A New Chapter in Community Dental Care
PCHC Seaport Dental Center is seeking a mission-driven, experienced General Dentist to help expand our new Dental practice in Belfast. We're looking for a compassionate and motivated provider committed to delivering high-quality oral health care to the communities of Waldo County. You'll work closely with an integrated care team to deliver exceptional services, shape patient experience, and help build a strong foundation for this growing practice. If you're energized by purpose-driven care and the chance to help launch something new, we’d love to hear from you!
Qualifications:
Competitive benefits, loan repayment, relocation assistance, and more!
Penobscot Community Health Careis a non-profit FQHC governed by a board of community volunteers and comprised of fifteen practices and program service sites in Central Maine. PCHC is recognized as a leading primary health care provider and teaching center – offeringfamily nurse practitioner and pharmacy residency programs alongside our integrated primary health services.
Belfast, Maine: is located at the mouth of a beautiful river estuary on Belfast Bay and Penobscot Bay; it’s a classic maritime community, with stately homes and leafy streets. Picturesque harbor views frame every angle of the vibrant downtown. Less than 1 hour to Bangor, Maine’s 3rd largest city and its International Airport. Renowned for its love of the Arts, the Belfast region is a classic example of Maine sea-side living. Close to Maine’s gorgeous Acadia National park, this region offers all the amenities of a good-sized metro without the hassle – and residents are inspired by all of Maine’s natural beauty and resources at their doorstep! It’s a short drive on I-95 South to Boston (3 hrs.) and Portland’s quaint Old Port (2 hrs.) Limitless 4-season outdoor recreational opportunities, a wide variety of arts, cultural and entertainment venues coupled with great family-centered neighborhoods and excellent public and private school choices make the Greater Bangor Region highly desirable for professional families.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law.
PCHC, a non-profit organization founded in 1997, is the only Federally Qualified Health Center in the Greater Bangor area, Waldo County, and in the Jackman region. Its purpose is to ensure access to comprehensive and integrated out-patient health care services to those on MaineCare, Medicare and those both with and without insurance – regardless of their ability to pay. PCHC is recognized as a leader among the nation's Community Health Centers, and has been named an “exemplar practice” by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s leading health care foundation. PCHC practices are staffed by about 200 clinicians including medical and dental practitioners, mental health providers, physical therapists, pharmacists, and medical specialists. PCHC now provides over 400,000 patient visits for almost 65,000 patients annually. Its four largest practices in Bangor, Brewer, and Old Town are open seven days a week, including all day Saturday and Sunday and weekday evenings by appointment and through four Walk-In Care Clinics, for the convenience of its patients, and the public.
PCHC has sixteen practices and program service sites in the Bangor area, plus one in Belfast, offering a wide range of services including family medicine, dental, pediatrics, geriatrics, nursing home care, psychiatry, mental health and substance abuse services, physical therapy, lab, x-ray, pharmacy and healthcare for the homeless and those at risk of homelessness. In addition, PCHC has a team of medical specialists who deliver a wide range of specialty services including allergy, gynecology, orthopedics, podiatry, dermatology and osteopathic manipulative therapy. All PCHC services are provided with a sliding fee scale based on income through its Affordable Care Program to make certain that everyone can obtain the healthcare services they need. About 7% of PCHC’s budget is funded by Federal operating grants.
