Dental Supervisor

Dental Supervisor

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services.

The main function of the Dental Supervisor is to supervise the dental assistants and dental receptionists, coordinate patient flow, and assist the dental provider in the delivery of dental services to Sea Mar Community Health Center patients.

Essential duties and responsibilities include:

• Greeting, seating, and departing patients
• Assisting in giving instructions to patients before, after, and during dental procedures
• Organizing and coordinating patient scheduling
• Triaging patients and coordinating dental appointments
• Knowledge of proper sterilization methods and OSHA regulations
• Supervising dental assistants and dental receptionists
• Participating in the training of new employees and dental trainees
• Knowledge of dental insurance programs and dental procedure codes
• Operating the Misys systems or other computer systems used at Sea Mar Community Health Center
• Participating in activities which promote dental and oral health in the community
• Maintaining provider production at goal expectations
• Making community relationships to help build the dental clinic
• Attending all required meetings and trainings
• Jumping in as a working supervisor to cover any shortage of dental assistant staff or front desk staff
• Holding staff meetings and required staff training
• Keeping all proper documentation required to be compliant with the testing's and trainings for dental assistant and front desk staff

Qualifications include:

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and completion of basic courses in dental assisting and office management at an academic institution such as a Technical Institute or its equivalent
• Employee with no formal training must have a minimum of three years working experience in a dental office and be knowledgeable of the responsibilities and duties of dental assistants and the front desk staff
• Registered with the Washington State Department of Health and have a current Dental Assistant Registration
• Current Washington State Dental Registration
• Current in Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Additional requirements include:

• Annual influenza vaccine required

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.

The physical demands that must be met by a Dental Supervisor are those required to successfully perform the essential functions of dental assisting in dentistry. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Hourly - Hourly Plan, 55,380.78 USD Annual

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it's a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. For example, Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• 401(k)/Retirement options

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.

Sea Mar Community Health Centers