a list of individual item shortages for inventory control and ordering purposes.
• Enters all patient encounters into the electronic dental record.
• Participates in appropriate health promotion/disease prevention activities, both on-site and off-site.
• Insures the proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials in accordance with Dental Department directives, clinic policy, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Maintains and updates skills and knowledge to appropriate professional levels with continuing education courses and educational material.
• Exercises professional judgement in the performance of services provided consistent with the organization’s policies and the principles of ethics and code of conduct of the dental profession.
• Maintains Dental Department compliance, relative to Infection Exposure Control, safety, and HIPAA as required by local, State, and Federal guidelines, Dental Department directives and protocols, and clinic policies and procedures.
• Must follow the Dental Board of California Table of Dental Auxiliary Duties Delegable by Supervising Dentist.

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited dental school.
• Current California Dental License.
• Current DEA Certificate.
• Current CPR Certification
• Experience in working with clients and staff from diverse socio-economic, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to manage short notice changes in scheduling and working site.
• Ability to travel from site to site as needed.
• Experience with NextGen/EDR or Dentrix preferred.
• Prefer bilingual English/Spanish
• All JWCH, Wesley Health Centers workforce members are recommended to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Employee Benefits:

At JWCH Institute, Inc., we believe in taking care of those who take care of others. If you work 30+ hours per week, you’ll enjoy competitive pay and a robust benefits package that includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Monthly employer-sponsored allowance for assistance with health premiums.
• Funded Health Savings Account (up to deductible) to assist with carrier-approved medical expenses.
• Paid time off (vacation, sick leave) and 13 paid holidays.
• 401(k) Safe Harbor Profit Sharing plan.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Short- and long-term disability plans (LTD/STD).
• Life insurance policy & AD&D, and more!

Become part of a team where your work matters. Apply today and help us change lives, one patient at a time.

JWCH Institute, Inc + Wesley Health Centers is an Equal Opportunity and Fair Chance Employer.