General Dentist

at GraceMed Health Clinic in Wichita, Kansas, United States

Job Description

Practicing at GraceMed

If you are a healthcare professional, we appreciate your interest in practicing in a community health setting at GraceMed. This is a clinical environment where you can be a part of a diverse team of professionals who come together to address the whole health of the patient. You’ll make a difference you can see every day as you care for patients who are often high-risk because of their underserved status. You’ll be fully supported by a staff and organization set up to let you focus on delivering care. And you’ll be part of a team that has distinguished itself for its quality of care and outcomes.

Reporting Relationship: Reports to the Chief Dental Officer

Supervision Responsibilities: No

Essential Role: Provides professional dental services to complement the delivery of primary health care services at GraceMed Health Clinic, Inc. Provides clinical leadership and supervision of dental support staff. Works closely with the Chief Dental Officer to ensure quality of care.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides dental evaluation, treatment, and consultation services to patients of the clinic.
• Responds to emergencies and answers dental questions.
• Obtains and documents, or causes to be obtained and documented; appropriate chief complaint, past dental, family and social history, review of systems, examination, medications and allergies, assessment and plan for each patient.
• Provides dental orders for prescription refills, administration of medications, ancillary testing, and/or referrals.
• Reviews ancillary test results and coordinates notification to the patient.
• Provides patient education as needed.
• Answers questions for patients, personally or through clinical staff, in order to relay information regarding their care.
• Completes appropriate paperwork to comply with insurance and reimbursement guidelines.
• Completes all documentation and paperwork in a timely manner.
• Works closely with the Chief Dental Officer to provide leadership and medical direction for the clinic.
• Maintains approved treatment protocols utilized by staff.
• Assists with orientation and training of dental providers.
• Reviews an adequate sample of dental records with particular emphasis on; appropriateness, efficiency, and quality of care provided. When the review of said dental records shows that corrective steps are necessary, Dentist shall take appropriate corrective steps, in collaboration with the appropriate administrative, supervisory or clinical personnel.
• Participates in public relations and community outreach activities.
• Provides assistance with OSHA, emergency preparedness, infection control and regulatory compliance.
• Attends all staff, clinical, board or other special meetings as requested.
• Performs other appropriate duties as requested by supervisors.
• Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.

Working Conditions:

Dental office environment. Ability to sit and/or stand for long periods of time. Bending, stooping, and lifting (up to 50lbs.) may be required. Interaction with physicians, patients and other office personnel. May involve contact with angry, upset or ill persons. May involve potential exposure to blood and body fluids and other hazardous substances. Must have visual acuity and manual dexterity to interface with computer. Must have auditory acuity to handle phone calls.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

This job description has been examined for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (May 1995).

GraceMed Health Clinic is an equal opportunity organization and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or for any other discriminatory reason prohibited by applicable law.