Wesley Health Centers - JWCH Institute, Inc. · 5 days ago
Dentist - Floater
Los Angeles, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelJWCH Institute is a community health clinic that provides quality preventive and primary dental care. The Dentist - Floater will be responsible for providing oral screenings and dental care across various locations, including community outreach and mobile dental units, while also training staff and maintaining compliance with health regulations.
Hospital & Health Care
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
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
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Experience with NextGen/EDR or Dentrix preferred
Prefer bilingual English/Spanish
Benefits
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!
Company
Wesley Health Centers - JWCH Institute, Inc.
JWCH provides comprehensive health care services to safety-net populations in Los Angeles. We are the largest provider of care to homeless persons.
Founded in 1960
201-500 employees
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