Dentist - Full Time or Part Time at Dental Clinics North in Traverse City, Michigan

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Provides quality dental services to eligible patients with skill, care, and judgement.
Participates in appointment management and referral of patients to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients.
Develops and documents comprehensive diagnostic findings, treatment plans and services delivered per relevant DCN policies and procedures.
Communicates dental treatment information to patients, parents, and clinical staff in a clear, compassionate, and effective manner.
Exercises professional judgment in the provision of services within the scope of training and experience.
Prepares reports, records, charts, and other documentation regarding services performed as may be necessary to comply with applicable laws, standards of third-party payors, applicable accreditation standards, and Dental Clinics North policies and procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The tasks performed on the job regularly would produce exposure to illness and injury or health hazards. An accident may result in permanent or long-term injury or illness. Recurring adverse working conditions such as frequent travel, extreme temperatures, excessive noise, navigating difficult terrain, and/or blood borne pathogens exist on the job. On a frequent basis (over 2/3 of the working days), the position requires the following types of physical demands: Position requires the ability to see, sit, talk, hear, speak, stand, walk, and keyboard. Repeated reaching, bending/kneeling, climbing stairs/ladders, gripping, pinching, pulling/pushing, transferring, lifting up to 25#, or carrying up to 25#.