Oral Surgeon

Oral Surgeon

Denver Health Medical Center in the heart of Downtown Denver, CO is recruiting for an Oral Surgeon to join our Oral Surgery Department as a clinician and core faculty member in our Oral Surgery Residency Program. Since we opened our doors in 1860, Denver Health has had a reputation for providing for the growing needs of the community. From our start over 160 years ago, growth and expansion have morphed Denver Health into a leading safety net institution, community academic medical center, and patient home providing care to all patients regardless of ability to pay. Denver Health is now a 555-bed Level I Trauma Center and one of the largest safety net teaching hospitals in the United States. Additionally, the institution has grown to include The Denver Department of Public Health, the Denver Paramedics, and 10 primary care sites located across the Denver Metro area. All told, the Denver Health system provides more than 315 million dollars of uncompensated care every year, over one million ambulatory care encounters, 124,000 ER/Urgent Care visits, and 9,000 outpatient surgeries.

Job Description

• Join our impressive OMFS 4-year training program that has produced several leaders in our field.
• Participate in a program that selects 2 trainees per year, ensuring they meet core objectives of competency in various clinical areas including oral and maxillofacial surgery, anesthesia, medicine, cardiology, pediatric medicine, emergency medicine, general surgery, neurosurgery, surgical intensive care, otolaryngology, and plastic surgery.
• Practice full scope hospital-based surgery with opportunities to develop a faculty practice in a brand new state-of-the-art facility at our Outpatient Medical Center.
• Cover resident clinics and be appointed a faculty rank at the University of Colorado commensurate with years of experience/achievement.

Requirements

• Candidates must be Board Eligible or Board Certified by the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.
• Must be able to secure a Colorado State Dental and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery License prior to their appointments.

Ideal Candidate

Ideal candidates are those who care deeply about providing care to an underrepresented patient population, resident education, service, and want to join a program dedicated to creating an environment where residents can grow and thrive.