Job Description:
Are you looking for a great quality of life and a rewarding professional opportunity?
Uncompahgre Medical Center (UMC) is a Community Health Center in southwest Colorado that is seeking a Dental Director to lead the clinical staff and program to ensure that the highest quality oral health care is provided to our community.
This position requires a minimum of 32 hours direct patient care and participates in management level decision-making with special attention paid to underserved populations, clinical implications and public health.
• Function as the clinical leader for the oral health program. Provide clinical oversight and direction to all dental services, including primary, secondary and preventive dental care, and related functional areas.
• Ensures that the mission and goals of the organization are realized through the professional and effective delivery of oral health services.
• Manages all budgetary and personnel related functions, provides general dentistry services, identifies unmet oral health needs, optimizes available resources, and facilitates systemic change.
Practice Highlights:
UMC has successfully subsidized care for underserved adults and kids since its inception in 2008 with a patient mix that spans from Medicaid/CHP, uninsured and commercially insured. If you have a strong desire to make a difference in the community and significantly impact the quality of life of your patients, you will thrive at UMC. We are a frontier clinic with 3,000 annual dental visit, four chairs, EDR, a stable IT platform and up-to-date equipment. UMC’s progressive care delivery model integrates Oral, Medical and Behavioral Health under one roof. The clinic is open 5 days per week, and is located in a beautiful, rural region with vast tracts of public land and outdoor recreational opportunities. UMC is 35 miles from Telluride, a world class mountain resort.
Community Highlights:
Service area in SW Colorado represents small remote communities and is located approximately 35 miles from Telluride, CO. Outdoor recreation abounds: skiing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, river rafting and more.
Other:
Position may be eligible for loan repayment through the National Health Service Corps or the Colorado Health Service Corps.
A more detailed job description is available upon request.
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