Dental Director

TCA Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center located on Chicago's far south side, has been a provider of innovative, accessible, and quality primary care, dental, behavioral health services and more to Chicagoland's underserved communities for over 50 years! The culture at TCA Health is one of service and commitment. Our team of dedicated professionals is the reason why TCA Health continues to be one of Chicago’s leading Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers.

Job Title: Dental Director
Department: Dental
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer
FLSA Status: Full Time Exempt
Salary: $170,000 - $185,000

• Compassion:
  We are kind, considerate, and caring.
• Accountability:
  We take ownership for each person’s experiences.
• Respect:
  We treat each person with dignity.
• Excellence:
  We seek the highest level of performance in all we do.
• Stewardship:
  We strive for racial and health equity, diversity, and inclusion by delivering quality health care and access for all

• 401K Retirement Savings Plan and up to a 4% match
• Medical Insurance – employer pays 85% of single HMO rate
• Dental and Vision Insurance – employer pays 100% of single HMO rate
• Employer-Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Employer-Paid Long Term Disability
• 9 paid holidays per year
• 21 days of paid time off

The Dental Director is responsible to supervise dental providers, dental auxiliaries, and dental administrative staff; and to ensure that comprehensive, quality dental care is provided to adult and pediatric patients.

• Develop goals and objectives for the dental team; hire quality staff; supervise all personnel; perform staff reviews and performance evaluations; motivate and evaluate staff.
• Analyze dental practice’s needs; design and implement programs and procedures.
• Establish, review and maintain dental standards to assure quality of dental care provided for the Health Center’s consumers.
• Provide timely reports and feedback to the Medical Director and CEO on dental clinic functioning.
• Design, provide and/or oversee all in-service and procedural training for dental staff.
• Establish workflow, procedures, and operational improvements.
• Research problems and recommend solutions.
• Monitor use of budget throughout the year and prepare and submit the annual budget for the dental practice.
• Sourcing grant and funding opportunities; assist in the preparation of funding applications; coordinate the application process through conclusion.

• Provide diagnostic and therapeutic dental services to all patients; ensure medical history reviewed at every visit; chart and report all pathologic conditions; develop treatment plans with patient explanations; hold informed consent discussions; treat pain and infection; refer to specialists as necessary; enter and sign all treatment provided on the treatment form; meet clinical standards of practice; participate in the Quality Assurance Program bi‑annually as an assessed practitioner;
  
  refer all staff or patient grievances to the Dental Director.
• Supervise dental auxiliaries to his/her practice; instruct assigned dental assistants in chair‑side, laboratory, sterilization, and radiology procedures; oversee maintenance and cleanliness of the dental operation; delegate expanded duties in accordance with skills of dental auxiliary and within limits of State of Illinois law.
• Assure integration of patient education into all treatment phases; discuss home caretaking status and techniques with patients who demonstrate sub‑optimal plaque control; incorporate parent into education regime for every child under 10 years old (if possible); explain the importance of maintaining appointments to every patient.

• Prompt and accurate preparation and completion of records and reports of all examinations, procedures, and other services rendered by the Dentist as requested by the Health Center; place information into patient charts according to policies and procedures.
• Attend meetings, trainings, classes, or functions required by the Health Center.
• Prepare and file accurate and complete time records and reports of hours…