Job Description:
The Petaluma Health Center’s mission is to provide high quality
health care, with access for all, in Southern Sonoma County. The
Center accomplishes this mission through collaborative, innovative
programs, services and referral resources that meet the economic needs
of the entire community.
The Petaluma Health Center is an eight-time award winner in
the North Bay Business Journal’s Best Places to Work for
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009 and we were named as
one of '2015 Healthiest Companies in the North Bay'
by the North Bay Business Journal.
We are a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides
dental, primary medical care and mental health services to residents
of Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Penngrove and surrounding areas.
We are organized as a private, non-profit corporation and governed by
a consumer and community led Board of Directors. We have two large
dental clinics, one in Petaluma and the other in Rohnert Park.
For more information about us, please visit us at www.phealthcenter.org.
Position Title: Pediatric Dentist - Per Diem - Monday 8:30
to 6:30 pm - Rohnert Park
Summary of the Role: As a Pediatric
Dentist, you’ll provide dental care for infants, children,
and adolescents by performing evaluations, diagnosis, prevention and
treatment of diseases, injuries and malformations of teeth,
periodontal tissues and other related oral structures. You will
perform general dental hygiene and periodontal treatment and provide
patient dental education. You will perform dental restorations,
crowns, root canal therapy, oral surgery and periodontal therapy with
or without the aid of nitrous oxide, oral sedation and general
anesthesia.
Hours: Mondays in Rohnert Park from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm
Areas of Responsibility:
Patient Care:
- Provide patient care and manage immediate staff such as assistants
and patient care coordinator. The Pediatric dentist will be an
internal referral resource for the PHC/RPHC general dentists and
other community clinics and organizations
- Infant oral health exams, which include risk assessment for caries
in mother and child
- Provide preventive dental care including cleaning and fluoride
treatments, as well as nutrition and diet recommendations
- Habit counseling (for example, pacifier use and thumb sucking)
- Provide early assessment and treatment for straightening teeth and
correcting an improper bite (orthodontics)
- Repair of tooth cavities or defects
- Diagnosis of oral conditions associated with diseases such as
diabetes, congenital heart defect, asthma, hay fever, and attention
deficit/ hyperactivity disorder
- Management of gum disease and conditions including ulcers, short
frenulae, mucoceles, and pediatric periodontal disease
- Care for dental injuries (for example, fractured, displaced, or
knocked-out teeth)
- Counsel and advise patients and family on growth and development
dental problems of patient
- Ability to handle complex and special needs cases
- Deliver high quality of care in basic and advanced dental services
in all phases of dentistry to patients
- Diagnose and treat patients to achieve excellent results within
estimated treatment time with maximum attention to patient comfort
- Deliver treatment plans to patients along with an informed consent
discussion surrounding treatment options, risks, benefits and alternatives
- Make appropriate referrals and communicates with specialists
- Provide patient education materials
- Complete treatment plans in a timely manner
- Follow a comprehensive program of preventive dentistry
- Possesse excellent people skills, particularly a caring attitude
toward patients and staff
Administration:
- Maintains accurate, timely and up-to-date patient records
- Understands the overall practice mission, as well as long term and
short term strategic goals for the clinic
- Understands practice scope consistent with the mission and values
of the clinic and follows protocols, policies and procedures
Compliance:
- Ensures patient confidentiality consistent with State and Federal law
- Complies with all applicable State and Federal regulations,
including but not limited to, DBCa, OSHA, CalOSHA and infection
control guidelines
- Ensures correct coding and accurate patient records according to
clinic protocol
- Follows Standards of Care, Quality Assurance & Improvement Program
Other Duties:
- Maintains a collaborative relationship with other practitioners in
the community
- Works with the IT department and Dentrix, Guru and Dexis Support
- Communicates with dental laboratories and other outside vendors
- Performs other related and/or necessary tasks to achieve clinic
goals and objectives, as directed by the Dental Director
