Lead Dental Assistant

Lead Dental Assistant

Employees at this level serve in Lead Dental Assistant assignments. The Lead Dental Assistant is under the general supervision of the Dental Assistant Supervisor, Health Systems Specialist and Service Chief and is expected to perform administratively as they pertain to the dental assistant functions with minimal supervision. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Coordinates daily dental assistant work assignments, monitors the status and progress of work, make adjustments if necessary and ensures the work assignments are carried out.
• Trains team members and students in the accomplishment of tasks or projects. Maintains current knowledge and answers questions from team members on procedures, policies and directives.
• Prepares clinic rotation schedules for maintaining dental clinic and follows through to ensure that tasks have been performed.
• Monitors function of dental equipment and requests repair or replacement. Prepares electronic work orders and monitors completion.
• Conducts audits at the direction of the supervisory dental assistant in areas such as infection control, workflow, privacy, safety, and continuous quality improvement.
• Advance use of the computerized dental patient records system to include initiating patient consults, storing and viewing images, entry of diagnostic data, setting up for treatment planning and presentation to the patient and providing training to staff dental assistants to effectively use the computerized record system.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 7:45am-4:15pm

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 518-F06844

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

• Veterans' preference does not apply for internal or other current permanent Federal agency employees.
• Current and former Federal employees must submit copies of their most recent SF-50, (Notice of Personnel Action). The SF-50 must identify the position title, series, grade, step, tenure and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). In some cases, more than one SF-50 may be required to show a higher grade previously held.
• This position is not a Bargaining Unit position.
• This position is covered by locality-based comparability pay.
• Narrative responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) may be required from the selectee in order to proceed with the appointment.