The Alexandria VA Medical Center in Alexandria/Pineville, LA, is seeking a full-time, BC, Dentist to serve as the Section Chief of its Dental Service.  Known as the 'Heart of Louisiana', Alexandria/Pineville is quickly emerging as one of the nation's best places to start a business, raise a family, and explore the great outdoors.  National Geographic Traveler ranks Alexandria as one of America's top ten "wilderness towns" because of its incredible access to one of the country's most beautiful and expansive national forests.  Candidates must be highly motivated, team-oriented, and committed to the care and exceptional health of our Veterans.  The Alexandria VA Health Care System is fully dedicated to providing top-quality medical care by serving and honoring America’s Veterans. 

Highlights of this position include:

• Competitive Starting Salary $200,000 - $250,000
• Work Schedule: Mon-Fri, 7:30am-4:00pm; Compressed schedule may be authorized at supervisor’s discretion.
• Ensures dental care is delivered in accordance with hospital policy, meeting or exceeding community standards and VHA national benchmarks.
• Ensures that dental care of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings are smooth, patient centric and safe.
• Supervises all operational aspects of the Dental Service and professional staff.
• Develops strong, collegial working relationships with other leaders within the medical center (both clinical and administrative), and with other service Chiefs/section heads.
• Oversees the development and implementation of systems redesigns projects, quality improvements and assurance programs of inpatient services.
• Recognizes and modifies care based on age, development, and cultural needs of patients.

We offer:

• Annual performance bonus up to an additional $15K per year
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Malpractice: Liability protection with tail coverage provided
• 26 days paid vacation; 13 days paid sick time per year w/unlimited carry over; 11 paid holidays
• Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and separate 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA
• Possible 5 days for CME’s and up to $1,000 per year (must be full-time with board certification)
• Recruitment or Relocation may be authorized for highly qualified candidates
• No Physician Employment contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

Additional Requirements:

• Board Certified Dentist (DDS)
• Three (3) year experience as a dentist
• One (1) year supervisory experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen. Non-Citizen candidates will be considered if a U.S. Citizen is not found
• Full and unrestricted license from any U.S. State

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About Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated health care system in the United States, providing care at 1,321 health care facilities, including 172 VA Medical Centers and 1,138 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics) to over 9 million Veterans enrolled in the VA health care program. VHA Medical Centers provide a wide range of services including traditional hospital-based services such as surgery, critical care, mental health, orthopedics, pharmacy, radiology and physical therapy. In addition, most of our medical centers offer additional medical and surgical specialty services including audiology & speech pathology, dermatology, dental, geriatrics, neurology, oncology, podiatry, prosthetics, urology, and vision care. Some medical centers also offer advanced services such as organ transplants and plastic surgery.

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