DENTIST, PER DIEM

HOURLY RATE: $70.00/Hr. | 1099 Contract

SCHEDULE: PRN AS NEEDED

Overview

Our company is the global leader in its industry, and we're looking for motivated and ambitious professionals to grow our team. We have an excellent opportunity for dentists who are looking to build a successful career where they can assume a leadership role and create and improve our processes and our quality of services. Our ideal candidate is someone who can ensure we provide excellent oral care to our patients by preserving their teeth, preventing oral disease spread, and educating them on oral health. You will also act as a consultant to the facility staff physician.

Join A Community That Cares

Joining our company means contributing to our mission to provide the best rehabilitation and community reintegration programs and services to those in our care. GEO is a place for professional growth, exploration, creativity, and valuable interpersonal relationships. Interested in achieving extraordinary things? Send in your application! Come and meet us! Every one of our employees makes us who we are.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

Provides and supervises the complete dental care of facility detainees/inmates. Evaluates and seeks improvement in the facility dental health program, dental services provided, patient care required/administered, dental operative conditions and equipment in use. Functions as a consultant to the facility staff physician.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Initiate and maintain compliance with company policies for accreditation.

• Complete an initial dental screening on all new commitments within seven (7) days.
• Evaluate patients needing or applying for dental care.
• Take impressions for dental plates and send prostheses to outside dental labs.
• Formulate and create individual treatment plans after a thorough exam.
• Perform routine cleaning, drilling, filling, and extraction of teeth following National Commission for Correctional Health Care Standards for dental care.
• Teach about diet, flossing, use of fluoride, and other aspects of dental care.
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals, other medications, and treatment regimens to treat identified and documented dental conditions.
• Produce clear and concise health records, reports, and correspondence, including the use of Electronic Health Records system.
• Maintain supplies and equipment inventory.
• Provide in-service training for health staff members (dental hygiene, dental care, dental emergencies, and techniques).
• Supervise professional, technical, and administrative staff.
• Collaborate with the Hospital medical team, Psychiatric, Mental Health Professionals, Nurses, Health Technicians, and Administrative Assistants. Maintain professional and technical knowledge (attend workshops/seminars/conferences, review professional publications, etc.).

We're looking for individuals from different backgrounds

Building an inclusive culture where every employee can perform to their maximum potential is the center of GEO’s employee value proposition. Our success is based on diversity in our workforce and the inclusion of eclectic perspectives, ideas, and backgrounds. Everyone is encouraged to apply. Here’s to unlimited ideas, increased productivity, and innovative solutions!

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Degree in dentistry from an accredited dental school. Licensed to practice as a registered dentist in the state in which the facility is located is required.
• Professional license must remain on file at all times at the facility where services are rendered.
• Demonstrate the ability to adjust medical techniques to accommodate the needs of the specialized population of the correctional setting. This includes communication between medical staff and correctional/detention staff about the care of detainees/inmates while understanding and adjusting for the unique security issues of the facility.

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