Job Description

Posting number: CS-2026-62330-33930

Department: Department of Corrections

Division: CR SMI Med

Job classification: Dentist

Posting type: SCSC E&T Vacancy

Categories: Corrections, Medical/Dental

Summary

The Department of Corrections (DOC) is seeking a dedicated Dentist to join the healthcare team at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Smithfield. This rewarding position allows you to provide essential dental care, lead a skilled support team, and positively influence inmate oral health outcomes. In a secure, collaborative environment, you will have the opportunity to grow professionally while enjoying a healthy work-life balance. If you are looking for a career where your expertise makes a meaningful difference every day, this is the role for you.

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Examples of duties

As a Dentist with the Department of Corrections at SCI Smithfield, you lead dental operations while providing clinical care to inmate patients. This position supports patient treatment, staff oversight, office operations, and compliance with healthcare and security standards. As a Dentist, you will perform the following duties:

• Patient Care: Conduct periodontal examinations, review medical histories and x-rays, diagnose oral conditions, and develop treatment plans
• Dental Treatment: Provide restorative and preventative services, administer anesthetics safely, and explain treatment and follow-up care instructions
• Staff Leadership: Guide Dental Assistants and Dental Hygienists, provide training, and support hiring, performance, and corrective action activities
• Specialty Coordination: Consult with physicians, oral surgeons, and other specialists, and arrange referrals for specialized treatment when needed
• Operations Review: Monitor schedules, records, requests, grievances, laboratory documentation, referrals, prescriptions, and required reports
• Inventory Security: Maintain supplies and equipment, approve inventory needs, and ensure tool, toxic, and caustic control requirements are followed

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Part-time employment, up to 30 hours per week
• Work schedule will be determined. You will not be required to work weekends.
• Eligible for full retirement benefits as early as age 55
• DEA License renewal and liability insurance is covered by the Commonwealth
• Up to 50 hours of additional paid leave for job-related continuing medical education
• Telework: You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Hourly Rate: Selected candidates who are new to employment within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting hourly rate of $84.94 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Graduation from an approved school of dentistry.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

Special Requirement:

• You must possess a license to practice dentistry issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Dentistry.

Other Requirements:

• Successful completion of basic training in Elizabethtown, PA is required.
• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Legal Requirement:

• You must pass a background investigation and meet Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance requirements.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Supplemental information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.