Registered Dental Assistant Supervisor - Los Angeles Christian Health Centers - Los Angeles, CA

SUMMARY: Demonstrates Christ-like behavior and attitude in all job duties and responsibilities. Provides direct supervision to dental assistants and registered dental assistants. Maintains uniform standards for dental clinic operations. Assists dentists with patients as needed. Maintains dental supplies and equipment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES include: Oversees the day to day dental operations including ensuring adequate staffing, lunch and breaks are taken in accordance with policy, personnel oversight (hiring, conducting performance appraisal and disciplining when appropriate), and ensures smooth workflows for patients/staff. Provides education to clinical staff on workflows, policy and procedure changes, new equipment. Ensures proper documentation is conducted by all clinical support staff in the electronic health and dental records in a timely manner. Responsible for training of staff on eClinicalWorks. Collaborates with the Dental Director on the preparation of external audits, assists with facility review, chart review and personnel review. Implements corrective action plans as result of any findings. Assists Dental Director with long term planning and outlook for the organization, cost analysis, and optimizing the practice. Responsible for vendor statement review and preparation of check requests. Responsible for ordering requests of dental and office supplies necessary to implement high quality preventive care. Lead Dental Assistant (essential duties and responsibilities): Oversees that assistants are trained and performing required housekeeping duties. Coordinates recruitment, orientation, and scheduling of volunteer dentists. Assists dentists with patients during clinic sessions. Provides dental hygiene education to patients in individual and/or group settings. Prepares dental room prior to clinic sessions. Enters patient information into the computer. Maintains proper specifications for equipment (e.g. conduct required autoclave tests). Maintains adequate supply of all dental supplies and equipment. Cleans and sterilize instruments in between patients and at the end of clinic sessions. Assists in networking with outside agencies to obtain dental services that cannot be provided at the clinic. Other duties may be assigned. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be CPR certified. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Current Registered Dental Assistant certificate, Dental Radiography certificate. High school diploma or GED. Knowledge of filing procedures and practices. One year supervisory experience preferred. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Fluency in English a must; bilingual Spanish a plus. REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be exposed to carriers of contagious diseases such as TB, AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. The employee may have to deal with irate and irrational clients who may or may not be under the influence of mind-altering substances such as cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, etc. WORK STATUS: Full-time, Regular, non-exempt position with Medical, Dental, Vision and 403B Retirement Plan with employer match. About Los Angeles Christian Health Centers: Los Angeles Christian Health Centers opened in 1995 with a handful of staff but a big vision to render hope and healing through healthcare to the thousands of homeless and low-income residents living in Los Angeles County. Today, 120 staff members serve the County’s most vulnerable populations from our two full-time health centers in Skid Row and Boyle Heights. We also provide comprehensive medical care at our 10 part-time satellite clinics hosted by our community partners throughout Downtown Los Angeles and Watts.

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