Dentist (Pediatric)

Dentist (Pediric) Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service Summary We are proud to present an exciting opportunity for a committed Pediric Dentist to join our healthcare team. In this role, you will deliver compassione, pient-centered care and play a vital part in improving oral health outcomes within Nive American communities. Be part of a mission th truly makes a difference. USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Learn more about this agency Summary We are proud to present an exciting opportunity for a committed Pediric Dentist to join our healthcare team.

In this role, you will deliver compassione, pient-centered care and play a vital part in improving oral health outcomes within Nive American communities. Be part of a mission th truly makes a difference. USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $123,077
• $315,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 2 vacancies in the following locions: Albuquerque, NM Dulce, NM Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0680 Dental Officer Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

IHS-26-HQ-12916263-ESEP/MP

Control number 867616200 This job is open to Help Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Nive Americans Nive Americans or Alaskan Nives with a tribal affiliion. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Clarificion from the agency The IHS is required by law to give absolute preference to qualified applicants who meet the Secretary of the Interior's definition of Indian for appointment to vacancies within the IHS in accordance with established IHS policy as outlined in the Indian Health Manual Part 7, Chapter 3. Videos Duties Help Primary duties and responsibilities: Provide comprehensive pediric dental care, including preventive, diagnostic, restorive, and emergency services for children. Serve as a clinical specialist and consultant, offering expert guidance to dental staff and supporting multidisciplinary pient care. Plan, coordine, implement, and evalue pediric dentistry programs across the service area. Deliver training and continuing educion to dental staff, including in-service instruction and development of educional merials. Support clinic operions by delivering direct pient care, assisting with extended services, and collaboring with healthcare professionals and community partners. Total Compension Package

• Check out IHS's outstanding total compension package for this job: Total Compension Dentist Requirements Help Conditions of employment Selectee may be subject to a probionary period ESEP appointees typically serve a two year trial period U.

S. Citizenship is required Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959 This is a designed position covered by Public Law 101-630, requiring contact or control over Indian children. Due to this requirement, the agency must ensure th persons hired for these positions have not been found guilty of or pleaded nolo contendere or guilty to certain crimes. The selected individual is required to obtain and maintain medical staff clinical privileges, including any licensure requirements. If privileges are not obtained or maintained during employment, the employee subject to adverse actions, up to and including removal from Federal service. On-call hours or standby duty may be required. Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/ . You will need to set up direct deposit so we can pay you.

Background Investigion Requirement:

This position requires the successful completion of a federal background investigion as a condition of employment. A background investigion is a standard process used by the Federal Government to verify an individual's identity, employment history, educion, and other relevant informion to determine suitability for Federal service. Upon receipt of instructions, applicants must complete all required background investigion forms within five (5) calendar days of issuance. Timely completion is critical to avoid delays in processing or a determinion of unsuitability. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prioritize this requirement and to maintain regular communicion with their assigned Personnel Security Specialist throughout the process. Qualificions To qualify for this position, your resume must ste sufficient experience and/or educion, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; religious; spiritual; community; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

BASIC REQUIREMENT

(S) : In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualificions sted below.

Educion:

Applicants must have a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) or Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from a school approved by the American Dental Associion(external link) (ADA) or the Commission on Dental Accredition(external link) (CODA) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion(external link) the time the degree was obtained.

Licensure:

Applicants must have passed the Nional Board Dental Examinions(external link) (NBDE) which are developed and administered by the Joint Commission on Nional Dental Examinions(external link) (JCNDE) and possess a current, full, and unrestricted license to practice dentistry in a Ste, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United Stes. Applicants who meet the above basic requirements qualify for the GS-11 grade level. Additional Requirements for the GS-13 (or equivalent)

Grade Level:

In addition to the above Basic Requirements for the GS-12 (or equivalent) level, applicants must complete a 3-year residency program in dentistry, oral health, craniofacial sciences, or a reled medical science; or equivalent experience, equivalent to least the next lower grade level, and/or training.

Experience:

In addition to meeting the above educion and licensure requirements, applicants must have one or more full years of experience, equivalent to least the next lower grade level, performing professional dentistry work for GS-12 level and above assignments.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Your resume must demonstre least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the prive or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Qualifying experience involves the evaluion, prevention, diagnosis, and trement of diseases, injuries, and disorders of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area. Examples of dentistry experience may include the removal of decay; filling cavities; straightening, extracting, and repairing teeth; treing gum diseases; performing corrective surgery; making measurements/models for dentures to replace missing teeth, administering anesthetics, writing prescriptions; and performing other requirements of the position. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the

Time-In-Grade Requirements:

Merit Promotion (stus) candides must have completed one year of service the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualificion requirements within 30 days of the closing de of the announcement. Educion This position has an educion requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts accepted in the applicion package. Official transcripts required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer. Only tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion may be credited. Applicants can verify accredition the following website: https://www.ed.gov/accredition . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, https://sites.ed.gov/internional/recognition-of-foreign-qualificions/ . Additional informion Federal Employees earn annual leave a re (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. IHS may offer newly-appointed Federal employees credit for their directly reled previous non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the re which they earn annual leave. This position is covered by a Bargaining Unit. Recruitment or relocion incentives may be authorized. At least a 1 year service agreement required. This position meets the criteria specified in pillar number one of the five pillars of the PHS Commissioned Corps. PHS Commissioned Officers interested in performing the duties of this position within the Commissioned Corps MUST apply online under the merit promotion announcement indiced above in order to receive considerion. For more informion on PHS Commissioned Corps, the website : https://www.usphs.gov/ . The Indian Health Service (IHS), Nional Health Service Corps (NHSC), and the Health Resources and Services Administrion (HRSA) have student loan repayment programs for qualifying health disciplines. This is a competitive process separe from the hiring process. Opportunities for LRP are based on agency hiring priorities and availability of funds. For additional informion please : For IHS

• http://www.ihs.gov/loanrepayment/ For NHSC
• https://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/ For HRSA Nurse Corps
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hrsa.gov/loansscholarships/nursecorps You evalued for this position in accordance with the OPM Merit Hiring Plan. As part of the applicion process, you asked to provide short essay responses (200 words or less each) to the following four questions. How has your commitment to the Constitution and the founding principles of the United Stes inspired you to pursue this role within the Federal government? In this role, how would you use your skills and experience to improve government efficiency and effectiveness? How would you help advance the President's Executive Orders and policy priorities in this role? How has a strong work ethic contributed to your professional, academic or personal achievements? Your responses are optional and will not be scored. However, they may be reviewed by hiring managers and agency leadership (or designees) during the evaluion process. You asked to certify th your responses are written in your own words and th you did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) tool (such as ChGPT or Copilot). 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 Review our benefits How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the applicion process is complete, the first two pages of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the job qualificions.

Structured Resume Review:

Subject mter experts (SMEs) will review your resume to determine your technical qualificions for this position based on the required competencies. SMEs will review ONLY the first two (2) pages of your resume. SMEs will not review additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). Once the announcement closes, we will conduct a review of your applicion package to verify your eligibility and qualificions. If you are found qualified, your applicion will move forward to additional phases of the review process. To ensure a fair and consistent hiring process, IHS uses a multi-hurdle assessment process. Each "hurdle" must be passed before moving to the next step. This helps us evalue applicants based on job-reled qualificions, competencies, and experience. Below is wh applicants can expect: ________________________________________ 1. Minimum Qualificions Review

• Hurdle 1 HR reviews your resume to confirm you meet the eligibility and minimum qualificions for the position (educion and/or licensure (if applicable), listed above).

Note:

the first two pages of your resume and supporting documention used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualificions. If you meet eligibility and minimum qualificions, you move to the next hurdle. 2. Technical Assessment (Subject Mter Expert Resume Review)

• Hurdle 2 A panel of subject mter experts (SME) will review your resume to determine whether you clearly show the required specialized experience listed below.

Note:

SMEs will review ONLY the first two (2) pages of your resume. SMEs will not review additional informion beyond your resume (e.g., cover letter, links embedded in your resume). This assessment is Pass/Fail. Applicants who demonstre the required experience will advance. Qualifying experience involves the evaluion, prevention, diagnosis, and trement of diseases, injuries, and disorders of the oral cavity and maxillofacial area. Examples of dentistry experience may include the removal of decay; filling cavities; straightening, extracting, and repairing teeth; treing gum diseases; performing corrective surgery; making measurements/models for dentures to replace missing teeth, administering anesthetics, writing prescriptions; and performing other requirements of the position. Demonstrion of these specialized experience stements ascertain your competency in the following: Diagnostic Tasks Medicine and Dentistry Technical Competence Click here to view vacancy questions: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12916263 . All documents above MUST be received by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de of, 05/22/2026, to be Benefits Help Review our benefits Required documents Required Documents Help USAJOBS Help Center

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Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

Refer to

BIA-4432

link: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/1076-0160_indian-pref_expires-04.30.25_508.pdf . When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.

Veterans Preference :

If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding

Veterans Preference :

http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy.

Licensure, Certificions :

Applicants should list their license/certificions on their resume, along with the expirion de, if applicable. Certificion of licensure/certificion required after tentive selection and prior to issuing an official job offer. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 05/22/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.

Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Cheyenne Delorme, cheyenne.delorme@ihs.gov, and/or 5052566822.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Agency contact informion Cheyenne Delorme Phone 5052566822 cheyenne.delorme@ihs.gov Address Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic 9169 Coors Road nw Albuquerque, NM 87120 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

To enable this feure:

• Log in to your USAJOBS account.
• Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
• Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.

Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. 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 USAJOBS Help Center

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Resume :

You are highly encouraged to the USAJOBS Help Center before submitting a resume. USAJOBS Help Center

• Upde your resume now so it meets new resume requirements Required as applicable for the purposes of specific eligibility and appointment claim(s), and position requirements:

Indian Preference Applicants :

If claiming Indian preference, applicants must provide a completed copy of the Form BIA-4432, "Verificion of Indian Preference for Employment in the BIA and IHS Only." Indian preference will not be given unless a properly signed and ded form is submitted with your applicion, including any verificion by an authorized Tribal Representive or BIA Official of tribal enrollment records. For detailed instructions, see form

BIA-4432.

Refer to

BIA-4432

link: https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/1076-0160_indian-pref_expires-04.30.25_508.pdf . When an Indian Preference candide possesses Veterans preference the rules regarding Veterans preference apply under ESEP and the applicant must provide documention in order to receive preference.

Veterans Preference :

If claiming Veteran's Preference provide a copy of your DD214 Form (Member 4 copy). To claim 10-Point Veterans Preference, submit a SF-15 Applicion ( http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf ) along with the approprie supporting documention. For additional informion regarding

Veterans Preference :

http://www.fedshirevets.gov . Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) : If you are claiming CTAP/ICTAP, follow the instructions below: http://www.opm.gov/policy-da-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/ctap_guideline.pdf . Current or former Federal employee : Include your most recent SF-50 or if Reinstement eligible include your Career SF-50. Noncompetitive eligibles : Submit additional documents to prove your eligibility to apply to this vacancy.

Licensure, Certificions :

Applicants should list their license/certificions on their resume, along with the expirion de, if applicable. Certificion of licensure/certificion required after tentive selection and prior to issuing an official job offer. You must meet the requirements of the job by 11:59 pm (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing de: 05/22/2026 If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package. See required documents below. To begin, click the Apply Online button on the vacancy announcement. You directed to the Login.

Gov screen, here will you sign in if you have an existing USAJOBS account or Cree a Login.

Gov account. If you have an account you directed to select a resume or cree a resume. If you cree an account you can cree an resume. Click save and continue. Follow the prompts to upload your resume and/or supporting documents. Click the Apply To This Vacancy and complete all steps in the applicion process until the Confirmion indices your applicion is complete. If you click Return to USAJOBS or get timed out prior to receiving confirmion, your applicion will not be submitted and cannot be considered for this job. Read and complete all Eligibility questions. Review the

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

section of this announcement to determine which apply to you and must be submitted online. You may choose one or more of the following options to submit your document(s): Upload (from your computer) or USAJOBS (click the "USAJOBS" link to complete the transfer process). For additional questions please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) found here: http://www.ihs.gov/jobs/index.cfm?module=search&option=faq . The IHS provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the Human Resources Office (Cheyenne Delorme, cheyenne.delorme@ihs.gov, and/or 5052566822.) The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Cheyenne Delorme Phone 5052566822 cheyenne.delorme@ihs.gov Address Albuquerque Indian Dental Clinic 9169 Coors Road nw Albuquerque, NM 87120 US Next steps Stay Upded with Text Alerts You can choose to receive text message notificions about your applicion stus.

To enable this feure:

• Log in to your USAJOBS account.
• Go to your Account Settings and select Notificion Preferences .
• Check the option to receive SMS/Text Messages.

Text message updes are optional and provided in addition to email notificions. Standard messaging res may apply. You can track the progress of your applicion package via your USAJOBS account. You will receive an acknowledgement from USAJOBS th your submission was successful once we have received your on-line eligibility questionnaire, resume, and any supporting documention. You notified of the stus of your applicion via your USAJOBS Account after we conduct a qualificion review of your complete applicion package. You contacted if further evaluion or interviews are required. Any exaggerion of your experience, false stements, or tempt to conceal informion may disqualify you for employment considerion. We may verify all informion you provide in your resume and questionnaire responses, through reference and/or background check, and/or verificion of your educion. If you are selected, you contacted personally by the human resources office posting this announcement. If all required documention is not submitted with your applicion you will lose considerion. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify th informion and documents entered, uploaded, or faxed are received, legible and accure. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant. 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 Open & closing des 05/01/2026 to 05/22/2026 Salary $123,077

• $315,000 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions 2 vacancies in the following locions: Albuquerque, NM Dulce, NM Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Occasional travel
• You may be expected to travel for this position.

Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

IHS-26-HQ-12916263-ESEP/MP

Control number 867616200