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Dentist  St. Croix Health Center Northwestern Wisconsin - Bemidji Area Highway 70, Angeline Avenue: PO Box 287 Hertel, WI 54845-0287
Vacancy Number: ST. CROIX/DENTIST Open Dates: January 5, 2009 - Open Until Filled Grades:  Salary Series: 0680 Salary Range(s): Contact Tony Buckanaga for details. Positions: 1 Contact: Tony Buckanaga Phone: 800-892-3079 Fax: 218-444-0498 Email: tony.buckanaga@ihs.gov	Search Results Area Map Request Info
Notes:   TO APPLY AND FOR FUTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT: Ms. Sharon Nelson, Acting Health Director at 715-349-8554 ext. 5151 or at sharonn@stcroixtribalcenter.com Thank you for your interest. Position Title Dentist Hire Status: Tribal/Date of Review/Revision: November 30, 2007 Work Location: St. Croix Tribal Health Department 4404 State Road 70 Webster, WI 54893 Full Time/Part Time: Full Time Position, 40 hours per week. Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt Status Supervisor’s Title: Health Director Thank you for enquiring about our dentist opening. The St. Croix Tribal Health Center is a busy out-patient clinic located in northwest Wisconsin. The reservation is scattered in a checkerboard of 11 separate communities over a four-county area. Tribal headquarters is located in the Burnett County reservation community of Big Sand Lake, near the unincorporated village of Hertel. Today, reservation boundaries include about 3,000 acres of forested land and part of what is known as the "northwoods" of Wisconsin. About 2,000 tribal people call the St. Croix Reservation home. They are spread out throughout Barron, Burnett, Polk and Washburn counties in Wisconsin and in Pine County in east central Minnesota. Numerous lakes touch the St. Croix Reservation, including Balsam, Bashaw, Big Sand, Sand, Big Round, Clam, Gaslyn, and Pike Lake. The St. Croix and Yellow rivers also flow through the reservation. The Annual St. Croix Wild Rice Pow-wow has been in existence for more than 20 years. The three-day celebration takes place at the Tribal Center in Hertel in late August, and hosts drums and singers from all over North America. The celebration features drum and dance contests, huge feasts, as well as a large variety of food and craft vendors. The largest area employers are the county and St. Croix Tribal Enterprises which includes two casinos and government offices. St. Croix Casino in Turtle Lake employs more than 1,000 people and the Hole in the Wall Casino and Hotel in Danbury employs more than 200. The tribe also employs many members at the Tribal Center buildings, which include the health department, family resource center, housing authority, construction company, group home, tobacco shop, government offices and a bingo hall Please take advantage of the many outdoor activities available in St. Croix. Enjoy fishing, boating, camping, sailing, golf and hiking; along with water-slide park, sidewalk sales, street dances, pow-wows and rodeos in the summer, and snowshoeing, snowmobiling and cross-country skiing during the winter months. The dentist candidate must possess certification from an accredited dental school, and have, or promptly obtain, and continuously maintain, an unrestricted Wisconsin Dental License. We offer an excellent benefits package which includes: 16 paid holidays a year Annual and sick leave Low cost insurance with no deductibles and no medical co-pays $5.00 co-pay on generic prescription drugs Life insurance included in health premiums 401k plan with Tribal contribution Dental Insurance Funding for CEU’s including cost of travel, lodging and meals Indian Preference is provided. Pre-employment and random alcohol and drug testing are required. Duty hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., five (5) days per week, with a paid one-hour lunch break each day. The staff dentist can expect to see 8 patients per day, depending upon seasonal variability in patient flow. Routine walk-in appointments are scheduled each morning. Flexibility in scheduling is provided to allow sufficient time for the quality of care needed for individual patients. Continuity of patient care and continuous quality improvement are supported by all clinical staff and the Health Center administration. Duties and Responsibilities of the Dentist are as follows: 1. Provides dental health services to designated population in accordance with Indian Health Service Policies. 2. Provides the Tribal Health Administration with information and assistance in development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of the Tribal dental program. 3. Ability to work effectively with others for timely job completion. 4. Is responsible for supervision of facility dental staff which includes the dental assistant, dental secretary, and dental hygienist. 5. Is responsible for implementation of facility dental activities in accordance with the Tribal dental program. The Dentist designs and directs the everyday operation of the Dental Clinic for the maximum benefit of the Community. This would include the efficient ordering of supplies and related dental products. In addition, time scheduling for both patients and support personnel will be necessary. Dentist shall monitor and maintain expenditures within budget concerning dollars available for clinic supplies, pharmacy supplies, etc.. 6. Is advisor to the Tribal health administrator on all matters pertaining to oral health. 7. Establishes and maintains relations with other health disciplines and tribal health groups as well as other official and non-officials health educational and governing organization. 8. Is responsible for acknowledgement of communications and submission of required reports. 9. Makes clinical and radiographic examinations of the oral hard and soft tissues, and a diagnosis of pathological and irregular conditions. 10. Performs endodontic, prosthodontic, periodontic, pedodontic, operative, preventive and orthodontic services; performs simple, compound, and complex restorations, administers local anesthesia and/or nitrous oxide anaigesia. 11. Studies results of examination and determines types of service required, performs routine and complex tooth extractions and removal of residual root tips, removes localized foreign bodies form gingival tissues and alveolar sockets, performs root canal therapy. 12. Treats diseases of salivary glands and their ducts. 13. Performs dental care for patients with behavioral problems. Informs patients about good dental health practices. Supervises lower graded Dental Officer(s) and dental auxiliaries. 14. Malpractice liability coverage is provided under provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act as per employment within the confines of the SCICDHHS Clinic or designated areas as defined by health administration. 15. Five (5) days per week (40 hours) of dentist services within the purview of this agreement to be provided within the tribal clinical setting. Hours per this agreement are 8 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with one hour lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., and two fifteen (15) minute breaks as described in the policy manual. 16. SCIC shall provide facilities, equipment, and telephone service, as well as support personnel (as administration and Dentist jointly deem necessary within the confines of the budget). 17. The Dentist must possess an ability to work effectively with others. Must possess the ability to establish and maintain the confidence and cooperation of others. 18. Appearance. The Dentist shall sustain for the tribal community an attire commensurate with his profession as is ordinary and normal for physicians. 19. Provide supervisor with a copy of licensures and certifications. 20. “Moonlighting.” The SCIC is the primary employer. In no way does this clause prevent the satisfactory fulfillment of SCIC duties as detailed in this employment. 21. Benefits. Dentist shall participate in all insurances, benefits, or other employee compensation plans available to any other SCIC employee, as outlined in the personnel policy book. 22. Compensatory time. Shall not be given under this hire. 23. Continuing Education. The Dentist shall to a reasonable extent attend professional societies and do all things reasonably desirable to maintain and improve his/her professional skills. 24. Leave time. Provision of leave with pay per employee handbook to include the time needed for continued education. Sixty (60) days notice prior to any leave taken must be given to the DHHS. Leave is to be limited to two (2) weeks taken at any one time, unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties. 25. The qualifications and specifications mentioned above are intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in anyway modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.

Below you may obtain the following forms: OF-612: Optional Application for Federal Employment; the OF-306: Declaration for Federal Employment and the Application Questionnaire for Child Care Positions Form.