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Company: Wexford Health Sources
Location: Dixon, IL
Career Level: Director
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

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Extra income, extraordinary experience.
Are you the type of person who loves autonomy with the support of an experienced team?

Work when you can! Once/week or Twice/Month
Any day Mon-Fri 8-4
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OPPORTUNITY: Dentist; onsite clinic
LOCATION: Dixon Correctional Center Medical Unit, Dixon IL
HOURS: FLEXIBLE - Choose the hours/week
STATUS: PRN
COMPENSATION: Guaranteed hourly rate; medmal paid

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EXAMS - FILLINGS - EXTRACTIONS - DENTURES

Autonomy. It's like having your own practice without the overhead but a lot of support.

  • Impact the overall health and wellbeing of the patients
  • Save someone from years of pain and discomfort
  • Prepare an individual to return to civilian life with dignity
  • Educate patients in oral health
  • Work/life balance
  • Medical malpractice is company-paid
  • Guaranteed hourly rate (even with "no shows" )

PLEASE READ! Earn without working one day.
We offer community referrals up to $10,000. If you know a physician, dentist, or psychiatrist who would love autonomy, work/life balance, and the ability to make a significant impact on an entire community, please reach out to me. Details and rules available upon request. Email recruiter Nancy at nsukits@wexfordhealth.com

COMPANY

Wexford Health Sources, Inc. is a national leader in correctional health care. Over the past 30 years our team of dedicated clinical professionals helped literally millions of justice-involved patients receive life-changing medical and mental health services.

We are proud to be Illinois' choice for medical and mental health services for more than 20 years.

At Wexford Health our philosophy is that health care should not be considered a luxury for anyone. We simply care for those in need and the corrections environment is our venue.

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Medical Director, the Dentists are responsible and accountable for supervising the dental staff and managing the dental activity as well as for providing oral health care to patients such as fillings, extractions, dentures, etc.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES include but not limited to:
  • Provides overall supervision of the dental department.
  • Provides preventative and restorative treatment to all patients.
  • Performs and interprets radiographic examinations as indicated.
  • Performs operative dentistry including appropriate repair of caries.
  • Repairs/fits proper prosthetic devices.
  • Supervise staff in: cleaning of teeth, making impressions for prosthetic devices, planning and maintaining an oral hygiene program, completing appropriate records accurately and all procedures associated with the provision of dental care.
  • Arrange proper referral for procedures that cannot be performed on-site at facility.
  • Provides supervision of staff in instruction of patients in preventative practices for maintaining proper oral hygiene.
  • Submit monthly report of Dental Department activities.
  • Participate in staff development programs.
  • Develop and update departmental policies and procedures.
  • Supervise and evaluate all assigned dental staff.
  • Forward all outside referrals of patients to the Medical Director to assure the necessity for such referrals.
  • Serves as clinical authority on all matters related to the delivery of dental services, and provides direction, guidance, and oversight to the dental staff and programs.
  • Determines the timeframes for non-emergent and elective treatments according to priority and availability.
  • Determines the appropriateness of non-routine treatment and ensure that such treatment will not interfere with the provision of greater priority services.
  • Examines patients and documents findings on standard forms, utilizing applicable dental classification systems (i.e., APHA).
  • Provides or arranges for appropriate preventative restorative dental care as needed within the administrative guidelines to all inmates.
  • Provides or arranges for appropriate care for emergency patients as soon as possible.
  • Ensures continuity of care.
    The duties and responsibilities outlined herein are for payroll purposes only; employees may be assigned other duties as required.

    Minimum Requirements:

    LICENSING: Current Illinois State Dental license

    CERTIFICATION:
    • Current DEA certificate
    • Current CPR certification

    EDUCATION: Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DDM) degree

    PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
    • Minimum one (1) year practicing dentistry.
    • Skilled in recognizing the symptoms of shock and fainting; must be prepared to provide necessary aid as directed during procedures.

    EOE/M/F/D/V

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