About this opportunity
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lists this Fee Basis- Dentist opportunity in fort wayne, Indiana. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Summary
The Fort Wayne campus has a 26-bed medical center providing acute medical and surgical services. The facility also offers mental health clinics - primary care - medical and surgical specialty care. Fort Wayne is for families - friends - and the outdoors. With numerous high-quality attractions like the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - fantastic Minor League sports - delicious new restaurants - and that big city - small-town feel - your next adventure awaits in Fort Wayne - Indiana.
Summary
The Fort Wayne campus has a 26-bed medical center providing acute medical and surgical services. The facility also offers mental health clinics - primary care - medical and surgical specialty care. Fort Wayne is for families - friends - and the outdoors. With numerous high-quality attractions like the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - fantastic Minor League sports - delicious new restaurants - and that big city - small-town feel - your next adventure awaits in Fort Wayne - Indiana.
Duties
The Staff Dentist serves as a practicing dental provider that performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective - restorative - or preventive measures
The staff general dentist shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services
He/she is fully mentally and physically capable of performing these essential functions of a general dentist without impairment
Specifically - the provider should possess the procedural expertise and competency to perform the following: Make clinical and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
Administer local anesthesia
Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth
Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth
Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures
Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures - full dentures - partial dentures - crowns - fixed bridge work - and dental implant restoration
Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth
Perform routine and surgical periodontal procedures
Provide direct patient care in a hospital or outpatient setting to adults with or without acute and chronic medical conditions and serves as a consultant to other healthcare providers
Perform duties within CPRS - completing dental notes within the Electronic Health Care Record - and assisting with processing VA Community Care referrals
Other Duties assigned: Review incoming community care consults for clinical appropriateness and review identified treatment plan and route to the corresponding subspecialty
Review requests for additional services from community vendors to ensure appropriateness
Update treatment plans upon completion of work in the community
Correspond with community dentists to ensure care is delivered appropriately
Completes focused review of community provider treatment and claims
VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
Compensation: Fee basis- is paid per CPT code performed Work Schedule:(Intermittent) Schedule will be discussed upon interview Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: This is not a Tele/Remote position Virtual: This is not a virtual position Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required
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Worksite address
fort wayne, IN, 46804, US
Who can apply
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