Spectrum Healthcare Resources has an opportunity for a civilian Dentist at the Naval Station, Great Lakes Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center at the North Chicago, IL locations. Minimum Qualifications: - Degree: Doctor of Medical in Dentistry (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS). - Education: Graduate from an accredited dental school approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) of the American Dental Association (ADA). Specialty Dentists must graduate from a dental specialty training program accredited by CODA or an accepted equivalent program. - Certification: Board eligible or board certified as required. - Internship/Residency: Specialty Dentists must complete a clinical post-doctoral program approved by the ADA in the specified specialty. - Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a dentist - Experience: At least one year of full-time employment in the practice of dentistry or a recent graduate (within one year) of an accredited post-graduate dentistry training program. Dental specialists must have a certificate of training in their specialty from an ADA accredited residency training program. Job Responsibilities: - Perform a full range of professional dental tasks, including: - Treatment of common dental diseases and dental health problems. - Conduct single and multiple teeth extractions. - Restoration of simple and compound cavities with standard materials. - Take mouth impressions for crowns, jackets, dentures, and bridges, and fit and insert finished appliances. - Ensure correct patient identification through the use of at least two unique patient identifiers. - Perform site verification as required. - Enter workload production data into the reporting system. - Complete tasks specific to the dental specialty. - Follow clinical competency requirements as specified in the service-specific credentialing instructions. Contact: Gracie Barstad xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx Company Overview: Spectrum Healthcare Resources (SHR) was established in 1988 to deliver systems and processes designed to meet the unique needs of Military and VA Health Systems. SHR is a leading organization that provides physician and clinical staffing and management services to United States Military Treatment Facilities, VA clinics and other Federal Agencies through various contracting vehicles. A Joint Commission Health Care Staffing Services firm, SHR is the military staffing division of TeamHealth, a Nationwide organization that serves 850 civilian and military hospitals with a team of 9,600 affiliated health care professionals. Spectrum Healthcare Resources is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
