Dentist

Job Description
Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Highly Compensated & Incentive Plan

Live and work in safe family-friendly communities. People come here to vacation, you get to live here. Great Work Life Balance.

Upper Great Lakes Family Health Center is looking for a Dentist for its community health clinic in Iron River, Michigan. The Dentist is responsible for delivery of quality dental care to patients of the Center and functions as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team with scope of his/her dental practice.

Excellent Benefits and Student Loan Repayment Opportunities (HRSA), contingent upon satisfying program requirements.

For additional information, please contact Shawn Beaudry, Recruitment & Provider Relations Manager, at or .
Education, Training, Licensing and Credentialing

Required:

- Dental degree (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) from an accredited dental school
- Unrestricted license from the Michigan Licensing Board to practice as a dentist, or willingness to obtain prior to commencement of employment
- Completion of continuing education, as required
- Possess a current DEA, DPA, and other such licenses or certificates to legally perform dental services as a practitioner in the State of Michigan
- Ability and willingness to obtain hospital privileges at designated area hospitals, if required
- Possess a current basic life support (BLS or ACLS) certification or willingness and able to obtain prior to commencement of employment

Experience and Skills

Required:

- Knowledge of dental protocols in general and an ability to quickly gain specific knowledge of the UGLFHC's current operational protocols
- Ability to document, with clarity, all information relevant to a patient's needs
- Ability to effectively present information in small group situations to patients, Center staff, and the general public
- Ability to use office equipment including but not limited to computers, fax machines, telephones and copiers
- Knowledge of dental and medical terminology and appropriate abbreviations
- Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

Preferred:

- Knowledge of public health principles and practice
- Experience utilizing electronic health or dental record programs
- Experience working within an integrated health center or Federally Qualify Health Center

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