Dental Director

Location: West Irvine

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus At White House Clinics, we do health care differently. Our multi-disciplinary care teams incorporate the expertise of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and care navigation professionals to provide patients with comprehensive care designed to help them achieve their health goals. While our work is fast-paced, our teams enjoy being able to work collaboratively to support patients.

White House Clinics General Dentists enjoy a competitive wage and robust benefit package including:

Eligibility for Tax-Free Loan Repayment Programs Employer Paid Health, Life & Disability Insurance4 Weeks of PTO8 Paid Holidays1 Week of Paid CE Time & Annual CE Expense Account Retirement Plan with up to 4% Employer Matching Guaranteed Base Salary, Not Dependent on Production Many employees enjoy an alternative work schedule that allows for a day off during the week as well.

At White House Clinics, we believe in providing our employees with opportunity for both personal and professional growth in a challenging and rewarding work environment. We recognize the contributions that each person makes to the team and value each person’s input as we work to deliver outstanding patient care.

PRIMARY FUNCTION The Dental Director serves as the lead clinical officer for White House Clinics’ dental department. A member of the organization’s leadership team, the Dental Director maintains responsibility for the quality of services delivered by dental clinicians and for the clinical outcomes of the department. Additionally, the Director represents the perspective of oral health clinicians in organizational decisions and provides insight on topics related to the oral health needs of patients and the communities served by White House Clinics.

The position also requires 30 hours per week of clinical practice where the Dental Director will provide direct patient primary dental care in a community health center setting.

This job description serves as a supplement to the Dentist job description and benefits.

PRINCIPLE DUTIESQuality Assurance and Clinical Management Maintain responsibility for the clinical outcomes of the organization’s oral health services through regular monitoring of quality metrics and other indicators of performance.

Represent the Dental Department on the organization’s Quality Improvement and Risk Management Committee.

Communicate performance of the Department to all clinicians on a regular basis and work with the team to generate ideas for  conjunction with the Dental Service Line Manager and the COO, the Dental Director will implement and evaluate effectiveness of quality improvement activities.

Develop, implement, and evaluate clinical policies, protocols, and principles of practice related to the oral health program in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and organizational policy.

Accountable for involving the dental clinicians in development of procedures, health care standards, and clinical protocols to assure their implementation.

Accountable for proper organization and maintenance of patient records.

Review and respond to patient grievances involving the dental department.

With support of the Compliance Analyst and CIO, monitor risk through routine review of the department’s peer review results and the organization’s incident reporting system. Provide clinical leadership to both programs, assuring implementation of necessary corrective action(s) within the dental department.

Remain current on developments of diagnostic and treatment advancements and regulatory changes impacting clinical practice. Inform clinicians and/or leadership team regarding the implication of these developments on care delivery within the organization.

Human Resource Activities Responsible for selection of dental clinical provider staff (clinicians) and expected to actively participate in the recruitment process.

Evaluate credentials and current competence for dentists; recommend credentialing and privileging actions to Board of Directors.

Review recommendations of the Dental Service Line Manager and makes final determination of privileges for OLCPs and OCWs working on the dental team.

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