Lead RDA

Northern Valley Indian Health; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision保险，

Job summary

Northern Valley Indian Health is seeking a Lead Registered Dental Assistant (Lead RDA) to supervise the dental assisting staff and coordinate clinic operations. The Lead RDA will work with the Lead Dentist and Dentists and travel between NVIH sites as needed.

The role requires five years of RDA experience in California, leadership abilities, and strong knowledge of OSHA, infection control, and scheduling. It emphasizes teamwork, empathy, and quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Five years' experience as a Registered Dental Assistant licensed by the State of California.
• Leadership skills with the ability to motivate, inspire, coach, counsel and ensure team effectiveness; previous supervisory experience desired
• Skill in efficiently planning and execute work, demonstrated organizational skills which produce efficient results; to exercise good judgment
• Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and appreciation of Indian culture, traditions, customs and socioeconomic needs.
• Communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy with individuals and groups both orally and in writing.
• Maintain Registered Dental Assistant certification.
• Coronal Polish and Sealants Certificate.
• Radiation Safety Certificate.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of dental care in a dental clinic setting, including Knowledge of patient scheduling procedures.
• Ability to plan work duties to ensure dental clinic efficiency.
• Ability to effectively function and participate within a team environment
• Exhibit empathy and customer service to diffuse and manage conflict within the team and with patients or their representatives.
• Ability to engage in problem solving and effectively communicate solution-based feedback.
• Reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and support to dental assisting staff, including but not limited to staff evaluations, coaching/counseling, motivate and inspire staff to work as a cohesive and productive team.
• Coordinate dental department staffing schedules for the Agency.
• Working in conjunction with the Dental Director/Dentists and Reception staff to collaborate and resolve day-to-day patient care operations challenges.
• Dental Department Representative at appropriate meetings.
• Primarily responsible for inventory and reordering supplies as necessary to maintain par levels, keeping within department budget.
• Dental equipment maintenance coordination.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including but not limited to OSHA, infection control, and verification logs.
• Perform any and all duties of dental assisting staff positions as needed to ensure continuity of back-office dental operations.

Skills

Leadership

Supervisory experience

Staff coaching

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Customer service

Empathy

Reliable transportation

Planning & organization

Education

High School Diploma or GED

California RDA license

Tools

Coronal Polish Certificate

Sealants Certificate

Radiation Safety Certificate

Job description

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Lead Registered Dental Assistant (Lead RDA) works in conjunction with the Lead Dentist and the Dentists to provide supervision to the dental assisting staff. In collaboration with other dental operations staff, the Lead RDA provides a setting for quality patient care as well as circulating assistant in chairside dental procedures. The Lead RDA must be knowledgeable in all dentistry procedures, clinic infection control procedures, OSHA requirements, cleaning and sterilization of instruments, tray setup and materials. This position may require travel between Northern Valley Indian Health, Inc. sites.

Essential Job Functions

The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list, but rather to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) will be required to perform a variety of duties listed, including but not limited to:

• Provide leadership and support to dental assisting staff, including but not limited to staff evaluations, coaching/counseling, motivate and inspire staff to work as a cohesive and productive team.
• Coordinate dental department staffing schedules for the Agency.
• Working in conjunction with the Dental Director/Dentists and Reception staff to collaborate and resolve day-to-day patient care operations challenges.
• Dental Department Representative at appropriate meetings.
• Primarily responsible for inventory and reordering supplies as necessary to maintain par levels, keeping within department budget.
• Dental equipment maintenance coordination.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, including but not limited to OSHA, infection control, and verification logs.
• Perform any and all duties of dental assisting staff positions as needed to ensure continuity of back-office dental operations.

Required Experience

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent, GED.
• Five years' experience as a Registered Dental Assistant licensed by the State of California.
• Leadership skills with the ability to motive, inspire, coach, counsel and ensure team effectiveness; previous supervisory experience desired
• Skill in efficiently planning and execute work, demonstrated organizational skills which produce efficient results; to exercise good judgment;
• Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and appreciation of Indian culture, traditions, customs and socioeconomic needs.
• Communicate effectively with tact and diplomacy with individuals and groups both orally and in writing.
• Maintain Registered Dental Assistant certification.
• Coronal Polish and Sealants Certificate.
• Radiation Safety Certificate.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of dental care in a dental clinic setting, including Knowledge of patient scheduling procedures.
• Ability to plan work duties to ensure dental clinic efficiency.
• Ability to effectively function and participate within a team environment
• Exhibit empathy and customer service to diffuse and manage conflict within the team and with patients or their representatives.
• Ability to engage in problem solving and effectively communicate solution-based feedback.
• Reliable transportation.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance options. Coverage begins on the first day of the month following the employee’s hire date.

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