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DENTIST (Experienced Preferred)

Elica Health Centers
Elica Health Centers Salary
Sacramento, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/18/2025

Description

At Elica Health Centers, we share a common goal: provide the best possible patient care to our growing community. This passion extends from the exceptional care we provide to our underserved patients in Sacramento/Yolo County down to providing community outreach on our state-of-the-art mobile medicine program, Health on Wheels. Elica Health Centers is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) thanks to our hardworking Elica family. Become a part of a team where every day is an opportunity to make a positive impact in your community!


Elica is currently seeking to add a passionate Float Dentist to our team! The Dentist will be primarily responsible for examining and providing clinical dental services and preventive dental care in a community health center setting.


WHAT YOU'LL DO

The successful Float Dentist will be willing and able to:

  • Examines individuals requesting care, diagnose their dental/oral conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental/oral treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines
  • Educates individuals in the nature of oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention
  • Communicate with dental staff on our team regarding patient treatment plans
  • Supervises the clinical work of the dental assistants and hygienists

COMPANY BENEFITS:

Elica is proud to offer an exciting benefits package to qualifying full-time employees which can support your health, your family, and help you plan for the future.

  • 403B retirement savings account with up to 4% employer matching contribution and 100% immediate vesting.
  • Healthcare: Medical (Kaiser or Western Health Advantage Options), Dental, Vision - Individual and family plans available
  • Company funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) to help pay for out-of-pocket costs related to medical coverage
  • FSA Plans: 2 options for Flexible Spending Accounts - Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA
  • Company paid basic Life and AD&D Insurance. (supplemental life and AD&D options available)
  • Optional Critical Illness, Accident, ID Theft Protection and Pet insurance potions
  • 4 weeks of accrued paid time off and paid holidays.
  • Malpractice/Tail Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Plan with five (5) free counseling visits, financial services, legal services, and a plethora of online resources.
  • Elica is NHSC qualified for State Loan Repayment Program
  • Tuition Reimbursement program, CME/CEU reimbursement and time off program.

Learn more about Elica’s services and mission at our website or check us out on Facebook.

Requirements


WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

Education and Licensing Requirements:

  • Candidate must be board certified or board eligible and licensed to practice medicine in the State of California
  • Practice medicine in the State of California
  • Current, valid and unsuspended State of California medical licensure.
  • DEA X-license required (waiver)
  • Current CPR certification required

Experience:

  • At least 2 years experience working with underserved, low-income persons or homeless persons preferred.

Knowledge of:

  • Current, standard dental practices, treatments, and tests
  • Current and emerging trends in technologies, techniques, issues, and approaches in area of expertise.
  • Pertinent federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding scope of practice issues affecting licensed community clinics.
  • Principles of management and supervision.
  • General information about public and private health insurance and third-party reimbursement issues.
  • Community resources related to specialty care and other health-related services.
  • Cultural sensitivity and a strong commitment to serve medically underserved families required

Commitment to Safety Standards:

  • Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures as they relate to safe work practices.
  • Follow all safety procedures and report or resolve unsafe conditions to ensure an injury-free work environment.
  • Use appropriate ergonomic measures to reduce risk of work-related injuries.
  • Assure adherence to infection control procedures in the clinic, including bloodborne pathogen protocols.

Physical Requirements

The work environment is characteristic of a dental clinic environment. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to handle or feel. The employee is also required to stand; walk; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must also possess hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the phone. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.


Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.


Compensation - Dependent Upon Experience

$156000 - $202800 annually

Salary : $156,000 - $202,800

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