Compensation: Approximately $63.05 - $75.29 per hour. All individual pay rates are calculated based on the candidate's experience and internal equity.
Overview of Role:Provide high quality dental care that is culturally appropriate, and prevention focused. Serves as a leader on the dental team contributing to the smooth, efficient, operation of the team, the Site and the Organization.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:- Provides care in the following disciplines of general dental practice: diagnosis, preventative dentistry, operative dentistry, pedodontics, periodontics, removable prosthodontics, endodontic, fixed prosthodontics, oral surgery and orthodontics.
- Expands and maintains rapport with the dental community in the service area (e.g., interacts appropriately with other dental personnel outside of Clinica; actively seeks to broaden our referral network).
- Appropriately communicates with health & human services agencies, local governments, and community organizations as needed.
- Engages actively with dental provider team in determining clinical guidelines for dental program and complies with established Clinica Standards of Care.
- Engages as an equal and partnering member of the team to provide top-of-the skill set care throughout all levels of the team.
- Supports and teaches team members at the site. Teaches students enrolled in a relevant health- profession training program.
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of general dental practice, including accepted and evidence-based treatment methodologies, and risk-based care practices.
- Ensures optimal access to care through clinical productivity and a willingness to consider and address patient barriers to care.
- Engages effectively with team members outside of dental and supports overall integration of Clinica systems, particularly between medical and dental clinical teams.
- Provides Human Resources staff the needed documentation, paperwork, and signatures to complete credentialing and privileging (initial and biannual).
- Is respectful and responsive to staff and patients (is approachable by other staff, demonstrates good team work by offering and receiving feedback appropriately).
- Handles ongoing daily clinical work in a timely and thorough manner.
- Exhibits positive leadership skills, actively striving to improve the patient and staff experience of Clinica, as well as strong communication skills, including but not limited to motivational interviewing.
- Collaborates well with teammates, both on a clinical level (e.g., seeks/provides guidance and feedback to supervised/supervising clinician) as well as on a managerial and administrative level (e.g., follows Clinica's procedures around requesting/taking time off).
- Effective use of the electronic dental and health records (EDR, EHR), registries and templates.
Dentistry on the Pods
- Primarily responsible for the initiation and maintenance of the dental prevention and dental education program in an integrated medical setting, working with both medical and dental team members for coordination.
- Accurately and appropriately assess risk, application of fluoride treatments, and dissemination of oral health education to parents and children in the medical setting in one-on-one visits or in group visits. Identification of and assistance in patient establishment of a dental home.
- Maximize community linkages while acting as advocate for patients.
- Manage patient care and develop clinical guidelines within scope of dental hygiene practice.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:Education and Experience:- Graduation from an approved School of Dentistry.
- Possession of a current license to practice dentistry in the State of Colorado.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:- Ability to diagnose and treat dental and oral disease.
- Working knowledge of the principles, standard practices methods, and techniques of dentistry.
- Knowledge of preventative dentistry, risk-based care, and educational/communication methodologies utilized in prevention.
- Skill in oral operative techniques and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients and staff.
- Ability to work in a team-based care environment required.
- Understanding and application of practices and principles of quality improvement (QI) preferred.
- Sensitivity to low income and ethnic minority community a must.
- Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
