Kansas City, Missouri
Sicklerville, New Jersey
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Posted: 05-Aug-22
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Type: Full Time
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Internal Number: 2022-41394
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, is seeking a Pediatric Dentist to provide direct comprehensive dental care to patients of the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, mobile dental program. Acts as attending Dentist on the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile for pediatric dental residents in the St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Pediatric Dental Residency Program.
Responsibilities
- Provides full range of dental care services to patients served by the mobile dental program.
- Assesses disease risk in each client and promotes preventative care practices.
- Supervises the day-to-day activities of the dental assistant(s), dental hygienist(s) and provides oversight to the hygiene students when providing services to the Initiative program.
- Follows and monitors the policies and procedures for the mobile dental program.
- Follows and monitors safety and infection control guidelines as directed by the COHI Program and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.
- Follows the policies and procedures for the Dental Residency Program.
- Assesses staff competencies and conducts performance evaluations as requested by the COHI Director or Dental Director.
- Participates in Quality Control and makes suggestions for program improvement to the COHI Director.
- Demonstrates/models the Hospital's core values and customer service behaviors in the interactions with all patients.
- Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated.
- Complies with hospital and departmental policies regarding attendance and dress code.
- Complies with hospital and departmental policies regarding issues of employee, patient and environmental safety and follows the appropriate reporting requirements.
- Maintains confidentiality of all material handles within the hospital as well as the proper release of information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
A valid, unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and evidence of current professional liability insurance.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:
Must enjoy working with people, especially children. Able to adapt to public health practice settings. Current certificate in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support.
For consideration, please email your current CV to Sr. Recruiter Beth Calabria
Contact Email: Beth.calabria@towerhealth.org
Contact Phone: 484-628-6714
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About St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.
With more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children combines top-notch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties, including Cardiology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Gastroenterology, Oncology, and Orthopedics. It houses the only Verified Pediatric Only Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher's is a Magnet® designated hospital and was recognized as a Women's Choice Award Best Children's Hospital.
In addition to its main location in Philadelphia, the hospital has a growing network of primary and specialty care locations throughout the Philadelphia suburbs and New Jersey.
