Dentist

Dentist

PrimeCare Medical (PCM) has been in operation since 1986. We are a privately owned, physician-founded, nationally accredited correctional healthcare practice. PCM provides comprehensive medical, mental health, and dental care services to over 80 county jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers throughout the states of PA, MD, FL, NY, and NH.

Correctional health care is a unique, challenging, and exciting opportunity for today's dental professional in that it provides the ability to truly utilize all of your learned skills and knowledge on a daily basis. It is the perfect hybrid of outpatient and emergency dentistry, providing care to an underserved, diverse, and appreciative patient population.

We are currently looking for a Full/Part Time Dentist to join our team and provide on-site dental care at the Lancaster County Jail in Lancaster, PA and Dauphin County Prison in Harrisburg, PA. This position requires 40 hours of on-site dental care per week. On-site hours are normally worked Monday through Friday during normal business hours. This opportunity provides excellent flexibility around both your professional and personal life!

Part-time options would be 24 hours per week at the Dauphin County Prison or 16 hours per week at the Lancaster County Prison.

Job Description

• Provide and supervise dental care of inmates/patients
• Evaluate dental health programs and dental services
• Function as a consultant to facility physicians
• Monitor the need for dental supplies and equipment
• Participate in dental health planning
• Perform routine drilling, filling, and extraction of teeth in accordance with established standards of practice
• Complete initial dental screenings on all new commitments within specified timeframes
• Evaluate inmates/patients needing or applying for dental care not included under basic dental care services and make clinically appropriate recommendations
• Treat inmates/patients whose dental care is significantly affecting their nutritional status
• Take impressions for dental plates and complete required follow-up care
• Document all services rendered in the inmate/patient dental health record
• Instruct inmates/patients in dental hygiene techniques
• Provide in-service training for health staff in areas of dental hygiene, care, emergencies, techniques, and treatment
• Complete dental exams on inmates/patients at anniversary dates of incarceration
• Any other duties and responsibilities as assigned or delegated

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Dentistry
• Licensed to practice Dentistry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Maintain current DEA license
• Maintain active BLS (CPR) certification
• Maintain current Driver's License

Benefits

• Salaries are negotiable and commensurate based on experience. Annual salary range is $150,000.00 - $200,000.00
• Family health care offered (medical/prescription/dental/vision)
• Company-paid life insurance provided & additional insurance benefits offered
• Retirement benefits offered (401k with discretionary company match)
• Company-paid liability insurance (including tail coverage) provided
• Generous PTO package provided. Paid time off will accrue for a maximum of twenty (20) days (or 160 hours) per year. In addition, you will also receive six (6) floating holidays, pro-rated within your first year of employment as dictated by your effective hire date
• Annual licensure reimbursement offered and more!