Dentist at Greenlife Healthcare Staffing in Zachary, LA

Dentist - Zachary, LA (#3206) Location: Zachary, LA Employment Type: Full-time or Part-time Hourly Rate: $85 - $90/hour About Greenlife Healthcare Staffing: Greenlife Healthcare Staffing is a leading nationwide recruitment agency dedicated to connecting healthcare professionals with top-tier opportunities. We partner with hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, multi-specialty groups, and private practices to match talented individuals with roles that align with their skills and career goals. Position Overview: Exempt position responsible for providing preventive and primary dental care consistent with the dentist’s training and experience in a community health center setting to patients of the center. Why Join Us? Competitive Compensation: $85 - $90/hour (experience-dependent) Comprehensive Benefits: Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (Employer-covered at 75%). Retirement Plan (401(k) or equivalent). Paid Time Off (Vacation + PTO). NHSC-backed loan repayment eligibility. Work Schedule: Flexible full-time or part-time hours. Professional Growth: Develop comprehensive skills in community dentistry with interdisciplinary support. Qualifications: Education: Graduation from an accredited dental school. Licensure/Certification/Experience: Unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the State of Louisiana. Current CPR certification. Louisiana CDS and DEA Registration required. Computer Skills: Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint). EMR: EMR experience preferred. Skills: Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing. Attention to detail. Project orientation. Multi-task and manage competing priorities. Judgment and decision-making ability. Competencies: Fully participates and cooperates with SCHS’ compliance program. Meets dress code standards; appearance is neat and clean. Maintains regulatory requirements. Completes annual educational requirements. Maintains patient confidentiality at all times. Reports to work on time and as scheduled; excellent attendance record. Wears identification when on duty; uses the computerized punch time system correctly. Completes off-site in-services as required and returns in a timely fashion. Attends annual review and departmental in-services, as scheduled. Attends scheduled staff meetings; reads and returns all monthly staff meeting minutes. Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner. Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices. Communicates the mission, ethics, and goals of the facility. Key Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Examines individuals requesting care, diagnoses of dental conditions, prescribes and carries out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate dental treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols and guidelines. Records patient-dentist transactions as they occur in the patient’s dental record so that the dental record accurately and completely reflects the nature of the contact, the condition of the patient and the care or treatment provided. In addition, the dentist shall complete patient referrals and other records and paperwork as shall be required from time to time by the corporation. Educates individuals in the nature of health-related conditions and in the general promotion of oral health related disease prevention. Assists in the provision of continuing education, on the job training and the orientation of community health center staff as requested. Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Dental Director of as necessary to achieve organizational goals and program objectives. Maintains and updates skills and knowledge to appropriate professional levels with continuing education courses and educational materials. Responsible for personal and professional compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and center rules, regulations, protocols and procedures governing the practice of dentistry and the clinical provision of dental care as well as those relating to, but not limited to, personnel issues, workplace safety, public health and confidentiality. Greenlife Healthcare Staffing – Empowering Healthcare Professionals, Enriching Lives.