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Dentist (Regular Ft)
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 4 days ago
About the Role
Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting for a general practice dentist, who will perform a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard treatment, corrective, restorative, or preventive measures.
What You'll Do
- →Dentists appointed to the Battle Creek VA Medical Center (Wyoming VA Clinic) and assigned to the Dental Service are independent licensed practitioners who hold a full and unrestricted license to practice in any state.
- →Dentists will be graduates of an ADA accredited dental school and where applicable, will be graduates of an accredited residency in the applicable dental specialty.
- →Dentist providers are Staff Dentists or Staff Dental Specialists and report to the Chief, Dental Service.
- →The duties, roles, and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following: Dentist providers will perform only those procedures for which they hold privilege as granted by the Battle Creek VA Medical Center.
- →Dentist providers provide direct patient care for inpatients and outpatients in an inpatient and/or outpatient setting as assigned.
- →Further, dentist providers provide consultative services for patients referred from other outpatient services/clinics, inpatient wards and/or urgent care/emergent care areas of the VA Medical Center or VA Clinics.
- →Dentist providers are responsible for providing dental care for patients of a variety of age groups and medical conditions.
- →Dental providers will be proficient in diagnosis, restorative procedures, removable and fixed prosthodontic procedures, periodontal procedures, endodontic procedures, exodontia, minor oral surgical procedures, and implantology.
- →Dentists will have a practical working knowledge of pharmacology and dental management of medical diagnoses.
- →Dentist providers may be assigned administrative duties.
- →VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.
- →Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am -4:30pm Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
- →Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized
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: 0a68efef-1e72-45c6-8662-6fa0f9982e87
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