Spectrum Healthcare Resources is seeking a skilled and motivated General Dentist to join our team at the Naval Station, Great Lakes Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, IL. As a civilian contractor, you will enjoy a stable and rewarding career with a predictable schedule, no evening or weekend responsibilities and a supportive team of dental hygienists and assistants. 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
