DENTIST - 80445

About the role

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is currently recruiting for a Dentist. A full-time position is available at the Sevier County Health Department for a dentist serving uninsured and TennCare adults and children. No weekends or on-call rotations. Full support staff to administer scheduling, billing, and claims.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical dental services to patients to prevent or eliminate dental disease.
• Facilitate onboarding, training, and continuing education of assigned staff and their work.
• Utilize quality improvement methods to ensure and maintain efficient and effective clinic processes, including patient flow.
• Analyze monthly productivity reports to identify issues or areas of improvement.
• Monitor clinical productivity and review other clinical reports on a regular basis.
• Identify the developmental needs of others, coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Supervise local dental care staff, including supervisory administrative duties and performance management activities.
• Ensure compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Tennessee Board of Dentistry and the Tennessee Department of Health.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) dental licensure in the State of Tennessee is required.
• Unrestricted DEA license is required.
• Candidate should be a self-directed problem solver possessing excellent clinical skills and significant clinical mentoring experience.
• Candidate must be a quick learner, have strong computer skills, and have the ability to adapt to constantly changing environments, including new electronic dental and medical record systems.

Benefits

This position requires a criminal background check.