Dentist Jobs in Kentucky

Summary: As a dentist with Grace Health, you will play a key role in providing quality dental care and achieving optimal health for our patients and communities served. You will perform comprehensive dentistry, which emphasizes preventive care through dental education and clinical measures. You will develop treatment plans appropriate for each patient, and complete treatment plans in a competent, efficient manner. You will be responsible for promoting the mission of Grace Health, advocating for community healthcare efforts, and participating in integrative healthcare initiatives. As a school-based dentist with Grace Health, your primary role will be providing preventive dental services and oral health education to students (preK-12th grade) in schools served utilizing portable dental equipment. Preventive services include exam, prophy, fluoride application, sealants, SDF, and oral hygiene instructions. Our mission is to reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental decay while helping children have happy, healthy smiles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Communication: Conveys information accurately and efficiently. Written communication is direct, concise, and easy to understand.
• Decision-making: Gathers necessary information to make good and timely decisions. Uses sound judgment and instincts.
• Directing others/Delegation: Assesses other staff member abilities and provides coaching and recognition.
• Planning/Priority setting: Organizes tasks and objectives in order of importance, timing, and predicted results. Works within measurable goals and outcomes.
• Problem solving: Works systematically to solve problems. Develops reasonable and timely resolutions.
• Initiative: Takes prompt action to accomplish objectives. Seeks to resolve problems without being asked.
• Diagnosing oral diseases by appropriate examination, obtaining and interpreting x-rays of diagnostic quality, and completing indicated diagnostic testing.
• Promoting oral health and disease prevention through dental education and clinical quality measures.
• Creating treatment plans to maintain or restore the oral health of our patients while incorporating their desires and needs.
• Completing treatment plans in a competent, efficient manner while maintaining quality of care.
• Monitoring growth and development of the teeth and jaws.
• Performing oral health interventions in a professional, competent manner.
• Maintaining competency in skills and remaining current with professional practice guidelines.
• Providing referrals for a continuum of care into a specialty care setting.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date medical/dental records of all patients in accordance with Grace Health’s policies and regulatory requirements.
• Keeps records that are adequately detailed, truthful, clear and accurate to support continuity of patient care and accurate billing (coding of diagnoses, services provided, and charges).
• Completes records in a timely manner to avoid delay in billing processes.
• Traveling to school-based clinics and other Grace Health Dental sites to meet operational needs.
• Providing clinical services and health education to improve oral health of students served in our school-based clinics.
• Reviewing and following all dental clinic protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Providing excellent customer service to all internal and external patients.
• Providing positive input with patients and families to ensure compliance with treatment recommendations.
• Exercising direct supervision of assigned/designated dental assistants and hygienists.
• Attending dental provider meetings and participating in topics of discussion.
• Providing professional consultation to other providers when needed.
• Participate in Grace Health Outreach health promotion/disease prevention activities, both on-site and off-site as required.
• Maintain all dental department areas in compliance with dental department protocols relative to infection control, exposure control, and safety issues.
• Follow CDC and OSHA guidelines for safety and infection control, including the use of Personal Protective Equipment and Universal Precautions.
• Follow proper disposal of all contaminated or potentially contaminated materials in accordance with state and federal regulations.
• Knowledgeable of clinical quality measures and works closely with quality assurance staff for reporting.
• Understands population health and works collaboratively with health care team to promote health and wellness.
• Collaborate with Dental Director and other professional staff members in development and periodic updating of standards of care, principles of practice, standing orders, clinical protocols, support staff job descriptions, and other dental policies.
• When possible, cooperate with professional and allied health training programs in developing on-site training opportunities for their students and residents.
• Assists in recruitment and orientation of new professional and support staff.
• Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of dental care, including HIPPA compliance.
• Provide call coverage for after hours and weekends.

OTHER ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Grace Health recognizes that managing patient care is a team effort that involves clinical and non-clinical staff. All employees must embrace a team-based approach to patient care and understand that each role is important to our success.
• Team members must demonstrate excellent team communication and coordination to provide quality patient care.
• Care coordination includes communicating with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists.
• Care team members understand and embrace the concept of population management and proactively address the needs of patients and families served by this practice.
• Team members must demonstrate skill and knowledge related to effective communication with vulnerable patient populations.
• Team members must participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities within the organization to ensure patients receive high quality care.
• All team members will be involved in the process of improving quality incomes.
• Team members will participate in the review and evaluation processes of practice performance and help to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Team members will participate in Grace Health's advocacy program.

GENERAL DUTIES:

• Follows policies and procedures of the office, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel.
• Maintains good attendance (daily, meetings, and other assignment tasks).
• Maintains timely documentation of all work assignments.
• Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Routinely keeps supervisor informed about attendance and job assignments.
• Flexible in being able to multitask.
• Works effectively and at an efficient pace.
• Works cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist in advancing Grace Health’s mission and to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must have Dental or be license-eligible in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• DEA License.
• Certified in CPR.
• Additional experience, certifications, or licensing may be required.
• Willingness to comply with all local, state, and federal laws regarding dental and health care.
• Must be competent using electronic dental record.
• Must complete and maintain documentation of continuing education requirements.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Must have a Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry from an accredited university.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; sit; and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Grace Health is a faith-based, federally qualified community health center (FQHC). We provide primary health services to underserved, underinsured, and uninsured individuals in the southeastern Kentucky region. Our mission is “to show the love and share the truth of Jesus Christ to southeastern Kentucky, thorough access to compassionate, high quality, primary health care for the whole person” regardless of ability to pay. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Grace Health provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.