Dentist (RCCF)

About the role

The South Dakota Department of Corrections is seeking a Part-Time Dental Professional to provide routine and emergency dental care at the New Rapid City Women's Prison Facility. This position is an integral part of the clinical services team.

Responsibilities

• Provide treatment to preserve and restore the natural teeth, remove decayed teeth, and appropriate replacements.
• Provide oral health education.
• Provide examinations and consultations.
• Interpret dental radiographs.
• Restore carious teeth within dental program guidelines.
• Diagnose gum disease.
• Restore damaged teeth and gums.
• Provide basic oral surgery.
• Provide endodontics.
• Provide dental prosthetics care and treatment within guidelines of dental program prosthetic policy.
• Prescribe medications.
• Classify offenders according to the clinical classification system and documentation in the electronic health record.
• Respond to on-call dental emergencies.
• Function as a liaison between the dental office and custody staff to ensure that offenders are seen in a timely and efficient manner.
• Provides dental care education and instruction to offenders to reduce dental health problems.
• Uses electronic health records to document any dental care provided to offender; ensuring thorough documentation and accurate records are maintained.
• Provides work direction to dental assistants and dental hygienists to ensure adequate offender dental care.
• Aids with the quality assurance program to ensure offenders are receiving all necessary and appropriate care.
• Aids with facility accreditation.
• Provides report to Health Services Administrator and/or Chief Dentist as needed.
• Attends on-site administrative meetings as needed.
• Performs other work as assigned.

Requirements

• Awarded a DDS/DMD degree from a CODA-approved dental school.
• Ability to obtain an unrestricted Dentist license from the South Dakota Board of Dentistry.
• Knowledge of the principles and techniques of dental examination, diagnoses, and dental surgery; OSHA guidelines on infection control; x-ray exposure and interpreting x-rays; head-and-neck anatomy and physiology; oral cancer screening and diagnosis; OTC medications and contraindications; basic computer skills.
• Ability to provide work direction and/or supervision to other dental professionals; provide reports; triage dental conditions/emergencies; handle on-call emergencies; diagnose and treat dental diseases; calm nervous offenders; make good decisions regarding dental needs; explain the fundamentals of dental care and oral hygiene to offenders; communicate information clearly and concisely; establish and maintain effective relationships with offenders, coworkers, and professional staff; communicate information clearly and concisely; create a treatment plan for the offender; provide oral health education to offenders.

Qualifications

• Successfully pass all modules of the South Dakota Department of Corrections Basic Training, to include English reading comprehension, relevant competency assessments and written/practical exams in Defensive Tactics and firearms/armed transport curriculum.
• Possess the physical ability to successfully complete Defensive Tactics; lift arms above head and kick as high as own waist; stabilize another person to accomplish a controlled take down; use arms, palms of hands, shins, and feet to deliver blows; withstand impact (slow speed or with a safety bag) on own body from strikes/blows; rotate body 90 degrees with feet planted for striking with foot or using a defensive tactic; get down on one or both knees and up again with multiple repetitions; will be exposed to Oleoresin Capsicum during Basic Training and will be exposed while on assignment.
• Must be able to see and hear in order to observe, address and respond to potential breaches in safety and security; seize, hold, control or subdue violent or assaultive persons and defend oneself or others to prevent injury; demonstrate body agility, strength of all four limbs and the ability to walk and climb stairs consistently.
• Must be able to work 12 hour rotating shifts to include holidays and weekends; work in situations involving assaultive behavior, physical control of another person and/or restraint situations; deal with individuals with a range of moods and behaviors, utilizing tactfulness and a congenial, personable manner; work with people of the opposite sex, diverse racial ethnic groups, mentally ill and emotionally disturbed offenders.
• Communicate by talking, listening and/or signaling people to convey or exchange information, assignments; work in an environment with fluctuating noise and temperature (hot and cold) which may include working outdoors in inclement weather and/or concrete floor/wall work settings.
• Willing and able to travel; willing and able to work various shifts, days, afternoons, graveyards (nights) which includes a rotating shift schedule.
• TB (tuberculosis) screening is required of all new employees upon hire.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in electronic health records.

Benefits

• $0 premium employee health insurance option.
• Eleven paid holidays.
• Generous vacation and sick leave accrual.
• Dental, vision, and other insurance options.
• Retail benefits.
• Retirement benefits.

Pay

$71,000.00 to $80,000.00 annually, depending on experience.

Schedule

Rotating shifts including holidays and weekends.