DDS / Dentist / Arkansas / Permanent / Dental Services Forest City-AR Job

The Federal Bureau of Prisons Field Acquisition Office intends to establish a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the provision of Dental Services. Services are to be performed onsite at FCC Forest Facility-AR. Additional information regarding the Federal Bureau of Prisons and its facilities is located at www.bop.gov.

Place of Performance
The Dental Services will be performed in the Health Services Department at FCC Forest Facility.
Schedule
The contractor will normally work 40 sessions per week but not to exceed 40 session per week. One (1) session will equal one (1) hour. Typically, the contractor will work Monday through Friday (except Federal Holidays), normally between the hours of 6:00 am to 4:00 pm, with a 30 minute unpaid lunch period. The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and the Health Services Administrator (HSA) will be responsible for defining the weekly schedule. These schedules are subject to change based on the variable needs of the institution(s) and the unpredictable nature of the correctional environment. Upon agreement, any changes to the schedules must be coordinated with the COR assigned under the contract.

Due to the nature of the correctional setting, delays in performance of work may be experienced. Such delays may include but are not limited to inclement weather, electrical or mechanical problems, or other security matters.  , if the institution requests that the contractor remain at the institution for
eventual performance, the contractor shall be paid for such sessions. In the event of any absence, the contractor may make up his/her time so long as it does not exceed 40 hours in any given week. If the contractor fails to provide coverage, the Government may seek contractual remedy.
Supplies/Equipment
All supplies and equipment the contractor may routinely need will be provided by the institution. All records maintained by the contractor under this BPA will remain the property of the institution.
Education and Experience
The contractor will provide a Dentist who possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and a current and valid license to practice Dentistry in any state. It is preferred that the individual be knowledgeable about medical/legal aspects of patient care in a penal environment. Additionally, the individual must have working knowledge of policy, procedures, and standards prescribed by the AAAHC, Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, American Correctional Association and the U.S. Courts. The contractor must provide proof that their candidate meets all qualifications.  

Health Requirements
The contractor shall ensure their employee is free of communicable diseases. Any individual who subsequently develops a medical condition which might reasonably be expected to place other workers, inmates, or the
Public at risk shall be immediately removed from affected activities. In any such case, the contractor shall be responsible, the contract employee may be required to submit to testing for/or provide
Evidence acceptable to the clinical director of recent testing for tuberculosis of other communicable diseases.
Failure to submit to testing for or providing acceptable evidence of recent testing for or immunity to
Selected communicable diseases shall be grounds for denying access to inmates. The contract employee shall immediately inform, in writing to the Contract Officer’s Representative (COR) and Administrative Contracting Officer, and adverse action taken by any regulatory body involving certification. This includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, revocations, restrictions on licensure as a Dentist.
Description of Duties
The contractor will be responsible for providing in-house dental care for the inmate population. The contractor will screen dental patients, recommend and perform follow-up care, provide dental hygiene services if indicated, assists in the direction and coordination of production of finished prosthetic appliances, responsible for tool/instrument control and accountability, inform staff of equipment and supply needs and ensures proper
Inventory levels are met, perform A&O dental exams, and perform dental sick call triage and rehabilitation of dental arches. The individual will also perform extraction of teeth, intra oral and extra-oral dental surgery, and must evaluate a minimum of 14 inmates per day based on their treatment needs and will perform other duties as assigned by the HSA. The contractor will make a legible note, including patient education, for each patient.
Each note must provide sufficient details allowing another Dentist to assume dental care of the patient based on those notes. All duties shall be performed in accordance with standards and methods generally accepted within the field of Dentistry, and in compliance with all Federal and State policy and regulations. The contractor shall adhere to all standards and regulations associated with the AAAHC and American Correctional Association Foundation/Core Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions. Due to AAAHC regulations, as well as BOP Health Services policies, history and evaluations shall be completed as scheduled. Detailed medical record documentation must be maintained.