Dentist

This is an OPEN CONTINUOUS ANNOUNCEMENT for internal current permanent VA Phoenix Healthcare System facility employees only. Announcement will remain open until September 4, 2025. Eligible applications received after the opening date will be referred on a as-needed basis until positions are filled.

Qualifications:

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: Board Certified/Board Eligible.

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: Must be able to physically and mentally perform the duties in a hospital setting under normal and emergent conditions. Moderate lifting, 15-44 pounds; Light carrying, under 15 pounds; use of fingers; both hands required; standing up to 1 hour per day; near/far vision correctable; hearing aid permitted. Environmental factors - working closely with others.

Responsibilities:

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties and responsibilities are but are not limited to:

• Diagnostic skills and the ability to triage, diagnose, and manage a broad spectrum of urgent and chronic dental problems in a patient population with a high percentage of medically compromised individuals.
• Diagnose and treat inflammatory and destructive diseases of investing and supporting tissue of teeth:
  • Cleans and polishes teeth.
  • Eliminates irritating margins of fillings.
  • Correct occlusions.
• Perform surgical procedures to remove diseased tissue, using dental instruments.
• Perform dental implants, osseous surgery, tissue grafts, develop complex treatment plans, and provide preventive care
• Must be trained and competent in providing Basic life Support (BLS). The individual must be able to work collegially with other dentists and physicians.
• Additional duties will be discuss with the hiring manager.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM or Department discretion.
Compressed/Flexible: Departments discretion.
Telework: Departments discretion.
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized.

Salary : $121,020