Dentist – This will make you smile – Wexford Health Sources, Inc. – Mount Olive, WV

• Job Number: 95668265919
• Location:

  1 Mountainside Way

  Mt Olive,

  WV

• Date Posted: 2/3/2021

Finally – a reason for the Dentist to smile!

• Monday – Friday
• No weekends
• No evenings
• No third party billing issues
• No visitor interference
• Medical Malpractice Insurance paid by us
• No private practice expenses
• Very nice dental offices/equipment
• Superb team

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Full Time Dentist Opportunity

Monday – Friday

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Mount Olive Correctional Center Medical Unit

Mount Olive, WV

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We are the medical operations partner of the WV state Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

Wexford Health Sources, the nation’s leading innovative correctional health care company, provides clients with experienced management and technologically advanced services, combined with programs that control costs while ensuring quality. For nearly three decades, Wexford Health has consistently delivered proven staffing expertise and a full range of medical, behavioral health, pharmacy, utilization management, provider contracting, claims processing, and quality management services.

At Wexford Health our philosophy is that health care should not be considered a luxury for anyone. We simply care for those in need and the corrections environment is our venue. This is for a Dentist at Location, City State.

We’re proud to offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Annual review with performance increase
• Generous paid-time off program that combines vacation and sick leave
• Paid holidays
• Comprehensive health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Dental and Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement saving plans
• Company-paid short-term disability
• Healthcare and dependent care spending account

POSITION SUMMARY

Dentist licensed in the state of West Virginia, responsible and accountable for supervising the dental staff and managing the dental activity as well as for providing oral health care to patients such as fillings, extractions, dentures, root canals, etc.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides overall supervision of the dental department including hiring, coaching, counseling, administering discipline and termination of subordinate staff as needed.
• Provides preventative and restorative treatment to all inmates.
• Performs and interprets radiographic examinations as indicated.
• Performs all general dentistry services including, but not limited to restorative, surgical, periodontal, endodontic and prosthodontic services as described by West Virginia Health Service Bulletins
• Supervise staff in: cleaning of teeth, making impressions for prosthetic devices, planning and maintaining an oral hygiene program, completing appropriate records accurately and all procedures associated with the provision of dental care.
• Arrange proper referral for procedures that cannot be performed on-site at facility.
• Provides supervision of staff in instruction of offenders in preventative practices for maintaining proper oral hygiene.
• Submit monthly report of Dental Department activities.
• Participate in staff development programs.
• Develop and update departmental policies and procedures.
• Supervise and evaluate all assigned dental staff.
• Forward all outside referrals of offenders to the Regional Dental Director to assure the necessity for such referrals.
• Serves as clinical authority on all matters related to the delivery of dental services, and provides direction, guidance, and oversight to the dental staff and programs.
• Determines the timeframes for non-emergent and elective treatments according to priority and availability.
• Determines the appropriateness of non-routine treatment and ensure that such treatment will not interfere with the provision of greater priority services.
• Examines patients and documents findings on standard forms, utilizing applicable dental classification systems (i.e., APHA).
• Provides or arranges for appropriate preventative restorative dental care as needed within the administrative guidelines to all inmates.
• Provides or arranges for appropriate care for emergency patients as soon as possible.
• Ensures continuity of care.

The duties and responsibilities outlined herein are for payroll purposes only; employees may be assigned other duties as required.

LICENSING:

• Current West Virginia Dental license
• Current DEA license

CERTIFICATION: Current CPR certification

EDUCATION: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) degree

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum one (1) year practicing dentistry
• Skilled in recognizing the symptoms of shock and fainting; must be prepared to provide necessary aid as directed during procedures.
• Correctional Experience Preferred.
• Supervisory Experience preferred.

EOE/M/F/D/V