What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist position at Indian Health Services?
Location: Tuba City, AZ Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Type: Tribal Salary Range: $134,000 to $269,000 / Per Year Open Period: 1/11/2025 to 1/31/2025 Summary: TCRHCC serves a large geographic area, primarily encompassing over 6,000 square miles on the western Navajo Nation and adjacent Hopi and other communities.
Type: Tribal Salary Range: $134,000 to $269,000 / Per Year Open Period: 1/11/2025 to 1/31/2025 Summary: TCRHCC serves a large geographic area, primarily encompassing over 6,000 square miles on the western Navajo Nation and adjacent Hopi and other communities.
• Dental Program is comprised of two clinics
• The Dental staff rotate between both clinics
• Tuba City Dental Clinic is the general referral center for oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, and endodontics
• TCRHCC Hospital has 20 dental operatories (chairs)
• Cameron satellite Dental Clinic has 5 dental operatories (chairs)
• TCRHCC Dental Program has a long history of community involvement with Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
• The Dental Program participates in community events such as a parade, educational booths, career day, diabetes expo, classroom presentations The unique community of Tuba City offers a culturally rich environment. The Native American tribes located and served here are the Navajo, Hopi, and Southern Paiute. This mixture along with Anglo, Hispanic, and African American employees of the hospital and school systems make a pleasantly diverse community.
The incumbent will be a first-line treating dentist within the clinics of the dental program. Performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures. Provides routine and emergent dental for both pediatric and adult Native American population. Must be willing to participate in Quality Assurance activities, and any other Administrative activities when called upon (i.e., Committee involvement). More info about area: https://tchealth.org/ Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Duties: 1. Performing oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity, and diagnosis of pathological and irregular condition. 2. Performing restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard dental materials (cement, amalgam, composite resin, etc.) 3. Administering local anesthesia. 4. Performing both non-surgical and surgical extractions of teeth. 5. Scaling of calculus, and curettage. 6. Treating dental and periodontal infections. 7. Recognizing symptoms of systemic diseases and referring cases for medical diagnosis 8. Performing alveolectomy in connection with fitting of dentures or other appliance, or other dental procedures 9. Responsible for scheduling and completing specialty prosthodontic procedures that he/she has obligated to do 10. Must be willing and able to perform public health dentistry (ie. stainless steel crowns on primary teeth, CPA's on root canal-treated teeth, etc) 11. Must be willing to treat patients of all ages, medically compromised patients, and physically and mentally challenged patients. 12. Must have basic computer skills to complete administrative tasks 13. May be required to participate in committee involvement or be assigned administrative duties (ie. quality assurance activities, teaching Dental assistants, etc) 14. Will work with Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and Employee Health Record (EHR) programs; training will be provided 15. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role 16. Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield. 17. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates) 18. Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction. 19. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Education/Experience: Must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. License: Must have current, full, and unrestricted dental license to practice dentistry in a state, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Certifications: Must have and maintain a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) throughout employment. Credentialing: Must be a credentialed member of the TCRHCC Medical Staff Work Type: Permanent, Full Announcement #: 2024 - 2642 Who May Apply? All Groups of Qualified Individuals Get Details & Apply: https://careers-tchealth.icims.com/jobs/2642/dentist/job?mode=view Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
The incumbent will be a first-line treating dentist within the clinics of the dental program. Performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative, or preventive measures. Provides routine and emergent dental for both pediatric and adult Native American population. Must be willing to participate in Quality Assurance activities, and any other Administrative activities when called upon (i.e., Committee involvement). More info about area: https://tchealth.org/ Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Duties: 1. Performing oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity, and diagnosis of pathological and irregular condition. 2. Performing restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard dental materials (cement, amalgam, composite resin, etc.) 3. Administering local anesthesia. 4. Performing both non-surgical and surgical extractions of teeth. 5. Scaling of calculus, and curettage. 6. Treating dental and periodontal infections. 7. Recognizing symptoms of systemic diseases and referring cases for medical diagnosis 8. Performing alveolectomy in connection with fitting of dentures or other appliance, or other dental procedures 9. Responsible for scheduling and completing specialty prosthodontic procedures that he/she has obligated to do 10. Must be willing and able to perform public health dentistry (ie. stainless steel crowns on primary teeth, CPA's on root canal-treated teeth, etc) 11. Must be willing to treat patients of all ages, medically compromised patients, and physically and mentally challenged patients. 12. Must have basic computer skills to complete administrative tasks 13. May be required to participate in committee involvement or be assigned administrative duties (ie. quality assurance activities, teaching Dental assistants, etc) 14. Will work with Electronic Dental Record (EDR) and Employee Health Record (EHR) programs; training will be provided 15. Responsible for electronic health records data entry pertinent to patient service role 16. Ensure proper PPE is always worn while on duty including but not limited to, face mask, gloves, gown, isolation gown, NIOSH-approved N95 filtering facepiece respirator or higher, if available), and eye or face shield. 17. Complete all donning and doffing tasks in a safe acceptable method and discard of used PPE accordingly. (see CDC website for most current updates) 18. Complete task training for all routine cleaning and decontamination processes for all surfaces contaminated by a communicable disease to ensure a high level of patient, visitor, employee and external customer satisfaction. 19. Performs other duties as assigned. Qualifications: Education/Experience: Must possess a D.D.S. or D.M.D. from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. License: Must have current, full, and unrestricted dental license to practice dentistry in a state, territory or commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Certifications: Must have and maintain a current valid Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) throughout employment. Credentialing: Must be a credentialed member of the TCRHCC Medical Staff Work Type: Permanent, Full Announcement #: 2024 - 2642 Who May Apply? All Groups of Qualified Individuals Get Details & Apply: https://careers-tchealth.icims.com/jobs/2642/dentist/job?mode=view Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov
Salary : $134,000 - $269,000
