USAJOBS · 3 months ago
Dentist - (Oral Surgery)
The West Palm Beach VA Medical Center is seeking a Dentist specializing in Oral Surgery. The role involves providing quality patient care, performing dental screenings, cleanings, X-rays, fillings, and specialty procedures such as root canals and dentures.
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Responsibilities
Preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases, injuries and malformation of the teeth, jaws and the oral cavity and its adjacent tissues and structures
Performing comprehensive surgical care, including extractions (pulling teeth) and oral cancer screening
Performing oral and facial reconstruction surgery to repair damage from traumatic injury or serious illness
Admission history and physical exam
Skeletal and soft tissue surgery
Other related duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Must be a US Citizen
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
Completed, or you are currently completing, a residency program in general practice or specialty, or comparable experience as a dentist actively involved in treating medically compromised patients
Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English
Must pass a pre-employment physical examination as required by VA Handbook 5019
Must be proficient in written and spoken English
All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment
Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
You may be required to serve a probationary period
Subject to background/security investigation
Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process
Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)
Benefits
Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)
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