St. Louis Children's Hospital
Dentist Opportunity - Healthy Kids Dental Program
St. Louis Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63146
Dentist Opportunity - Healthy Kids Dental Program
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Additional Information About The Role St. Louis Children's Hospital and Healthy Kids Express Dental Program is seeking a Community Outreach Dentist to join our growing team. BJC Childrens Hospital Healthy Kids Program serves thousands of patients every day across the St. Louis area. Healthy Kids Express has expanded over the years to include several vans which focus on specific needs including asthma education and care, dental care and treatment, and preventative screenings.
Practice Highlights For Healthy Kids Dental Program
M-F 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (first patient scheduled at 9 a.m.)
Typically 4 days out servicing community and 1 office day
Visit one site per day; 40-50 different sites per year
See ages 3 to 21
Occasional weekend and evening events March through October
Ample Support Staff Includes
2 Dental Assts per Dentist
Van Driver
Administrative Assistant (oversees scheduling/answers phones) based at office
Community Health Workers
For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org
Overview St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Diagnose, prevent and treat problems with teeth or mouth tissue. This role must have a Pediatric Dentistry certificate from an accredited program in the U.S. or Canada and be eligible to be certified for a specialty license for pediatric dentistry.
Responsibilities
Observes, evaluates, and applies knowledge of dental skills to provide optimal patient care. Diagnoses and renders appropriate dental care to patients. Fulfills dental consulting requests.
Records all procedures and pertinent information in patients record.
Trains, supervises and evaluates the work of clinic staff.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with superiors, associates, representatives of public agencies and organizations, and private health care providers.
Educates individuals and their families regarding dental health hygiene.
Minimum Requirements Education
Doctorate
DDS/DMD from accredited dental school
Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
American Dental Association
Licensed Dentist in Missouri
Peds Dentistry Board eligible/cert
Benefits And Legal Statement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Additional Information About The Role St. Louis Children's Hospital and Healthy Kids Express Dental Program is seeking a Community Outreach Dentist to join our growing team. BJC Childrens Hospital Healthy Kids Program serves thousands of patients every day across the St. Louis area. Healthy Kids Express has expanded over the years to include several vans which focus on specific needs including asthma education and care, dental care and treatment, and preventative screenings.
Practice Highlights For Healthy Kids Dental Program
M-F 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (first patient scheduled at 9 a.m.)
Typically 4 days out servicing community and 1 office day
Visit one site per day; 40-50 different sites per year
See ages 3 to 21
Occasional weekend and evening events March through October
Ample Support Staff Includes
2 Dental Assts per Dentist
Van Driver
Administrative Assistant (oversees scheduling/answers phones) based at office
Community Health Workers
For questions and further details, please reach out to Amy Taylor at amy.taylor@bjc.org
Overview St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”
Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Diagnose, prevent and treat problems with teeth or mouth tissue. This role must have a Pediatric Dentistry certificate from an accredited program in the U.S. or Canada and be eligible to be certified for a specialty license for pediatric dentistry.
Responsibilities
Observes, evaluates, and applies knowledge of dental skills to provide optimal patient care. Diagnoses and renders appropriate dental care to patients. Fulfills dental consulting requests.
Records all procedures and pertinent information in patients record.
Trains, supervises and evaluates the work of clinic staff.
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with superiors, associates, representatives of public agencies and organizations, and private health care providers.
Educates individuals and their families regarding dental health hygiene.
Minimum Requirements Education
Doctorate
DDS/DMD from accredited dental school
Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
American Dental Association
Licensed Dentist in Missouri
Peds Dentistry Board eligible/cert
Benefits And Legal Statement
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services first day of the month after hire date
Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
401(k) plan with BJC match
Tuition Assistance available on first day
BJC Institute for Learning and Development
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
Adoption assistance
Equal Opportunity Employer
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