Dentist – Friday Only – Dental Clinics North – Traverse City, MI

FRIDAYS ONLY
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides quality dental services to eligible patients with skill, care, and judgement.
• Participates in appointment management and referral of patients to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
• Develops and documents comprehensive diagnostic findings, treatment plans and services delivered per relevant DCN policies and procedures.
• Communicates dental treatment information to patients, parents, and clinical staff in a clear, compassionate, and effective manner.
• Exercises professional judgment in the provision of services within the scope of training and experience.
• Prepares reports, records, charts, and other documentation regarding services performed as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, standards of third-party payors, applicable accreditation standards, and Dental Clinics North policies and procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The tasks performed on the job regularly would produce exposure to illness and injury or health hazards. An accident may result in permanent or long-term injury or illness. Recurring adverse working conditions such as frequent travel, extreme temperatures, excessive noise, navigating difficult terrain, and/or blood borne pathogens exist on the job. On a frequent basis (over 2/3 of the working days), the position requires the following types of physical demands: Position requires the ability to see, sit, talk, hear, speak, stand, walk, and keyboard. Repeated reaching, bending/kneeling, climbing stairs/ladders, gripping, pinching, pulling/pushing, transferring, lifting up to 25#, or carrying up to 25#.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: This position requires a doctoral degree with up to 1 year of expansive work experience.
Preferred major: Dental Surgery (DDS) or Dental Medicine (DMD).
Preferred knowledge, experience and abilities: Exceptional human relations skills with the ability to get along with people and handle conflicts. Ability to always maintain a professional demeanor with patients, staff and doctors, even under pressure. Ability to manage multiple priorities while working with interruptions. Ability to meet scheduled deadlines and work unsupervised. Competency with electronic technology: i.e. Microsoft products, Dentrix, Internet. possess phyical ability and eye sight to be able to practice dentistry in a competent manner; ability to tolerate and work with young children; ablility to effectively communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents, and staff.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS: It is required for the employee to possess the following licenses and certifications:

• Michigan Dentist License and Michigan Controlled Substance License upon hire
• DEA Practitioner License upon hire
• CPR Certification upon hire

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES
VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Position requires: Expressing ideas and thoughts verbally; exhibiting good listening and comprehension and getting clarification when needed; responding well to questions; the ability to develop and maintain positive relationships with other employees, as well as individuals external to the agency, including patrons, partnering agencies, stakeholders, and contractors; the ability to encourage open communication; communicate changes and progress and keep others adequately informed; interpret and translate facts and information; explain situations and issues to people and advise them of alternative or appropriate courses of action; participate in meetings; interview and gather information from others; and support and explain reasoning for decisions.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Position requires the ability to express ideas and thoughts in written form; to write clearly and informatively; the knowledge, application, and ability to edit spelling, punctuation, sentence structure and grammar; the writing skills sufficient to complete more difficult assignments, such as editing documents and materials for style and content; the skill to organize material into formats which ensure ease of reading and understanding; the ability to vary writing style to meet needs of the audience and purpose.
TECHNOLOGY: Technological skills include the ability to efficiently operate and utilize multiple equipment and technological products. Employees have a foundational knowledge of software programs needed to perform daily responsibilities and keep technical skills current.
Dental Clinics North Dentists diagnose and treat problems with patients teeth, gums, and related parts of the mouth while providing advice and instruction on taking care of the teeth and gums and on diet choices that affect oral health.

Location: 2600 Lafranier Road, Traverse City, MI 49686

Job Type: Part-time