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Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 55 days ago
About the Role
An Oral Surgeon performs a full range of professional dental duties in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective measures. The candidate provides patient care which is appropriate to the cognitive, emotional, and chronological maturation needs of the adult (ages 18-65), or older adult (ages 56-older) patients.
What You'll Do
- →Washington DC VA Medical Center is filling one or more vacancies for a Dentist-Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, AD-0680-15.
- →Opening Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Closing Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026 The cut-off dates are: August 5, 2026; August 19, 2026; September 2, 2026; September 16, 2026; September 30, 2026; October 22, 2026.
- →The cut-off date will be used to evaluate candidates for the initial available vacancies.
- →Duties include but are not limited to: Customer service Relationships with management, co-workers, patients, and the public are consistently courteous, respectful, and cooperative in nature.
- →Employee will display a cooperative attitude and will effectively work together to implement the organization's mission and goals and support performance measures.
- →Employee will ensure productivity is maintained at the established level utilizing recommended Central Office Relative Value Unit (RVU) requirements.
- →The incumbent provides leadership, training, and guidance to the General Practice Residents (GPR) and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residents rotating through the oral surgery section of the dental department.
- →Provides oral surgery specialty consultation and guidance to dental clinical staff members and other clinical services in the hospital.
- →Responsible for ensuring appropriate departmental orientation for oral surgery residents rotating from other facilities.
- →Acts as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for complicated care in the community Oral & Maxillofacial treatment plans.
- →Consults with Prosthetics, OR, Sterile Processing Service (SPS), Biomed and Pharmacy regarding the needs of the oral surgery section.
- →Assists in Joint Commission and other survey readiness.
- →Assists in ensuring that the National Patient Safety Goals are met.
- →Work Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available.
Requirements
- ✓All qualified candidates encouraged to apply.
- ✓Open to U.S.
- ✓Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Must pass pre-employment physical examination.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓You may be required to serve a probationary period.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 232f5780-cc11-41df-a643-f2ceaca7cc6c
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