Pediatric Dentist Job at MyCHN, Pearland, TX

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  • MyCHN
  • Pearland, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Company - MyCHN

Position - Pediatric Dentist

Location - MyCHN Silverlake; 9430 Broadway St #120, Pearland, TX 77584

MyCHN is a nonprofit organization providing Medical, Dental, Behavioral Health, and Pharmacy services to communities in the Greater Houston and Gulf Coast area. We were founded in 2008 with one provider, three exam rooms and a big dream. Today, we have over 100 providers and more than 15 locations. MyCHN’s mission is to “provide quality care that uplifts, supports, and shapes healthy communities while addressing financial and social barriers”.

Job Summary:

Pediatric Dentistry is an age-defined branch of dentistry that provides both primary and comprehensive preventive and therapeutic oral health care for infants and children through adolescence, including those with special health care needs. The ideal candidate should align with the organization’s mission, “To provide quality care that uplifts, supports, and shapes healthy communities while addressing financial and social barriers”.

The position is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, providing treatment plans, prescribing medication therapy, and offering counsel across the lifespan. This position is expected to follow patient centered medical home (PCMH) guidelines and principles. The Pediatric Dentist is responsible for providing oral care and treatment for children from infancy through their teenage years. The appropriate individual should love working with kids and know how to put them at ease in what is often a stressful situation. Compassion and patience are just as important as clinical aptitude in this specialty discipline.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses dental/oral conditions, prescribes, and carries out (or directs others in carrying out) appropriate dental/oral treatment
  • Provide routine and emergency dental services to children (0 to 18years old), including diagnosis and treatment plans, general restorative procedures, crowns, uncomplicated endodontics, and oral surgery
  • Administer anesthetics and Oral Sedation (Level 2 sedation)
  • Adhere with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners’ requirements for Pediatric Dentists
  • Refers patients for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines
  • Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided
  • Educates the community, patients, and family in oral health related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention
  • Serves on the center’s Performance Improvement Committee, Peer Review Committee and other committees as assigned
  • Assists in the provision of continuing education, on-the-job training, and the orientation of CHN staff as requested
  • Participates in short- and long-term program planning for the Dental department and the center including development of goals and objectives
  • Assists in the coordination and integration of CHN’s dental programs and services with other programs and services for the welfare of CHN’s patients
  • Ensures full compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and center, regulations, protocols, and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care; as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, workplace safety, public health, and confidentiality
  • Provide comprehensive oral care for patients aged 0 months to 18 years old
  • Performs other related duties as assigned by management

Required Skills/Abilities:

  • Microsoft Office
  • Ability to work with people of all socioeconomic levels
  • Ability to maintain appropriate clinical privileges
  • Must be FTCA coverage or private professional malpractice insurance obtainable
  • High ethical standards
  • Must be a team player, well-organized and self-directed
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to relate to people at all levels in the organization
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents
  • Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
  • Consumer advocate for quality health and dental care and services
  • Ability to operate computer, copier, and fax machine

Preferred Skills/Abilities:

  • Open Dental
  • Ability to be clinically fluent in Spanish
  • Knowledge of public health principles and practices

Required Education and Experience:

  • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from a dental education program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
  • Completed a Pediatric Residency accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
  • Certificates, licenses, and registrations required:
  • Licensed by the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners as a general dentist
  • Possess a National Board Dental Examination license for general dentistry
  • Possess and maintain a Board Certification for Pediatric Dentistry in the state of Texas
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Active Level 2 Sedation permit in good standing with the TSBDE
  • Must possess a current unrestricted DEA

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • At least 4 years of pediatric clinical experience

BENEFITS :

  • Competitive productivity incentive program
  • Student Loan Repayment up to $50,000
  • Health and Dental Insurance with the employee monthly premium paid 100% by MyCHN
  • 401 (k) with up to 4% company matching
  • Paid Time Off + Sick Time + CE Hours + Conference Hours + Holiday + Personal Day
  • $15,000 of Basic Life Insurance coverage paid by MyCHN
  • Continuing Education Stipend $2,500/year
  • Referral Bonus
  • Flexible schedules
  • High opportunity for growth
  • Other benefits offered: Vision, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, etc.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Temporary work, Local area, Flexible hours,

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