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St. Luke's University Health Network, the region's largest, most established health system, a major teaching hospital, and one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals is seeking a full time and part time general dentist for our mobile dental van program.

The Full-Time Dentist will provide direct dental care to patients on our Rural Dental Van, Servicing the students of Carbon and Schuylkill Counties.

The Part Time Dentist will provide direct dental care to patients on our Allentown Dental Van, Servicing the students of Allentown School District. Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 7:30-4:00.

We are also seeking Dental Faculty members to join our St. Luke's Dental Clinic at our Sacred Heart Campus, located in Allentown PA. We were accredited by both the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).   St. Luke's Dental Medicine Residency in Allentown is truly a family where our residents and faculty work together to provide excellent care for our patients and support each other in an environment of teaching and scholarly activity. The Core Faculty positions are responsible for leading, administering, and supervising all aspects of the Dental Clinic Residency Program. This position will have dedicated time for administrative, educational, strategic, and research initiatives and participate in our academic mission through our Temple/St. Luke's School of Medicine partnership.

Candidates must be experienced DDS, DMD. A valid unrestricted license to practice dentistry in the state of Pennsylvania and evidence of current professional liability insurance.  A current conscious sedation (Nitrous Oxide sedation) license is desirable. Five years of experience in a clinical setting is strongly recommended. Current certificate in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Basic Life Support.

In joining St. Luke's University Health Network, you will enjoy:

• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and leadership development opportunities
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Exceptional compensation package
• Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance, CME allowance

Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3 billion, the Network's service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's hospitals operate the biggest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania.

Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke's is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.  In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley's first and only four-year medical school campus.  It also operates the nation's longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 40 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 419 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke's, a member of the Children's Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley's first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital.  The Network's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 10 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2022 when it was identified as THE #2 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.  In 2021, St. Luke's was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.  Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN's information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.  The Network is also recognized as one of the state's lowest cost providers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES:  COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT

As a leading healthcare provider, St. Luke's University Health Network is committed to protecting our employees, patients and community.  As we continue to provide quality care to our patients, we are taking important next steps to prevent undue harm to our employees & ensure our patients have a safe environment for medical care and treatment.   Effective immediately, St. Luke's is requiring all new hires, along with our current employees, to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment.  Medical or religious exemptions will be reviewed as per our policy and guidelines.  

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