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Dentist
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 75 days ago
About the Role
This position is located at Lebanon VA Medical Center in Lebanon, PA.
What You'll Do
- →The incumbent will also function as a Dentist in all aspects of patient care including inpatient/outpatient care.
- →Accepting inpatient and outpatient consults from Primary Care and other Specialty clinic providers.
- →Major duties include, but are not limited to: Clinical Practice: (1) Appropriately documents own interventions and reviews appropriate health team documentation of patient treatment plans and involve the primary care provider when indicated to treat changes in the patient's condition.
- →(2) Recognizes complex situations that impact patient care and intervenes, using sound judgment, professional attitude and appropriate channels.
- →(3) Participates in establishing policies, procedures and guidelines to ensure adequate, comprehensive services.
- →(4) Participates in in-service training programs and maintains competencies.
- →(5) Participates in direct patient care utilizing tele health technologies.
- →(6) Maintains current knowledge of trends in professional issues.
- →(7) Evaluates the need for, and provides education to the patient and or their family concerning the patient's treatment and diagnosis.
- →Quality of Care: (1) Uses professional standards of care and practice to evaluate programs and activities.
- →(2) Develops and leads interdisciplinary teams to improve organizational performance.
- →Recognizes impediments to health care delivery and uses problem-solving/performance improvement approaches to improve outcomes.
- →(3) Participates in performance improvement activities related to the service line quality improvement process.
- →(4) Tracks and trends issues related to care delivery and role implementation.
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: f32672e5-98bb-4b6e-8462-1a6c8054a751
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