Dentist

🦷If you are passionate about making a difference in patients' lives and are dedicated to providing exceptional dental care, we invite you to join our team!🦷

Benefits & Perks:

• Paid Holidays
• Additional Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Qualifying Non-For-Profit for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program (click here to learn more: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation)
• Casual dress code
• Health, dental & vision insurance options
• Free dental insurance
• Paid Employer sponsored life insurance.
• Supplemental insurance programs for additional life insurance, short-term disability, accident & cancer insurance
• Up to $600 every year for completing biometric health screenings on a single health insurance plan & up to $1,200 if a spouse also completes
• Up to $180 annual gym reimbursement
• Take advantage of our Dental & Outpatient Mental Health services while working
• Employee referral program

Responsible to: Dental Assistant Team Leader
 
Job Summary: The Dental Assistant assist dentists in the treatment of patients and the completion of dental procedure.

Essential Job Duties:
1) Assistance in the completion of dental procedures and maintenance of dental operatory in a manner consistent with practice standard and infection control requirements.
2) Patient Care including to be not limited to medical histories, charting, education.
3) Any duties covered under the NYS Dental Practice Act permissible under licensure.
 
Skills:
• Computer skills in email, Microsoft Office, Dental software
• Competency in dental assisting skills and infection control procedures
• Working knowledge of DOH regulations
• Good interpersonal skills
  
Education:
Minimum Degree Required:
• High School Diploma/GED
 
Experience:
Minimum Experience Required: 6 months which can include DA training program
 
Required License/Registration/ Certification:
• Certified Dental Assistant (Certification in Dental Assisting and meeting the requirement for Dental Licensure in NYS)
 
Training:
New Hire Orientation

Risking Connections
 
Physical Requirements: 
The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions
• The constant physical demand of the position is sitting.
• The frequent physical demands of the position are standing, walking, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling.

Job Summary:

The Baker Victory Dental Clinic provides high quality and affordable dental care to our patients.  We serve a variety of patients from the community, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or other special needs, and ensure that they all attain the greatest levels of oral health possible.

Essential Job Duties:
1. Provide comprehensive and periodic examinations, including digital radiographic exposure/diagnosis to patients  within the designated clinical settings
2. Diagnosis and referral of oral conditions requiring specialty evaluation
3. Treatment of oral conditions requiring restorative care, extractions, prosthetic care as determined by Delineation of Privileges and NYS Practice Act
4. Triage and treatment of emergency situations, as appropriate for the clinical setting
5. Diagnosis and referral of emergent oral conditions, beyond the scope of care at location , as appropriate
6. Completion of treatment logs, quality assurance records, and documentation of delivered services
7. Keep accurate and complete patient records
8. Work directly with all Program Staff on all aspect of operation both clinical and administrative as needed
9. Participation in all required employee training programs
10. Transportation and set up of equipment at each work site if required by program
11. Additional duties as the program designates
12. Complies with all federal and state regulations and agency policies pertaining to HIPAA, false claims, whistleblower policies and all others
13. Complete  Continuing Education as required for NYS Licensure
14. Performs all other job-related duties assigned by supervisor
 
Skills:
• Computer skills
• Customer skills
• Analytical skills

Competencies:
• Communication: Oral and written
• Attention to detail: Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks
• Problem solving: Takes a systematic approach to solving problems rather than reacting to symptoms
• Decision-making ability: The aptitude to extract, interpret, integrate and manage information correctly and make timely and concise decisions for the best course of action, among multiple alternatives, to enable the decision-making process to take place on a higher level in order to achieve objectives.
• Dependability: Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations

Education:
Minimum Degree Required: Doctoral Degree in Dental Medicine
 
Experience:
Minimum Experience Required: 1 year clinical experience
Required License/Registration/ Certification: active NYS License in Dentistry
 
Additional Requirements:  Must provide documentation for the following:
• MMR Record
• DEA license
• Malpractice insurance
 
Physical Requirements:
The overall nature of the position is sedentary requiring little physical effort with occasional light physical exertion required. There is little, if any, exposure to environmental conditions
• The constant physical demand of the position are standing, walking
• The frequent physical demands of the position are sitting, climbing, talking, hearing, repetitive motions, and eye/hand/foot coordination.
• The occasional physical demands of the position are lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, balancing, stooping, crouching, reaching, handling, grasping, and feeling