Supervisory Dental Assistant

Supervisory Dental Assistant

The Supervisory Dental Assistant is an integral member of the dental team and facilitates team processes by working collaboratively with team members to ensure that tasks are completed, that good working relationships among team members and with management are maintained, and that team priorities and goals, needs and achievements are coordinated with management. Duties and responsibilities of the Supervisory Dental Assistant include, but are not limited to:

• Supervises a team of dental employees and Fee Basis dental providers performing at the GS-08 level or below.
• Provides the guidance and technical direction necessary for accomplishing the work of the team.
• Assures compliance with VA policies.
• Takes responsibility for the dental team's performance on National dental performance measures/monitors and indicators.
• Plans and assigns work, assuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out.
• Coordinates daily work assignments at the start of the shift and throughout the day as the need arises.
• Monitors the status and progress of work and makes adjustments in accordance with established priorities.
• Sets and adjusts short-term priorities.
• Obtains assistance from the Dental Service Chief or Assistant Dental Service Chief as needed for major issues or problems which arise.
• Assesses competency and evaluates the individual performance and progress of subordinate employees.
• Ensures that the dental assistant's clinical performance meets the dentist's instructions.
• Develops performance standards and prepares performance appraisals and performance improvement plans when problems are identified.
• Interviews candidates for dental assistant positions.
• Recommends appointments, promotions and/or reassignments.
• Recommends awards and/or recognitions of performance and personnel needs.

Clinical

• Provides dental assistance with general dentistry specialty procedures including oral surgery, periodontal therapy, endodontic, prosthodontic and implant placement and restoration services to the Veteran population enrolled in the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.
• Proficiently provides procedures commonly recognized by the dental profession for safe performance by a dental assistant: fourhanded chair-side dental assisting, dental lab procedures, and performing other such procedures as may be delegated by the dentist consistent with the Florida State Dental Practice Act.
• Complies with all Patient Safety processes: Infection control, patient identification, time-out, iMed (informed) consent, medication reconciliation, and hand-off communication.
• Keeps patients informed of clinic delays by directly communicating with patients when treatment will not commence within 10-minutes of the patient's scheduled appointment time.
• Follows standard operating procedures for all reusable medical equipment (RME), instruments, materials, and personal protective equipment (PPE) in use in the dental clinical areas.
• Prepares the operatory with all needed equipment, materials and supplies for planned dental procedure(s) prior to seating the patient and cleans operatory after the patient is dismissed for timely turnover.

Work Schedule: Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm

Compressed/Flexible: Not authorized

Recruitment Incentive (Sign-on Bonus): Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (Relocation Assistance): Not authorized

Pay: Competitive salary and regular salary increases

Paid Time Off: 37-50 days of annual paid time offer per year (13-26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year)

Parental Leave: After 12 months of employment, up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child.

Child Care Subsidy: After 60 days of employment, full time employees with a total family income below $144,000 may be eligible for a childcare subsidy up to 25% of total eligible childcare costs for eligible children up to the monthly maximum of $416.66

Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA

Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement)

Telework: Not authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 21784F

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized

US Department of Veterans Affairs