Dentist

The City of Redding is focused on providing its citizens with a high quality of life, remembering that families and neighborhoods are the centerpiece of our lives. The City supports programs that connect its unique natural beauty and rich history.

As one of the largest California cities north of Sacramento, Redding is the regional hub for retail, education, professional services, career opportunities, corporate and private business development, medical facilities, and government. The sun shines here in Redding 90% of the time, making the city ideal for adventuring. The city boasts stunning landscapes, 200 miles of hiking and biking trails, a range of cultural, musical, and educational events, and a rich sense of community.

The Staff Dentist shall be proficient in all aspects of general dentistry including the ability to perform selected specialty services.

Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:

• Have excellent communication skills, and optimize the Veteran and staff experience!
• Have an exceptional work ethic and dedication to mission of serving Veterans and coworkers.
• Make oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity.
• Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions.
• Administer local anesthesia.
• Perform routine and complex restoration of teeth.
• Perform simple and complex extractions of teeth
• Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures.
• Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures, full dentures, partial dentures, crowns and fixed bridge work.
• Perform routine endodontic procedures on single and multi-canal teeth.
• Perform routine and surgical procedures within the scope of a general dentist.
• Completion of accredited residency program, AEGD or GPR.
• Clinical experience after of educational training completed.

The individual must be proficient in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and post treatment care in all the above areas. The scope of practice that a specific provider may perform is defined through the facility credentialing and privileging process.  The individual must be able to work collegially with other dentists and physicians, and should possess the skills, both interpersonal and professional, to work with residents in OMS, other dental specialties, and Advanced General Dentistry or General Practice Residency Program. Assignment includes advanced understanding and use of the computerized record system.

 Candidates must: 1) be a U.S. Citizen, 2) have a DDS degree with completion of Residency and 3) possess a current, full, unrestricted dental license in any State.

 Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm, Alternative Work Schedule may be available and considered.

Recruitment or Relocation Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): May be authorized for highly qualified candidates

Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Position Not Eligible

VA offers a comprehensive benefits package:

Pay: $200K to $225K. Annual performance bonus, regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of annual paid time offer per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME)

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory

CME: Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement

Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided

Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting

We encourage you to consider VA employment in Redding, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun and new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.

The Department of Veteran Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) is an integrated health care delivery system, offering a comprehensive array of medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health and extended care to veterans in Northern California. The health system is comprised of a medical center in Sacramento; a rehabilitation and extended care facility in Martinez; outpatient clinics in Martinez, Fairfield, Vallejo, Stockton, Modesto, Sonora, Sacramento (Mather and McClellan Park), Auburn, Yuba City, Redding, Chico, and Yreka; and dental clinics in Vallejo, Sacramento and Redding.

The Redding Outpatient Clinic offers a full range of medical and ancillary services including primary care, audiology, cardiology, chiropractic, dental, ENT, gastroenterology, home based primary care, HUD/VASH, laboratory, mental health, MRI, nutrition, occupational therapy, ophthalmology, optical shop, optometry, orthopedics, pharmacy, physical therapy, PIV, podiatry, primary care, radiology, social work, telehealth urgent care, urology, women's health and wound care.

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Spectacular Redding, CA boasts a grand total of 250 beautiful days a year, the “Second Sunniest City in the U.S.”  Redding California is nestled at the end of the Sacramento Valley. This hidden California jewel offers immense recreation, living and business opportunities, and affordable living. Redding is bisected by the world class fly fishing Sacramento River and is close to skiing, hiking, camping, rafting, and boating at Lassen National Park, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and the renowned Shasta Lake.   Redding is the major regional center of Northern California for health and legal services, retail shopping and employment. There are two major hospitals.  Redding also has great schools. There are three major high schools, six middle schools, 46 elementary schools, 4 charter schools, and 30 private schools, and five colleges and universities. If you love the outdoors, this is the place for you!

Paid Time Off:

• 26 Days paid annual (vacation/personal) leave
• 13 Days paid sick leave each year with no limit on accumulation
• 11 Federal holidays with pay annually
• 5 Days paid absence to attend approved CME courses

Insurance:

• Health Insurance: VA employees have an outstanding number of health insurance plans from which to choose (premiums are partially paid by VA) Lifetime Healthcare Insurance options available
• Dental & Vision: Our insurance options also include exceptional vision and dental plans (premiums are partially paid by VA)
• VA employees have the option to use Flexible Spending Accounts, which allow you to use tax-free dollars to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses that are not reimbursed by your health insurance plan
• Term life insurance, family, and additional coverage options are available with the cost shared by the Federal Government
• Long-term care insurance is available as an option

Federal Retirement Plan:

• VA employees are covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan composed of 1) Social Security benefits, 2) FERS-RAE basic benefits (pension), and 3) Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) which is a 401K-type plan
• How is the pension funded? VA employees automatically contribute 4.4% of their salary each pay period and the VA contributes 12.2% of the employee’s salary each pay period for a total annual contribution percentage equal to 16.6% of the employee’s salary
• Similar to the 401(k) savings plans widely available in the private sector, the TSP allows employees to tax defer a portion of their income each year, subject to the requirements of the Internal Revenue Service. For calendar year 2025, employees under the age of 50 may contribute up to $23,500, while those over age 50 are eligible to make catch-up contributions that allow them to defer up to $31,000.
• The Federal Government also provides an automatic basic contribution (1% of salary) and up to 4% of salary in matching contributions, depending on the amount of the employee contribution
• For retired military personnel, these benefits are in addition to full monthly retirement pay or pension
• In addition to FERS, VA provides health care insurance coverage for retired personnel
• Disability Retirement
• Employees are vested in a federal pension after only 5 years service