Dentist (Assistant Chief)

Assistant Chief, Dental Service

This is a licensed independent practitioner with both clinical and administrative roles. The Asst. Chief, Dental Service is responsible for the operation of the Dental Service, whose mission is to provide a continuum of quality care to our Veterans in the area Dental. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package. He/she oversees administrative aspects of Dental Service, to include but not limited to the following:

• Oversees budget and fiscal management, human resource management, strategic planning, and program development, assuring that the clinical and administrative functions are integrated in order to provide optimum utilization of the available resources.
• Ensures the quality and timeliness of the services provided, customer satisfaction, as well as compliance with standards of accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and the Inspector General's Combined Assessment Program.
• Determines appropriate use of available resources as well as for inspiring, motivating, and guiding the Dental Service staff in achieving the strategic goals and plans of the service.
• Collaborates with other Service Chiefs and program managers in fulfilling their responsibilities.
• Functions as a provider in their specialty.
• Responsible for the overall dental care of patients with conditions requiring in their specialty to include consultative, prescriptive and ordering authority in the outpatient/ambulatory basic setting at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System.
• Ensures the quality and timeliness of the services provided and collaborates with referring providers.
• Services provided are subject to scrutiny by Congressional interests, service organizations, the general public and the media.
• The Asst Chief, Dental Service is to be a dentist, board certified or board eligible in their specialty, having completed an appropriate residency or fellowship. Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support is required.

Work Schedule: Full-time, permanent, Monday-Friday, 8:00 am -4:30pm