Dentist

Job overview

The Dentist role is onsite in Porterville, CA. Annual compensation is $180,000–$214,000. Tule River Indian Health Center provides dental care and promotes quality service for its patients and community. The dentist evaluates, diagnoses, prevents, and treats conditions of the oral cavity and related structures within professional scope and applicable law. The role delivers patient care under Indian Health Service guidelines and supports dental department quality, compliance, and service improvement activities.

What you'll do

• Provide quality dental care according to Indian Health Service guidelines, HIPAA, and OSHA requirements
• follow and help update department policies and procedures
• participate in staff meetings, training, peer review, quality assurance, and quality improvement
• promote patient and team customer service
• support third-party revenue
• travel at times for continuing education or community projects
• manage dental office medical emergencies and assist with other emergencies as needed.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

dentist

porterville ca

tule river indian health center

$180k–$214k/year

general dentistry

patient care

dental department

dds

dmd

california dental license

dea license

bcls cpr

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires a dental degree (DDS or DMD), at least three consecutive years as a general dentist in a clinical setting, an unrestricted California dental license, current DEA license, and CPR at BCLS level; ACLS is optional. Qualified American Indian applicants receive preference under the Indian Preference Act.

About the employer

Tule River Indian Health Center Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Offices of Dentists. Sector: 62.