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CW Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Dentist (Oral Surgeon)

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An Oral Surgeon diagnoses and treats problems of the teeth, gums, and mouth, and helps patients maintain oral health. They specialize in performing surgery to treat diseases, injuries, or defects around the mouth and maxillofacial region of the skull to improve health and appearance.

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Dentist (Oral Surgeon) Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion CW Bill Young Veterans Health Administrion Summary Bay Pines VA Healthcare System's Dental Services is seeking an experienced and dynamic Oral Surgeon. The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of oral & maxillofacial surgery and limited general dentistry procedures. Candide should be board eligible or boarded by the American Board of Oral & Maxillary Surgery This position is loced Bay Pines, Florida. Learn more about this agency Summary Bay Pines VA Healthcare System's Dental Services is seeking an experienced and dynamic Oral Surgeon. The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of oral & maxillofacial surgery and limited general dentistry procedures. Candide should be board eligible or boarded by the American Board of Oral & Maxillary Surgery This position is loced Bay Pines, Florida. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today
  • Apply by 12/31/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bay Pines, FL 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $125,000
  • $400,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0680 Dental Officer Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance . The type depends on the job. Background check type Credentialing Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
CBTC-13019868-26-AB
Control number 877761800 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency All qualified candides encouraged to apply. Open to U.S. Citizens but non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens.
NOTE:
The 2-page Resume requirement does not apply to this position. For more informion, refer to Required Documents below. Videos Duties Help VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package .
Scope of Duties:
  • The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery dental officer shall be proficient in all aspects of oral & maxillofacial surgery and limited general dentistry procedures. Specifically, the provider should possess the expertise and competency to perform the following:
  • Make oral and radiographic examinions of the oral cavity and its adjacent tissue and structures.
  • Diagnose phological or irregular oral conditions.
  • Orders and/or interprets diagnostic measures, such as radiographic images, other imaging, models, etc.
  • Administer local anesthesia.
  • Complete dento-alveolar surgery, including simple, surgical, and complex exodontia, pre-prosthetic surgery, bone grafting, sinus and ridge augmention, vestibuloplasty and implant placement procedures
  • Accomplish and arrange for pient consultion, work-up, admission, medical/dental specialty and inter-disciplinary care, completion of surgical procedures, and provide for post-operive and follow-up care of pients presenting with illnesses, injuries, and disorders of both the functional and aesthetic aspects of the hard and soft tissues of the oral & maxillofacial regions.
  • Complete oral & maxillofacial surgical procedures including but not limited to trement of facial traumic injuries/facial fractures, trement of phological conditions such as benign cysts/tumors, orthognhic surgery, biopsy procedures, and TMJ surgery.
  • Provides clinical supervision, trement planning, and educional activities reled to the Dental Service AEGD-1 Residency Program and to dental staff assigned to their clinic locion as needed.
  • Adheres to safety, health, and infection control standards, and demonstres knowledge in the use and reprocessing of Reusable Medical Equipment (RME).
  • Responsible for clinic administrion in compliance with VHA, Medical Center and Dental Service Directives, Policies and Procedures
  • The scope of practice th a specific provider may perform is defined through the medical center credentialing and privileging process.
Work Schedule:
Monday
  • Friday 8am
  • 4:00pm
Telework :
Not Available Virtual :
This is not a virtual position. Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) : Not Authorized Requirements Help Conditions of employment U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or ste-issued identificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probionary period. Complete all applicion requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. Qualificions To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualificion standard the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupion.
Basic Requirements:
United Stes Citizenship:
Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of educion in allophic medicine or osteophic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed. Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a Ste, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United Stes, or in the District of Columbia.
Residency Training:
Physicians must have completed residency training, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certificion. (
NOTE :
VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty stus.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for gradue medical educion, the Accredition Council for Gradue Medical Educion (ACGME) or American Osteophic Associion (AOA), in the list published for the year the residency, or fellowship if applicable, was completed; OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship, first year of residency, or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United Stes; OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United Stes (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties reled to the position they are applying for (United Stes fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement), which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with approprie professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an approprie range of pient care experiences.
Exceptions:
Residents currently enrolled in
ACGME/AOA
accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs). PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e., not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis. PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged; rher, they are to have a "scope of practice" th allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision. Additionally, surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs. In rare and unusual circumstances, the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer, who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience, accomplishments, performance, and qualificions warrant such action. Proficiency in spoken and written English.
Preferred Experience:
Completion of (or currently completing) a residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery. Candide should be board eligible or boarded by the American Board of Oral & Maxillary Surgery.
Reference:
For more informion on this qualificion standard, please https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificionStandards/ .
Physical Requirements:
Dentist diagnose, prevent, and tre teeth and tissue problems. They remove decay and fill cavities; examine x-rays; straighten, extract, and repair teeth; perform corrective surgery on gums and supporting bones to tre gum diseases; and make models and measurements for dentures to replace missing teeth. They also provide instruction on dental care, administer anesthetics, and write prescriptions. Dentists use a variety of equipment, including x-ray machines, drills, and instruments such as mouth mirrors, probes, forceps, brushes, and scalpels to diagnose and tre teeth and oral problems.
Medical Requirements:
Applicants must be able to distinguish shades of color. Educion Degree of Doctor of Medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of educion in allophic medicine or osteophic medicine. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accredition was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed.
Approved schools are:
Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Educion (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted. Schools of osteophic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteophic College Accredition (COCA) for the year in which the degree was granted. For foreign medical gradues not covered in (1) or (2) above, confirmion must be made th the medical school meets (or met) Educional Commission for Foreign Medical Gradues (ECFMG) eligibility requirement for year gradued.
NOTE:
The Under Secretary of Health or designee in the VHA Central Office may approve the appointment under authority of 38 U.S.C. 7405 of a physician gradue of a school of medicine not covered above if the candide is to be assigned to a research, academic, or administrive position with no pient care responsibilities. The appointment made only in exceptional circumstances where the candide's credentials clearly demonstre high professional tainment or expertise in the specialty area. Additional informion This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, Human Resources and Administrion/Operions, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP) The Fair Chance Act . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or other supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment.
NOTE:
A formal pay-setting process used to determine your salary. The salary may be any point in the range listed for this vacancy. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position.
Veterans' Preference Note:
Preference eligible candides and other Veterans given preference when qualificion of candides are approximely equal for Title 38 positions in VHA. When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" with required proof as sted on the form. Documention is required to award preference. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please Feds Hire Vets
  • Veterans
  • Job Seekers
  • Veterans' Preference .
Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed. Special Note for
Applicions:
To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. How to Apply Help To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your
USA JOBS
resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. To apply for this position online, complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2026 to receive considerion. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing de indiced if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing de click here and include the
CBTC-13019868-26-AB
in the Notes field. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:
Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Agency contact informion Anquinett Bledsoe Phone 469-797-2135 X22135 anquinett.bledsoe@va.gov Address CW Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard Bay Pines, FL 33744 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. We will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued, and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE:
Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full
  • and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.
HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a C.V. and/or resume. Other documents may be requested ler in the process if needed. Special Note for
Applicions:
To complete your applicion, please use the following link https://vacareers.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/Resume.docx to download the standard Clinical Resume Document. This one-page document does not need to be modified and must be uploaded into the two-page restricted 'Resume' document upload field. Your full resume/CV may be uploaded without page limition into the 'Other' document upload field. How to Apply Help To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your
USA JOBS
resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package. To apply for this position online, complete steps 1 and 2 above by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/31/2026 to receive considerion. Please note, this announcement may close prior to the closing de indiced if the position is filled through other means. If you are unable to apply online before the closing de click here and include the
CBTC-13019868-26-AB
in the Notes field. During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members:
Please the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Anquinett Bledsoe Phone 469-797-2135 X22135 anquinett.bledsoe@va.gov Address CW Bill Young Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 10000 Bay Pines Boulevard Bay Pines, FL 33744 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. We will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued, and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the USAJobs Help Center .
NOTE:
Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full
  • and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.
HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today
  • Apply by 12/31/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Bay Pines, FL 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $125,000
  • $400,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 15 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union Yes Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
CBTC-13019868-26-AB
Control number 877761800