Hennepin County
Dentist
SALARY
$93,531.36 - $147,555.20 Annually
LOCATION
1313 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis
JOB TYPE
Full-time
JOB NUMBER
17NP423JRF082
DEPARTMENT
NorthPoint Health and Wellness
OPENING DATE
07/21/2017
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
SALARY
$93,531.36 - $147,555.20 Annually
LOCATION
1313 Penn Avenue North, Minneapolis
JOB TYPE
Full-time
JOB NUMBER
17NP423JRF082
DEPARTMENT
NorthPoint Health and Wellness
OPENING DATE
07/21/2017
CLOSING DATE
Continuous
Description
- NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center is seeking a full-time Dentist to work in its fast-paced dental clinic. Candidates who are looking to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) will be pleased to know that NorthPoint's score is 23. Health care providers that help underserved communities are eligible for scholarship and loan repayment programs. Work hours for this position will be 40 hours per week with a rotating Saturday schedule.
NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center actively partners to create a healthier community and works to provide a highly desirable place for health care that values diversity/inclusion, compassion, stewardship, innovation, and integrity.
Hennepin County offers an impressive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life, and short/long-term disability insurance, 11 paid holidays per year in addition to paid time off (PTO), paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, a defined benefit pension plan (PERA), retirement savings programs, trade time for fitness, and many more.
Candidates with fluency in Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Russian, Oromo, French, and/or Amharic in addition to English are encouraged to apply.
The primary duties and responsibilities of this position include:- Diagnose and treat diseases, decay, and other conditions of the oral cavity.
- Examine hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity and surrounding structures for disease and other abnormalities.
- Perform, read, evaluate, and interpret x-ray procedures.
- Chart patient's oral condition and devise treatment plans.
- Administer nitrous oxide analgesia and local anesthesia.
- Perform operative, endodontic, fixed and removable prosthetic, and oral surgery procedures; may perform periodontal surgery, oral biopsies, and limited orthodontic treatment.
- Confer with patient and/or patient's parent or guardian regarding dental treatment plan.
- Enter and retrieve information from Dentrix electronic dental records.
Best Qualified Candidates will have:- Graduated from a school of dentistry with a DMD, DDS, or equivalent dentistry degree as determined by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry for Licensure.
- Possession of a valid license to practice dentistry issued by the State of Minnesota Board of Dentistry or ability to attain State of Minnesota license to practice upon employment.
- Current registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to administer and prescribe controlled drugs.
- Certification in the administration of nitrous oxide.
- Experience:
- Using Dentrix or other electronic dental record systems.
- As a dentist in a community health clinic.
- Treating pedodontic patients.
- Ability to respect, appreciate, and promote teamwork among diverse co-workers and patients.
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor on a regular basis. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Posting will remain open until filled. Final candidates will be required to pass a drug test and background check. Candidates must pass a language assessment to qualify for bilingual duties and pay.
Hennepin County envisions an organization where our commitment to diversity is fundamental in providing excellent service to our community.
- Employer
- Hennepin County
- Employer
- Hennepin County
- Dentist Supplemental Questionnaire
- QUESTION 1
- If you would like to include a cover letter, you may copy or type it here.
- * QUESTION 2
- This position requires working a 40 hour work week with a rotating Saturday schedule. Are you willing and able to meet the requirements of this work schedule?
- * QUESTION 3
- Do you have a DMD, DDS, or equivalent dentistry degree as determined by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry for Licensure?
- * QUESTION 4
- Briefly describe your completed educational degree(s) and the area of specialization. If you do not have a completed degree, type "None" in the space provided.
- * QUESTION 5
- Do you have a valid license to practice dentistry issued by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry?
- * QUESTION 6
- Provide the number of your license to practice dentistry issued by the State of Minnesota Board of Dentistry and its expiration date. If you do not have a valid license, type "None" in the space provided.
- * QUESTION 7
- If you answered "No" to the question above, do have the ability to attain MN licensure issued by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry upon employment?
- * QUESTION 8
- Do you have current registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to administer and prescribe controlled drugs?
- * QUESTION 9
- Are you certified to administer nitrous oxide?
- * QUESTION 10
- Which of the following computerized dental charting software packages have you used? Check all that apply.
- QUESTION 11
- If you checked "Other" in the previous question, please indicate which electronic dental billing system(s) you have used.
- * QUESTION 12
- How many full-time equivalent years of clinical experience do you have as a dentist?
- * QUESTION 13
- How many full-time equivalent years of experience do you have as a dentist in a community health clinic?
- * QUESTION 14
- Do you have experience treating pedodontic patients?
- * QUESTION 15
- In addition to English, identify the language(s) in which you consider yourself fluent. Check all that apply.
- * QUESTION 16
- Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
- * QUESTION 17
- For the recruitment source selected above, please provide the specific name of the person, website or media source.
- * Required Question