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Join The St. John’s Team

Dentist Career Opportunities

Explore rewarding dental career opportunities at St. John’s Community Health. Join a compassionate team committed to delivering quality, affordable oral healthcare in underserved communities.

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    Our Mission

    Our mission is to improve community health and reduce health disparities by delivering high quality, comprehensive services and impacting health and social policy.

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    Our Vision

    St. John’s Community Health will be a catalyst for health equity and a leader in establishing systems of care, prevention strategies and public policies that promote social justice and community health improvement.

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    Our Core Values

    Dignity, well-being and excellent care for our patients.  Social Justice to empower and address the needs of all community members.

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Dentist  Regular Full-Time

Salary Range $170,000 – $200,000

Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and malformations of teeth and gingiva, and related oral structures by performing the following duties.

Benefits include: Free Medical, Dental & Vision; 13 Paid Holidays + PTO; 403 (B) retirement match; Life Insurance, EAP; Flexible Spending Account; Continued workforce development & training; Succession plans & growth within.

St. John’s Community Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

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QUALIFICATIONS/LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

  • DDS

  • CPR License

  • Graduate dentist with state license or regional boards and eligible to practice Dentistry in California.

  • The preference is for a General Dentist with a minimum of 2-3 years experience

  • Strong charting/documentation skills

  • Bilingual English/Spanish (Preferred)

  • Proficient Microsoft Office and Excel (familiarity with medical terminology)

  • EDR- Electronic Dental Record (Preferred)

  • PMS- Practice Management System (Preferred)

  • Familiarity with dental management programs, such as Dentrix

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

  • Assist in patient scheduling to assure dental clinic productivity and appropriate management of dental patients

  • Communicate dental treatment information to patients, parents or guardians and clinical staff in a clear and effective manner

  • Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions

  • Document and chart in the patients’ dental records appropriately, using EDR and ability to effectively use practice management software (Dentrix) to schedule, chart, document and bill

  • Interpret radiograph; examine, diagnose, and treatment plan diseases and abnormalities and disorders of the oral and facial structure

  • Perform routine preventative, periodontal, oral surgery, endodontic, and prosthodontics treatment

  • Provide quality dental services to patients efficiently

  • Provides limited supervision of dental staff assigned to their clinic location and oversee management of equipment and supplies

  • Refer to specialist(s) when required

  • Restore health and function of carious and defective teeth and administer anesthesia as needed to carry out the procedures

  • Willing to work late shifts and Saturdays

  • Willing to work with children

  • Positive and pleasant attitude

  • Willing to learn and adjust within an organization

  • Neat and meticulous

  • Good and effective communication skills