Dentist

Full Time
North Bend, OR
$155,000 - $185,000 a year
Posted Just posted
Job description
Job Description
Waterfall Community Health Center has an immediate opening for a General Dentist. This is a full-time position that includes medical, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance that is fully paid by the employer. We also offer a 401K plan with a 6% match. This job is eligible for loan repayment programs. We are also currently providing a $10k signing bonus to be delivered on your first payday!
Join our team on the beautiful Southern Oregon Coast where you have access to fishing, crabbing, kayaking, hiking, beachcombing, and more!
You will function as a Dentist, DDS or DMD in a team and mission-based setting to provide delivery of dental care to patients, including health promotion/maintenance, counseling and education, assessment, acute/chronic care, and consultation/collaboration with other health care professionals, and community resources. The focus will be on reducing barriers to care, examining, diagnosing, and developing treatment plans for infections and injuries of the teeth and mouth.
Job Type: Full-time, part-time, on call, job share, and locum options
Pay: $155,000 - $185,000 DOE
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Adheres to the spirit of Waterfall Community Health Center to remove barriers to care and our mission statement while performing assigned duties.
  • Demonstrate the core values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Compassion, Partnership, and Collaborative Communication.
  • Obtains and records client's dental health history; evaluates patients’ intraoral & peri-oral hard and soft tissue conditions; including caries, endodontic/periodontal pathology, soft tissue, and developmental pathology.
  • Diagnose and treat Emergency Dental situations such as toothaches, broken teeth/restorations, dislodged crowns/bridges, broken dentures etc.
  • Develop patient treatment plan; including preventative, endodontic, periodontal, restorative, and follow-up care.
  • Refer out complex endodontic, surgical, and periodontal treatment.
  • Demonstrate proficiency in the following: amalgam and composite restorations, single and double canal endodontic therapy, extraction of erupted teeth and roots, prophylaxis, periodontal scaling, and root planing.
  • Counsel patients about their dental health, alleviating symptoms of chronic dental conditions.
  • Analyze records, reports, test results, or examination information to diagnose the medical condition of the patient.
  • Provides and prescribes medications within the area of specialty.
  • Establishes and maintains client medical charts and other necessary records.
  • Advance and maintain a personal knowledge base by pursuing continuing education in order to enhance professional competence.
  • Participate in the Clinical Quality Improvement and Quality Management meetings and other meetings as requested by the supervisor and/or Senior Leadership Team.
  • Promote individual and organizational integrity by exhibiting ethical behavior to maintain high standards
  • Performs any other duties needed to help drive our Vision, fulfill our Mission, and abide by our Organization’s Values.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Graduate of an accredited dental school with a Degree in Dentistry; DDS/DMD
  • 3 years experience preferred
  • Unrestricted License in the State of Oregon.
  • Current DEA certificate without restrictions.
  • Language Skills: Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing; additional languages preferred.
  • Ability to be credentialed with Medicaid, Medicare, private and other insurance.
  • Demonstrated commitment to high-quality health care for low-income, ethnically diverse populations.

LICENSURES/CERTIFICATIONS REQUIREMENT:
  • Graduate from an accredited dental school with a Doctoral Degree (DDS/DMD)
  • Oregon State dental license
  • DEA certification
  • BLS certification

OFFICE:
The employee typically works in an office environment and uses a computer, telephone and other office equipment as needed to perform duties. The noise level in the work environment is typical of that of an office. The employee is regularly required to sit, talk, hear, frequently required to use repetitive hand motion, handle or feel, and to stand, walk, reach, bend or lift up to 20 pounds. Exposed to sick people. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Medical and Vision: Both plans are 100% company paid for the employee
  • Samaritan PPO with a $2,000 deductible
  • Samaritan HSA with $1,500 deductible (company deposits $49.46 monthly into HSA account)

Dental:
  • Delta Dental with $50 deductible, $2,000 annual max
  • Willamette Dental with $0 deductible, but $15 per office visit, no annual max (Office locations Albany, Lincoln City, Medford, Corvallis)
  • Active and Fit Direct- $25 gym membership at participating locations. 200 digital workouts
  • IDX- identity protection service
  • Health through Oral Wellness- Diabetic or Pregnant folks qualify for additional cleanings.

The company does not pay for dependent health care, but it is available should the employee choose to cover the cost.

Mutual of Omaha Life and Short-term Disability
coverage
  • $50,000 in Life insurance
  • Short-term disability that provides 60% of your wage for up to 12 weeks if you become temporarily disabled due to accident, injury, or illness.
  • Additional voluntary Life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage is available should the employee choose to elect such coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided to all employees.

Vanguard 401K Retirement Plan
  • Up to 6% company match

Downtown Health & Fitness gym membership discount
  • Regular or 24-Hr membership discounts for you and your dependents.
  • Regular memberships are $38 for the employee and $20 per dependent. 24-HR memberships are $53 per month for the employee and $25 for each dependent.

Paid Holidays
  • New Year’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Thanksgiving & the day after
  • Christmas Day

Personal Time Off (PTO).
This is a combined benefit for vacation and/or illness. Salaried employees earn 5.56 hours per pay period.
  • 0 – 60 months of service = 144 hours per year/18 days
  • 61 – 120 months of service = 200 hours per year/25 days
  • 121+ months of service or more = 240 hours per year/30 days

Semi-Annual Retention bonus
  • Opportunity to earn up to 2% of your annual income twice per year as a bonus. One bonus will be given in November and the other in May. This will be (3) yes or no questions based on goals you make with your supervisor. There is an individual goal, a department goal, and a company goal.

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