Dental Care Specialist

4 weeks ago


Pittsburg, Kansas, United States Kansas Employer Full time

This position is part of the dental team at Kansas Employer. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering clinical dental services and preventive dental care in both clinic and outreach settings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provides complete, comprehensive outpatient care for dental/oral conditions, including oral examination and treatment of conditions, and follow-up of problems detected.
  • Instructs assigned dental assistants and assists Director of Dental Services and/or Chief Clinical Officer with competencies and clinical evaluation of clinical staff.
  • Responsible for making appropriate referrals to internal disciplines of CHC/SEK and/or external resources/agencies for additional services required.
  • Prescribes medications for patients for treatment of conditions, as indicated.
  • Provides dental consultation to other providers within CHC/SEK as needed.
  • Responsible for accurate, timely, and clear medical record documentation.
  • Provides appropriate follow-up with dental support staff, including telephone/written correspondence.
  • Assures integration of patient education into all treatment phases.
  • Participates in dental outreach activities as assigned.
  • Provides clear written and oral communication to patients/guardians and employees.
  • Participates in an on-call system for after-hours care.
  • Ability to weigh the relative costs and benefits of a potential action.
  • Assures that the dental policies as related to the services of CHC/SEK are current and accurate.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse patient-and employee-base.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the rationale of appropriate patient care.
  • Communicates through appropriate channels and uses proper chain of command for patient complaints.
  • Ability to handle emergency situations calmly and effectively.
  • Must be computer literate and proficient with the organization's electronic health record.
  • Must be able to maintain good inter-personal relationships with co-workers and other members of the health care team and the organization.
  • Provide customer service in accordance with the organization's mission.
  • Be courteous and respectful when interacting with patients and family members.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with the organization's policy and procedure and HIPAA requirements.

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