What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist - Shorewell position at Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region?
Job Description
Job Description
COMMUNITY HEATH :
Community Health is a primary care network that provides nationally-recognized programs, a focus on wellness, dental, behavioral health and pediatric specialties, walk-in Express Care, a culture of community and quality health care that almost everyone, insured or uninsured, has come to depend on. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer a team-oriented, collaborative work environment for close to 400 employees at eight different locations in Rutland and southern Addison counties.
ABOUT THE ROLE :
CHCRR Dentist will diagnose and treat Oral conditions and pathology. Additionally, they will actively promote individual and population health. A sensibility for health maintenance and illness prevention is expected.
CHCHRR is a primary healthcare organization. Dentists must be knowledgeable and skillful in the delivery of oral health care. Competent delivery includes the ability and willingness to continually participate in professional learning activities and advance dental understanding for all stakeholders.
CHCRR Dentists are important assets to the oral health of their patients and their communities. This responsibility requires Dentists to be skillful problem solvers, critical thinkers and effective communicators. CHCRR Dentists will conduct their activities with a durable professionalism and confidentiality. CHCRR activities are compliant to HIPAA standards.
CHCRR Dentists will work in a team environment. In this context, Dentists will be assigned responsibility for organizing, coordinating and supervising the professional activities of associated healthcare workers such as Dental Assistants, and Dental Hygienists. Good business sense is an asset.
Dentists advocate for their patients and communities.
The work at CHCRR is organized around patient needs.
FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION :
Essential functions are those tasks, duties, and responsibilities that comprise the means of accomplishing the job’s purpose and objectives. Essential functions are critical or fundamental to the performance of the job. They are the major functions for which the person in the job is held accountable. Following are the essential functions of the job :
- CHHCR Dentists will be expected to provide oral health services, advice and counsel to our patients
- When appropriate, Dentists will refer and communicate with medical / surgical consultants.
- Dentist’s work will be supported by appropriate clinical and administrative staff.
- Clinical space, private office space, IT and decision-support tools will be available to every Dentist.
- Clinical services are organized digitally, thus CHCRR Dentists are expected to organized their work utilizing the designed EHR.
- Their work is expected to remain current, timely, patient centered and relevant.
- Most Dentists are expected to equitably share in the weekday, evening, and weekend call responsibility.
- Clinical performance and work efficiency data will be collected and reported to Dentists and regulators for the purpose of protecting patient safety, advancing the quality of patient experience and ensuring fiscal viability.
- CHCRR Dentists are central stakeholders to these strategic goals.
- CHCRR is a learning organization. CHCCR Dentists will support this strategic perspective.
- The dentist must be willing to occasionally work long and irregular hours.
- Other duties as assigned
SKILLS REQUIRED FOR SUCCESS :
HOW WE SUPPORT YOU :
Salary : $5,000