Come work for Marimn Health - voted one of the Best Places to Work in the Inland Northwest in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 AND 2022 and Modern Healthcare's Family Friendliest Employer in 2020!

Fantastic benefits, flexible schedules, paid holidays and ability to choose vacation times!

Your employer paid benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, and Vision for employee and all legal dependents.
• 401(k) plan with 5% employer match after 1 year of employment.
• Employer paid life insurance. 
• Short and long term disability.
• Generous PTO with the ability to earn additional personal days.

Please note that this position is in Plummer, ID. Carpool opportunities are available.

QUALIFICATIONS: DMD/DDS degree from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the ADA. Certificate demonstrating completion of a post graduate residency in pediatric dentistry preferred or at least 2 years of experience working in a pediatric office required. Idaho State Dental License, DEA Registration, and Controlled Substance Registration eligibility are required.

ADA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Hearing: within normal limits with or without use of corrective hearing devices.
• Vision: adequate to read 12-point type with or without use of corrective lenses.
• Must be able to verbally interact with staff, clients and public.
• Manual dexterity of hands/fingers for writing, computer input.
• Able to lift up to 40 lbs.
• Sitting 25 to 75 % of the day.
• Stand/Walking 25% of the day.
• Pushing up to 30 lbs.
• Pulling up to 20 lbs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintains the spirit of team work in an effort to provide a caring and respectful environment for the patient, families and clinic staff.
• Plans and prioritizes to maintain a time and attendance record which complies with company policy.
• Provides excellent internal and external customer service assistance, providing knowledgeable and appropriate information to patients, the teams and community.
• Works independently in a very detail oriented manner, and meets deadlines.
• Supports and communicates the highest standard of care to patients and team.

• Employee reports to work in a timely manner.
• Employee utilizes breaks and meal periods to care for personal business outside of the work area.
• Employee completes work assignments in a timely manner and appropriately exits the work area in a timely manner.
• Employee appropriately utilizes Time and Attendance for clocking in and out and schedules absences in advance when possible.
• Employee is available for scheduled work shifts regularly and communicates absence to supervisor in a timely manner.
• Available to provide patient care from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm.
• Attend 7:45 am huddle having reviewed charts, and prepared for the day.
• Participate actively and productively in staff meetings.
• Treat emergency patients as the schedule allows, focusing on quality care and compassion.
• Take an active role in training support staff for professional growth and development.
• Support and utilize expanded functions of all certified staff.
• Oversees auxiliary staff performance on a daily basis, providing clear feedback on positive and negative behaviors, in accordance with clinic policy and standards of care.

• Follows strict adherence to the ethics and Code of Conduct as established by the ADA, Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners and the organization.
• Maintains compliance with annual continuing education and BLS/ACLS requirements as established by the Idaho State Board of Dental Examiners.
• Develops and maintains positive relationships with dental and medical professionals in the community.

• Provide comprehensive dental services to the pediatric population in a non-discriminatory, confidential and professional atmosphere.
• Maintain obligation of staying on time with appointed patients.
• Maintains complete and thorough documentation of treatment plans, medical histories, treatments rendered and patient interactions in the appropriate section of the patient record.
• Practices appropriate prescription writing for narcotic and antibiotic medications as established by published Standards of Care.
• Ensure local anesthetic solutions have current expiration dates.
• Diagnose accurately patient’s dental conditions with an eye toward total patient health.
• Presents comprehensive treatment plans that provide for the full scope of family dentistry services and quality patient care.
• Provides patient services with clinical competence, compassion and caring communication.
• Responsible for maximizing clinical procedures during all scheduled appointment times.
• Adequately utilizes the “quick call” list to fill cancelled/no show appointments.
• Proactively strategizes and treats emergency patients as the schedule allows.
• Serves as a functional and positive member of the Dental team especially in regards to the total Dental department plans and objectives.
• Utilizes and maximizes equipment and resources available in the best interest/stewardship of the patient.
• Collaborates with the Dental Director to ensure the pediatric program runs efficiently and smoothly.
• Take an active role in practice management to meet goals and objectives.
• Provide care under general anesthesia, or refer for those services, in an agreed upon setting to patients who require that level of care.

• Work directly with that outside facilities when required, to ensure patient’s care is managed in a professional and compassionate manner.
• Other duties as assigned.