Come make a difference in the lives of people every day while helping us achieve our mission: To improve the health of our patients and communities by delivering exceptional care, removing barriers, and promoting healthy lifestyles. ROLE: To aid in preventing and maintaining oral health of the community through a collaborative and patient-centered team-approach to healthcare. This role exists to provide dental services to patients within the DDS/DMD scope of Practice. **This position is eligible for a $10,000 hiring bonus** JOB DUTIES: - Provide quality dental treatment within your scope of service following best practices standards.
- Support, follow and adhere to SCHS workflows, clinical and operational policies and procedures.
- Commits to providing integrated healthcare through interprofessional collaboration.
- Works to remove barriers to care by providing exceptional access to dental care.
- Attend and participate in staff meetings and committees.
- Assist in daily support, training and direction of dental personnel.
- Timely completion of administrative duties: assigned Relias courses; policy attestations; incident reporting functions; and emails.
- Review timecard to ensure appropriate hours and PTO are accounted for.
- Keep up to date on internal credentialing and licensure/certification requirements, as applicable.
- Adhere to timely documentation policy of closing charts and addressing Epic in-basket items within 48 hours.
- Strives for coding and EHR excellence following SCHS templates and best coding practices.
- Complete timely and thorough peer reviews to ensure high quality and collaborative care in accordance to SCHS’s Risk Management Program.
- Complete full patient contact hours based on FTE.
- Perform duties and responsibilities with the highest standards of due diligence.
- Assist with other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES: - Confidence, professional judgment, and grace under pressure.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Leadership and critical thinking experience.
- Works well both independently and as part of a team.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Flexibility with schedule and workload.
- Ability to exhibit good rapport with clients of varying ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic status.
- Attention to detail.
- Ability to support in training and mentorship of others.
- Exhibit professional growth, self-knowledge and lifelong learning strategies.
- Commitment to the SCHS mission and staff values.
WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This position operates in a professional dental clinic environment. The role routinely uses standard office equipment. Physical demands include: - Maintain a stationary position for extended periods while performing essential job duties.
- Must be able to operate typical office equipment such as computers, fax machines, copiers, and telephones, as well as instruments commonly found in a dental clinic (e.g., diagnostic tools, dental equipment).
- Requires effective verbal and written communication skills to interact with team members, clients, or patients and to complete necessary documentation.
- Discern test results, x-ray results and distinguish physical cues on patients, such as oral cavities, blood, changes in appearance or condition.
- Must be able to recognize and respond to potential signs of oral health issues or alcohol impairment through appropriate sensory or observational means.
- Movement throughout the clinic, including moving between different areas to perform essential duties.
- Occasional movement throughout the clinic, including moving between different areas to perform essential duties.
- Rarely position oneself to retrieve items or perform certain tasks.
- Rarely ascend/descend stairs, ladders to retrieve items from basement storage.
- Rarely Move items within the clinic (e.g., dental supplies, equipment) weighing up to 20 lbs.
- Assist patients of varying body sizes onto or off exam chairs as needed.
Reasonable accommodation can be made for qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the role.
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