Dentist - Chief of Service

The LTC Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center, part of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System in Ann Arbor, MI, is seeking a Dentist to serve as the Chief of Service in the Dental department. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing clinic utilization and operations, as well as ensuring the delivery of comprehensive dental care to Veterans.

VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Provide leadership and delegate work to the clinical and administrative staff.
• Maintain the performance and morale of the clinic.
• Establish and Maintain open channels of communication and promptly address emerging issues.
• Creation and implementation of appropriate and necessary policies.
• Keep staff updated on trends and changes within VAAAHS, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the University of Michigan, and society that currently affect or are likely to influence Dental Service operations.
• Serve as a consultative resource for all inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical specialties, ensuring that veterans receive the highest quality comprehensive care.
• Maintain Service compliance with VHA Handbooks and Directives, VISN Policies, Medical Center Memorandum and Service Policies and Procedures pertinent to dental clinic management.
• Ensure Dental Service maintains compliance with accreditation standards, including IG, Joint Commission, and other applicable survey/oversight entities.
• Ensure Dental Service maintains compliance with Safety and Environment of Care (EOC) standards and programs.
• Forecasts Dental Service staffing requirements to address present and future dental care needs.

Pay: Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases
Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)
Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)
Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory
CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification)
Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided
Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 08:00am - 4:30pm

To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.

Basic Requirements:

• United States Citizenship: Must be a US Citizen.
• Education: Degree of doctor of dental surgery or dental medicine resulting from a course of education in dentistry. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:
  • United States and Canadian schools of dentistry listed by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), in the list published for the year in which the course of study was completed. OR
  • Schools (including foreign schools) accepted by the licensing body of a State, Territory, or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico), or the District of Columbia as qualifying for full and unrestricted licensure provided the licensure requirements include a written examination measuring science achievement and a performance examination measuring clinical competence.
• Licensure and Registration: Currently hold, or will hold, a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia. Note: Dentists must maintain current registration in the State of licensure if this is a requirement for continuing active, current licensure.
• English Language Proficiency: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d) and 7407(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English.

Preferred Experience: Candidates with experience in high-volume clinical environments are strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will have a demonstrated ability to manage a full patient schedule efficiently while delivering quality care to medically complex patients, including those with significant systemic conditions, complex medication histories, or special healthcare needs

Reference: For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.

Physical Requirements: The work of the physician is largely office based and in a sedentary setting. No manual labor is required above ordinary situations.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.