Job Description: You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation Job Responsibilities: Provides comprehensive dental care to the inmate population, who may have behavior and communication problems. Responsible for diagnosis and treatment of difficult dental problems in a correctional environment. Serves as a staff Dental Officer at a Bureau of Prisons federal correctional facility. Assists in the direction and coordination of production of finished prosthetic appliances in accordance with the requirements submitted. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis. Assists in establishing and maintaining quality control measures to ensure final product conforms to standards set forth by the American Dental Association, National Board for Certification of Dental Technicians and the Dental Service of the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Assists in the coordination of the dental program, providing input regarding proposed modifications to operating procedures. Utilizes technical skills and professional judgement to provide a full range of dental services to the inmate population. Job Requirements: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1)this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified category using established category rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: Click Here Qualification & Experience: Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from a school approved by the American Dental Association (ADA), or the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. Experience: In addition to meeting the above basic requirement and licensure requirements, applicants must have one full year of experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing professional dentistry work. Qualifying experience involves evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injuries, and disorders of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area. removal of decay; filling cavities; straightening, extracting, and repairing teeth; treating gum disease; performing corrective surgery; Experience diagnosing and treating unusual dental problems. Experience providing dental therapeutics for the management of infection, pain, neuromuscular disorders, and apprehension. Experience conducting comprehensive emergency care and treatment planning. Experience treating and managing facial trauma including fixation of closed jaw fractures and identifying and referring more complicated damage. Job Details: Company: U.S. Department of Justice Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Location: Houston, TX, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here careersvite.com
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