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Norton Sound Health Corporation Dentist in Nome, Alaska
Dentist
Provide clinical comprehensive dental services to the people of the Bering Straits Region in accordance with NSHCs mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures while applying standards of the Dental profession.
Uphold the organizations vision, mission, and corporate values. Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with organizations policies, procedures, code of conduct and work rules.
Essential Functions:
Use the clinical process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation when: assessing the patients condition and needs; setting outcomes; implementing appropriate actions to meet the patients/familys physical, emotional, social, intellectual and safety needs; and evaluating patients progress
Provide preventive and corrective dental care to dental patients
Perform other duties as assigned
Personal Traits:
All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to consistently demonstrate the organizations values: integrity, cultural sensitivity and respect for traditional values, continual learning and improving, compassion, teamwork and pride. Employees are expected to demonstrate integrity, professionalism, accountability, cooperation with and consideration of others.
Required Knowledge:
All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have general knowledge of typical office technologies such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, and typical office software.
Job Specific knowledge is listed below:
Knowledge of dental care principles, practices, standards and techniques
Required Skills and Abilities:
All Norton Sound Health Corporation employees are expected to have a broad range of skills and abilities centered around a strong patient focus, efficient performance, and teamwork. All employees should have patient/customer service skills, interpersonal skills and good communication skills. All employees should have the ability to manage their time and organize their work to ensure efficient performance. In addition, all employees should have the ability to follow policy, procedure and instructions, actively communicate with their supervisors to ensure understanding and manage their work accordingly. Finally, all employees should have the ability to understand and manage patient/customer confidentiality.
Job specific skills and abilities are listed below:
Excellent customer service
Minimum Requirements
Education
Degree Doctor of Dentistry from an accredited Dental School Program
Dental Therapy
Experience
General (Non-supervisory) 0
Licensure, Certification, Etc.
Current, unrestricted dental license from any US State
Physical Requirements:
Use hands and arms to operate office or clinical equipment
Sit more than half the workday
Stand and/or walk less than half the workday
Bend, stretch, twist, crouch and/or reach
View electronic monitors for prolonged periods of time
Use hands and arm for repetitive motion tasks
Lift or carry unaided 25 to 50 pounds
Push or pull using up to moderate force
See and hear with normal acuity
Working Conditions:
Work is conducted in a standard clinical environment to include exposure to latex, biohazard or other harmful substances
Minimal travel is required (up to 25%)
Travel is required via large aircraft
Travel is required via small (less than 16 passenger) aircraft
NSHC will apply Alaska Native/American Indian (under PL 93-638), and Veterans Preferences.