Dental Site Director

• Location 500 19TH AVE E,Seattle, WA, ,United States
• Base Pay $68.29 - $96.14 / Hour
• Employee Type Exempt
• Manage Others Yes

Location: Seattle Roots Community Health at Country Doctor Dental Clinic

Expected

Hours:

4 hours/week

Union: No

Salary Range:

$68.29 - $96.14 per hour, Exempt/Salary , payable bi-weekly. The salary scale for this position is between steps 0 and 19, depending on experience. We use the resume submitted on your application to determine your hourly wage, so please ensure that all relevant work experience is listed in your resume. Applicants must pass an extensive background check.

Leadership Stipend: This position includes an annual stipend of $10,000.00, which is evenly distributed throughout the year on top of your base salary.

Seattle Roots Community Health is a not-for-profit organization that operates two primary care clinics, an After-Hours Clinic, two School-Based Health Centers, a low barrier Medication-assisted treatment clinic and a Dental Clinic. Our Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center was founded in 1970 in Seattle's Central District. Our Country Doctor Community Clinic was established in 1971 by residents of the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Seattle Roots is passionate about serving patients of all backgrounds and employing individuals who are equally committed to this mission. To ensure our organization is best serving our populations, we strive to promote policies that enable us to work effectively in all situations, with patients, with coworkers, and with the community.

To improve the health of our community by providing high-quality and caring primary health care that addresses the needs of people, regardless of their ability to pay. At Carolyn Downs and Country Doctor, health care is a right.

The Dental Site Director provides leadership, oversight, and clinical direction for the dental department. Maintaining compliance with regulatory standards and enhancing patient access to dental services. The Dental Site Director will collaborate with the dental leadership team and clinical staff to improve workflows, quality outcomes, and patient satisfaction to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors.

• Supervise Dentist team
  • Lead hiring for new salaried and locums dentists when needed, in collaboration the Dental Operations Team
  • Onboard and train new dentists
  • Perform quarterly dental chart audits to support clinical quality assurance and provider performance reviews
  • Perform regular performance evaluations and re-credentialing for all Seattle Roots salaried and locums Dentists
• Work closely with the Dental Operations Team to optimize workflows and processes for safe, efficient, and effective patient care
• Facilitate changes to dentist work schedules to balance provider and clinic needs and priorities on both long-term and day-to-day bases
• Collaborate with the Dental Operations Team to produce monthly reports on dental department issues, concerns, initiatives, and overall status/progress of the clinic
• Assist in the provision of continuing education, on-the-job training, and staff orientation
• Improve the quality of care:
  • Coordinate with dental providers, clinic staff, and leadership to establish and maintain standards of clinical quality. Domains of clinical quality include, but are not limited to:
    • O ral disease management and treatment outcomes
    • Dental clinic systems/workflows/processes related to patient care
    • Patient medical record charting/documentation
  • Monitor and maintain high-quality dental care through established review processes, including Problem Identification , Procedure Complication , and Emergency Procedure forms
  • Review and act on patient complaints and grievances in collaboration with the Dental Clinic Manager
  • Participate as clinical representative of the dental program on the Dental Quality Improvement C ommittee
  • A ttend monthly meetings with Director of Quality and Strategy and Manager for Quality, Risk , and Compliance
  • Assist in the development of policies and procedures, and/or guidelines related to clinical quality improvement initiatives
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of contacts with outside organizations…