What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dentist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon) position at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs?
Summary
Hampton VAMC is recruiting for 1 Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon for the North Battlefield Clinic, Chesapeake VA.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 9/30/2025 or until the position is filled.
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Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
deals with the lower two thirds of the face, the lower portion of the orbital cavity, the maxilla,
and the mandible.
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm (Monday-Friday)
Telework: This is not a tele-work position
Remote: This is not a remote position
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Education Debt Reduction Program: EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact Onnie.Green@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Dentist Basic Requirements
Preferred Experience: Active experience in the surgical management of complex patients with diagnosis of: (1) TMJ disorders requiring joint reconstruction, (2) soft tissue infection, (3) osteoradionecrosis, (4) medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws, (5) dentofacial deformity requiring orthognathic surgery, (6) obstructive sleep apnea requiring maxillomandibular advancement, (7) oral and maxillofacial pathology requiring resection and reconstruction, and (8) missing teeth requiring major and minor bone grafting and advanced dental implant surgical techniques. Board certified or board eligible in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
Education
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Hampton VAMC is recruiting for 1 Oral-Maxillofacial Surgeon for the North Battlefield Clinic, Chesapeake VA.
This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT and will remain open until 9/30/2025 or until the position is filled.
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Duties
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures.
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
- Accomplish admissions, work-up and performance of surgical procedures, reductions of facial fractures, placement of dental implants and biopsy procedures.
- Provide safe and effective anesthesia services in the outpatient setting including intravenous sedation/general anesthesia.
deals with the lower two thirds of the face, the lower portion of the orbital cavity, the maxilla,
and the mandible.
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Work Schedule: 7:30am - 4:00pm (Monday-Friday)
Telework: This is not a tele-work position
Remote: This is not a remote position
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Education Debt Reduction Program: EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive.Contact Onnie.Green@va.gov, the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- All qualified candidates encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- You may be required to serve a probationary period.
- Subject to background/security investigation.
- Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- Participation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program is a requirement for all Veterans Health Administration Health Care Personnel (HCP) - See "Additional Information" below for details.
Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.
Dentist Basic Requirements
- A degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are (1) United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation(CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed.(2) Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence certification, and must obtain a copy of the ECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant. :AND:
- Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. :AND:
- Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia.
Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
Preferred Experience: Active experience in the surgical management of complex patients with diagnosis of: (1) TMJ disorders requiring joint reconstruction, (2) soft tissue infection, (3) osteoradionecrosis, (4) medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws, (5) dentofacial deformity requiring orthognathic surgery, (6) obstructive sleep apnea requiring maxillomandibular advancement, (7) oral and maxillofacial pathology requiring resection and reconstruction, and (8) missing teeth requiring major and minor bone grafting and advanced dental implant surgical techniques. Board certified or board eligible in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
Education
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Additional information
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-related positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority.
Pursuant to VHA Directive 1193.01, VHA health care personnel (HCP) are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 subject to such accommodations as required by law (i.e., medical, religious or pregnancy). VHA HCPs do not include remote workers who only infrequently enter VHA locations. If selected, you will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and submit documentation of proof of vaccination before your start date. The agency will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required accommodation from this requirement using the reasonable accommodation process.
If you are unable to apply online or need an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.
Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer. For more information about the Act and the complaint process, visit Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) at The Fair Chance Act.
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Salary : $250,000 - $400,000
