Site Dental Director
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Job Description
The Site Dental Director provides clinical oversight to the direct services and direct care staff regarding clinical policies and procedures. Provides direct supervision to Midlevel Practitioner and Residents; serves as a mentor and provides clinical support to members of the Dental Team. Provides diagnosis and treatment to patients in a manner consistent with the Dental license specialty and level of experience. This position may oversee the Dental Residency program.
Job Description:
- Provide direct service to patients;
- Ensure that DPH OSHA and Dental Association regulations are strictly followed;
- Comply with departmental protocols;
- Meet productivity standards;
- Provide general dentistry services to patients;
- Knowledge of legal and ethical standards for the delivery of dental care;
- Commitment to providing dental care to families in a medically underserved community;
- Willingness to be flexible in the development of new methods of dental services delivery;
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a highly confidential manner;
- Effective communication skills both oral and written with patients families visitors coworkers health care professionals funders and other regulatory agencies;
- Ability to maintain quality safety and/or infection control standards;
- Awareness of resources available within the health center to accommodate the needs of patients;
- Provides and manages direct patient care including physical examinations evaluations assessments diagnoses and treatment for a specified patient population;
- Prescribes pharmaceuticals other medications and treatment regimens as appropriate to assessed conditions;
- Refers patients to specialists and to relevant patient care components as appropriate;
- Directs and coordinates the patient care activities;
- Performs quarterly chart audits;
- Completes staff reviews;
- Attend required meetings;
- Works closely with Director of Dental Operations;
- Responsible for training and orientation of all Dentists and Hygienists;
- Following established departmental policies procedures and objectives continuous quality improvement;
- Ability to maintain quality safety and/or infection control standards;
- Effective verbal and written communication skills;
- Ability to supervise advise and train clinical professionals in area of expertise;
- Ability to work both independently and in a team;
- Ability to work collaboratively with the Management Team;
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment of the health center mission;
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to the established CHC Values and Standards;
- Other jobrelated duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- DDS or DMD from an accredited Dental School
If Limited Licensed must have a min. of 2 yrs. AEGD or GPR successfully completed residency program. - Licensed in Massachusetts to practice Dentistry.
- Minimum of three years professional experience
- Public Health experience preferred.
- CPR certified or equivalent
- Physical requirements include near visual acuity to observe changes in health/illness status of patients.
- Manual skills required include good eye and hand coordination in combination with finger dexterity for administration of injections treatments etc.
Benefits:
- 401k
- Generous vacation and personal time for eligible employees
- Sick time
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- 100% paid Life insurance/AD&D
- 100% paid LongTerm disability.
- Discounts on travel and entertainment!
- Discounts on cell phone service computer purchases and more!
- College Tuition Rewards/CMEs
- Company Events & Activities (Annual cookout and holiday party health and wellness events Lunch & Learns team building and more!)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- EyeMed Vision Care Program
- Accident & Cancer Insurance
- Educational development reimbursement
- Discounts on gym membership travel & entertainment tickets electronics and more!
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
