Dental Public Health Job at Illinois Primary Health Care Association in Chicago, IL

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This FQHC is seeking a compassionate Full-Time Dentist to deliver high-quality dental care to individuals experiencing homelessness and participants in the Ryan White Program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Facilitates entry of the client into the oral health care system by assessing the primary oral health care needs, including eliciting comprehensive health histories, performing oral examinations, order and/or performing diagnostic tests, analyzing collected data to determine client health status and formulating a problem list (diagnosis).
• Provides coordinated, continuous, and culturally competent oral health care to clients.
• Prescribes a variety of treatment modalities made available to the provider through Health Center’s resources to meet preventative oral health and disease needs of participants.
• Collaborates with physicians and dental auxiliaries to assure that oral health instruction and counseling is provided.
• Manages and evaluates the plan of care, process, and outcome, and then modifies plan as needed.
• Coordinates services in conjunction with other team members to meet client's oral health care needs, and to ensure the continuity of care.
• Collaborate with other multi-disciplinary professionals and community agencies to provide high quality care, including referral to appropriate dental specialists, if indicated.
• Providers are expected to continue follow up with those referred to dental specialist to monitor status of such referrals in the continuum of care for that individual to promote completion of treatment or completion of alternatives to care.
• Adheres to collaborative principles of respect and joint decision making.
• Participates in quality improvement activities though protocol development, staff training and collaborative peer review.
• Assures access and continuity of care by providing call for after-hours emergency oral health coverage and follow-up at the primary treatment facility or at the client residence if necessary and feasible.
• Assumes the responsibility for professional development and contributes to the professional growth of others by:
• Practices within legal and ethical guidelines established by the Dental Practice Act and the Dentist Code of Ethics. Adheres to professional standards as outlined by governmental bodies, the American Dental Association (ADA), private funding sources, agency plans/policies and Unit guidelines.
• Participates in periodic evaluative reviews and/or in-house and external staff training to ensure that he/she understand and continues to adhere to such standards.
• Initiates requests for assistance or guidance from Supervisor to address new issues or complex concepts affecting adherence to professional standards.
• Prepares the appropriate program reports to fulfill funding requirements as assigned.
• Documents comprehensive, accurate, and continual data on clients' records and program reports according to agency standards.
• Other duties may be assigned.
• 40 hours per week

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

• Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; Keeps commitments; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quantity - Meets productivity standards; Completes work in timely manner; Strives to increase productivity.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.

• Education and/or Experience: DDS or equivalent degree.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registration: Unrestricted IL Dental License, IL Controlled Substance license and DEA License

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Dependent coverage
• Health and dependent care savings accounts
• Short/long term disability, 401k/403b match or safe harbor contribution
• Vacation
• License renewals and/or professional association fees paid
• Cell phone/cell phone allowance
• Employee wellness program
• Other Benefits: Loan Repayment available with very high HPSA score.