Job DescriptionSalary: $250,000Work schedule: Full-Time, Monday - Friday
Benefits include:- Medical, vision, dental and prescription drug benefits
- Life, accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program
- Sick leave and paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Bereavement, civic duty and military leave
Now hiring a Dentist at Graceville Correctional Facility.
Essential Duties:- Provide direct dental diagnostic and treatment services to inmates, using current knowledge of methods, practices, procedures and techniques of providing quality diagnosis and treatment, including preventative periodontics, restorative, endodontic, minor oral surgical and exodontia and prosthodontic services.
- Provide guidance and technical supervision to dental hygienists and dental technicians performing direct and indirect inmate care services; coordinates clinic operations with the health services administrator.
- Maintain an effective clinical inmate scheduling and record-keeping system; provides referrals; maintains records on clinic operations and prepares required reports, as needed.
- Coordinate and participate in inmate education programs and services; provides consultation, guidance, and in-service education to other health services staff.
- Refer inmate to oral health specialists for consultations, evaluations and treatments.
- Maintain security and confidentiality of all inmate medical records; observes applicable HIPAA rules.
- Implement basic cost containment and utilization management for inmate care and facility operations.
- Comply with all applicable pharmacy regulations, especially those covering controlled substances.
- Provide physical safety requirement recommendations that are necessary to promote a safe working environment to health services administrator.
- Facilitate, where applicable, NCCHC/ACA accreditation of the medical program by providing the required level of efficiency and approved appropriate medical services.
- Perform rescue functions at accidents, emergencies and disasters to include administering basic emergency medical aid, physically removing people away from dangerous situations, and securing and evacuating people from confined areas.
- Provide orientation for new dental staff concerning the facility dental program.
- May act as the radiation safety officer as designated by the health services administrator.
Qualifications: Requires DDS degree or DMD degree and valid license to practice dentistry with DEA controlled substance registration certificate in the state of Florida and current CPR certification. Two (2) years of general clinical practice strongly preferred. Valid driver's license in the state of Florida with an acceptable driving record required, unless waived by management.
