Lead Dental Assistant

Summary

This Lead Dental Assistant position is located at Lee County Healthcare System - Cape Coral. The Lead Dental Assistant works with Dental Service Chief and Supervisory Dental Assistant to monitor and make work assignments - provide input on performance - resolve daily workplace issues - and maintain flow of patient care.

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

• (all applicants must meet the following basic requirements):
  Citizenship:
  Citizen of the United States
• (Non-citizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified candidates in accordance with chapter 3 - section A - paragraph 3g - this part.) Experience and
  
  Education:
  
  Experience:
  
  Six months experience that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work - or provides familiarity with the work.
  
  OR
  - Education:
  
  Successful completion of a 1-year dental assistant program accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on [Dental] Accreditation [(CODA)].OR - Experience/Education Combination:
  Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying
• Certification
• Public Law 97-35 requires that persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75
• Essentially - they must have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation - and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education - and be certified as radiographers in their field
• Provisions for Certification of Radiologic Competence: (a) Successful completion of the Dental Radiation Health and Safety Examination administered by the Dental Assisting National Board - Inc.
• OR (b) Successful completion of the Principles and Practice of Dental Radiology and Radiographic Safety courses and examinations developed by the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry
• OR Successful completion of a radiation health and safety program or examination approved by a state board of dentistry or the Department of Defense (DoD)
• Certification in basic life support methods is highly desirable
• Certification by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)
• The American Dental Association (ADA) recognizes DANB as the national certification for Dental Assistants
• DANB certification is required for all positions above the full performance level
• DANB CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION
• Grade Requirements:
  Creditable Experience (a) Knowledge of Current Professional Dental Assistant Practices
• To be creditable - the experience must have required the use of knowledge - skills - abilities [(KSAs)] - and other characteristics (also referred to as "core competencies") associated with current professional dental assisting practice
• Evidence of such experience includes graduation from a certified dental assisting training program - experience in private practice - VHA - Department of Defense (DoD) - or other federal[ - state - community or charitable] health care agency
• (b) Quality of Experience
• Experience is only creditable after the training program certifies that the individual has completed all required courses - an internship if it is part of the program - and graduated with passing grades
• (c) Part-Time Experience
• Part-time experience as a dental assistant is credited according to its relationship to full-time workweek
• For example - a dental assistant would receive 1 week of full-time credit for each 2 weeks of half-time work
• Grade Determinations:
  In addition to the basic requirements for employment - the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates
• GS-7 Lead Dental Assistant 1
• Experience
• At least 1 year of experience at the next lower grade level that demonstrates the core competencies described at that level
• In addition - the candidate must demonstrate the following technical KSAs: 2
• Demonstrated Knowledge - Skills - and Abilities a
• Advanced knowledge of dental assisting across multiple areas of practice - and demonstrated ability to provide guidance to staff dental…