Dentist

Job Title: Dentist

Location: Columbia, SC 29212

Duration: 1 Year to long term

Shift: 5x8-Hour (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM)

Job Description:

• Provide the following dental services during clinic: dental exams, oral hygiene instruction, cleanings, x-rays which include bitewing, periapical, and panoramic films, dental restorations, simple extractions, and other basic dental procedures not requiring sedation or general anesthesia.
• Utilize SCDJJ's Electronic Health Record system to document all patient encounters.
• The SCDJJ dental staff or Associate Deputy of Health Services must be notified at least two (2) hours prior to services if you are unable to provide dental services.
• Respond to calls from SCDJJ nursing and medical staff to provide on-call after-hours” coverage, by phone, for dental emergencies as part of comprehensive services. Contractor is not expected to see youth face to face beyond the normal weekday hours.
• Refer services such as root canals, crowns, maxillofacial reconstruction, mandibular fracture reconstruction, cosmetic/experimental procedures, orthodontic appliances, partial plate replacement, or dentures to external specialty dental providers.
• Dentist shall assist with the identification of external professional dental specialists to perform these services.
• Perform oral exams and diagnose dental concerns at the Juvenile Detention Complex approximately 3 miles from the Willow Lane Dental Clinic.
• Serve on the client and attend quarterly SCDJJ Medical Staff meetings. Time spent in attendance for these meetings is billable up to 1.5 hours.
• Develop, review and update policies, standard operating procedures, and protocols for dental services to bring the agency in compliance with agency, National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), American Correctional Association (ACA), state and federal policy and regulations. Policies regarding supplies, contamination, etc., will be followed in compliance with ADA and CDC practices.
• Drafts of the work performed on policies, protocols or operating procedures will be submitted monthly (or as applicable) to SCDJJ Associate Deputy Director of Health Services.
• Complete initial training and orientation specific to the correctional environment.
• Maintain the amount of liability insurance coverage required by South Carolina law for the services.
• Dentist will be paid for the time worked, i.e. time spent in patient care, attending the quarterly Medical Staff meeting, SCDJJ mandated training, orientation and writing/updating SOPs/policies.
• Patient care is defined as treating patients in the dental clinic, performing exams, x-rays, writing referrals along with identifying dental specialists to perform the needed service(s), participating in case conferences discussing recommendations for youth

Required Documents:

• Dentist License.
• BLS/CPR Certificate.

About our Company: -

22nd Century Technologies Inc., (TSCTI) is one the fastest growing healthcare staffing companies in the United States. With presence in all 50 States and 6000+ employees nationwide, we have been providing unparallel healthcare and technology staffing services to Public and Private sectors for over 26 years.

Started as a technology staffing company in 1997, we have significantly expanded our healthcare practice to both Clinical and Non-Clinical staffing, serving various facilities, healthcare organizations and government agencies. Our ISO certified staffing practices and technology driven staffing procedures – from recruitment to onboarding, along with an internal pre-vetted resume database of healthcare professionals, enable us to serve our customers with their immediate staffing needs.
TSCTI has extensive experience providing Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists and other Allied Health professionals to various states – California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Vermont, Virginia to name a few, and Our valued relationships with employees as well as commitment to meet and exceed clients’ expectations through our exemplary employees proves our competency in today’s healthcare staffing industry.

Recognized among “Best Company to Work For” by Forbes, 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., consistently exceeds our clients’ expectations by focusing on their absolute satisfaction with jobs while keeping our employees motivated.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.