Summary
The Dentist will serve as the Supervisory Dentist at the Lancaster/Antelope Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The incumbent will supervise staff and assist the Sepulveda Associate Chief. The duties (85% -90%) include a full scope of general dental procedures. Interacts with VA staff - VA Office of Dentistry - affiliated institutions - and Veterans. Serves as the project lead to enhance access to care - modernize clinics - and achieve goals in alignment with the facility's goals.
Duties
- VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package
- Specific Duties: Responsible for the Lancaster/Antelope Valley Dental Clinic administration in compliance with Veteran Health Affairs - Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and Dental Services Directives - Policies and Procedures
- Recommending and sustaining Service-level policy initiatives to ensure compliance with The Joint Commission's standards
- Assists with recommending staffing - space - equipment - and other resources needed by the Service - based on data
- Analyze Dental Service reports and present reports to the Associate Chief
- Review - analyze Dental Quality Indicators' Report - and taking appropriate measures to meet the targets
- Assists with recommending staffing - space - equipment - and other resources needed by the Service
- Determining the qualifications and competence of personnel who provide patient care and are not licensed independent practitioners
- Assessing and improving the performance of care and services with respect to access to care - quality indicators and productivity
- Maintaining quality control programs - as appropriate
- Orienting and providing in-service training and education of all persons in the Service in collaboration with staff of other services
- Assists with oversight of Care in the Community/Consultation review process
- Designating a person to act in his/her absence so that administrative direction is always provided
- Establishing and assists the Associate Chief Dental Service in implementing policies - and other policies of the Service and GLAHCS
- Evaluating and implementing - as feasible - any recommendations from RVAHCS committees and consultants Clinical Duties (85% - 90%) Providing direct patient care and serve as clinical attending dentist - consistent with his/her clinical privileges
- Clinical duties inclusive of supervision of the dental staff at the Lancaster/Antelope Valley Community Based Outpatient Dental Clinic
- The scope of care - generally - include: Oral and radiographic examinations of the oral cavity
- Diagnose pathological or irregular oral conditions
- Perform routine restoration of teeth
- Perform routine extractions of teeth
- Perform alveoloplasty and other routine surgical procedures
- Perform prosthetic dentistry to include immediate dentures - full dentures - partial dentures - crowns - and fixed bridge work
- Perform routine endodontic procedures
- Perform routine periodontal procedures Work Schedule: Monday to Friday - 8 am to 4:30 pm Duty Location: Lancaster/Antelope Valley Clinic Based Outpatient Clinic Reports to: Associate Chief of Dental Service - Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
- Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position
- Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized