General Dentist

WHAT WE OFFER? We offer 11 paid holidays each year, paid time off and extended leave days, discounted services, loan repayment options and continuing education days to name a few. Eligibility for all benefits is based on position and job classification.

WHO WE ARE? DRCHC exist to provide quality, accessible, affordable and comprehensive health care services to all. We have six center locations and nine school based facilities in five cities throughout Northwest Louisiana and corporate headquarters in Shreveport. DRCHC has a licensed patient pharmacy and a state approved Medicaid application center. We even offer transportation for medical and dental appointments. Our staff work as a team to ensure the mission, vision and purpose of DRCHC is achieved daily.

Work Schedule/Location:

Part-Time or PRN/Shreveport & Bossier

Essential Skills:

• Provides direct dental care to clinic patients including examination, diagnosis and treatment according to established policy and protocol.

• Accepts emergency calls as scheduled or as needed.
• Meets with other members of the staff and participates in planning and implementing health service improvements.
• Performance is evaluated in terms of patient care quality by conference and observation.
• Ensures the proper assessment fees for patient services in a timely and accurate manner according to the established clinic fee schedule.
• Reviews clinic fee schedule.
• Reviews clinic program activities.
• Directs and coordinates performance improvement activities of the dental department.
• Evaluates performance of dental department personnel.
• Is responsible for maintaining established productivity, standards and goals.
• Documents appropriate patient education.
• Completes charts in a timely manner.
• Documents on-call assessments.
• Meet productivity goals.
• Assist patients to set and accomplish management goals.
• Perform depression screening on all adult patients.
• Address adverse reactions.

Social Skills:

• Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Teaching others how to do something.
• Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50lbs
• Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 2/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 1/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms under 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl under 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.

All applications/resumes are accepted online via www.davidraineschc.org or any of the external posting site such as Glassdoor or indeed.