WELCOME TO UNITED MEDICAL CENTERS. At United Medical Centers, we continually strive to provide the highest quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare services to residents of Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Brackettville, and surrounding communities. With ten (10) locations, we proudly serve the Tri-County area of Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde counties. Our facilities offer comprehensive medical services that include family medicine, family planning, health education and nutrition counseling, internal medicine, pediatrics, podiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, WIC, behavioral health services, and dental. Visit our website at www.umchealth.com for more information.

WELCOME TO UNITED MEDICAL CENTERS. At United Medical Centers, we continually strive to provide the highest quality, affordable, and accessible healthcare services to residents of Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Brackettville, and surrounding communities. With nine (9) locations, we proudly serve the Tri-County area of Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde counties. Our facilities offer comprehensive medical services that include family medicine, family planning, health education and nutrition counseling, internal medicine, pediatrics, podiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, WIC, behavioral health services, and dental. Visit our website www.umchealth.com for more information.

Seeking Full Time Dentist to join our dental team at our FQHC site in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM 1:00 PM-5:00 PM

Dentist is expected to produce a minimum of 3,000 dental encounters per year.

We are seeking motivated individual who is enthusiastic to provide quality care to our underserved community.

We offer a positive work environment with great benefits.

UNITED MEDICAL CENTERS

CRITERIA BASED JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Staff Dentist

DEPARTMENT: Dental Eagle Pass

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for providing high quality, comprehensive out- patient dental care

services to United Medical Centers patients under his/her responsibility as per Texas Stated Board

of Dental Examiners laws and regulations governing such practice, and as per the approved

delineation of privileges as outlined in the Professional Staff By Laws of United Medical Centers.

Responsible for demonstrating the knowledge of the principles of growth and development over a life

span. Must be able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific groups of needs, such as

those for pediatric and adolescent, adult and geriatric. Responsible for compliance with other

requirements affecting United Medical Centers, such as State/Federal regulations, JCAHO standards,

TDH standards, and Compliance Standards. Responsible for compliance with other requirements

impacting United Medical Centers such as State/Federal regulations, Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act

(HITECH), The Joint Commission (TJC), Accountable Care Organization (ACO), Patient-Centered Medical

Home (PCMH), Optimizing Comprehensive Clinical Care (OC3), Health Resources and Services

Administration (HRSA), Meaningful Use, Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Standards, and

Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance (QI/QA) and Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA)

Requirements.

*Denotes Essential Functions (ADA)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs quality clinical and radiographic evaluations to diagnose and treat diseases of the

oral cavity.

• Promotes oral health by providing educational information on all phases of preventive and

restorative dentistry and oral hygiene.

• Reviews and follows all Dental Clinic protocols, policies and procedures.

• Documents and follows treatment plans that included appropriate preventive and restorative

therapy as indicated by the Standards of Care and Clinical Quality.

• Works as a member of the dental staff in implementing the objectives and the Clinical Outcomes

Measures by the Life Cycle Groups of the Health Care Plan.

• Manages patient flow and strives to achieve productivity goals.

• Participates in the annual evaluation of the dental support staff.

• Participates in the dental quality assurance program:

o Chart Audits

o Infection Control

o OSHA regulations

• Reviews and participates in the implementation of the dental safety program.

• Participates in the evaluation and implementation of changes in the dental department to

ensure quality of service to the community.

• Monitors and maintains the Continuing Dental Education requirements for the Texas License as

required by the Texas Stated Board of Dental Examiners.

The above information is intended to describe the most important aspects of the job. It is not

intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required

in order to perform the work. The health center reserves the right to revise or change job duties

and responsibilities as the business need arises. Additionally, this job description is not

intended as an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and the Center continues to maintain its

status as an at-will employer.

If the essential functions of this position cannot be performed in a satisfactory manner by the

employee, reasonable accommodations may be made.