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The Erie VA Medical Center is recruiting for the Chief for Dental Service at the main facility in Erie, PA. Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Dentists in the VHA are required to possess a degree of doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are: United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed OR Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence. Licensure and Registration: Current, full and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure. Residency or Comparable Experience: Dentists in the VHA must have completed an approved residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients. Proficiency in spoken and written English. Preferred Experience: Prior supervisory experience Experienced in consult management Experienced in VA Dental Eligibility Protocol Knowledgeable of High Reliability Organization principles and processes Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-3 Dentist Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office. Physical Requirements: Physical demands include repetitive body movements including the following: frequent reaching, standing, walking, and lifting of equipment and/or patients to provide patient care. This position requires extension of the hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction including above or below shoulder level, during the provision of patient care, including retrieval of needed equipment, supplies and to make contact with the patient. This position requires the maintenance of an upright position to perform duties associated with patient care. This position is typically non-sedentary, and frequently involves being in the standing position. This position requires moving about accomplish tasks, such as assisting with patient ambulation and moving one patient area to the next. This position requires the raising of objects from a lower position to a higher position or the movement of objects horizontally position to position. Lifting may be done to move a patient from one location to the next, i.e.- from the exam table to the chair, and in the movement of equipment or supplies. ["The Chief, Dental Service serves as a practicing dentist who performs a full range of professional dental procedures in connection with the treatment of commonly encountered dental diseases or dental health problems requiring standard corrective, restorative or preventive measures. The Dental Service Chief is also responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling the operation of the dental service and is the primary subject matter expert to the medical center leadership on all oral health care matters. Additionally, the chief directs the administration of the Dental Service in compliance with applicable VHA, VISN, Medical Center and Dental Service Handbooks, Directives, Policies and Procedures. The duties, roles and responsibilities of this position also include but are not limited to the following: NOTE: Dental core privileges for those fulfilling the criteria include the following which are to be performed in the facility's dental suite and apply to patients age 18 or older: Consultative Services (Dental Suite/Inpatient/Telehealth/Long Term Care) Evaluate, diagnose and provide diagnostic oral health care to correct or treat various routine conditions of the oral cavity Performs multiple simple extractions and surgical extractions Performs restorations: include amalgams, composites, inlays, post & core, temporary crowns, temporary filling materials, inclusion of local anesthesia administration Performs fixed partial dentures (bridges) Performs removable partial or complete dentures Manages dental Care in the Community consults and acts as a liaison to Care in the Community dentists Manages dental care for Veterans in the Homeless Dental Program Manages Non-service connected Veteran dental consults for limited care Manages Central Office dental monitors Reconciles monthly dental lab contracts NOTE: Criteria for Special Procedures - applicant must meet criteria for Core privileges. In addition, documentation must be received from the fellowship training director indicating that these procedures were performed as part of the training, fellowship training or documentation of training which is considered equivalent. Physicians who have been in practice must show documentation of performing these procedures during the previous 24 months. Work Schedule: Determined by Supervisor\nCompressed/Flexible: No\nTelework: Not Available\nVirtual: This is not a virtual position.\nRelocation/Recruitment Incentives: Authorized\nFinancial Discloser Report: Not required"]