Dentist

Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles, Inc.•Bell Gardens, CA

12h•$91 - $102

About The Position

The Dentist (D.D.S.) oversees clinical practices, regulatory compliance, safety, standards of care, and administrative practices for the dental department. The role directly supervises Dental staff, including Registered Dental Assistants and Dental Assistants, and provides direction and oversight. It includes scheduled hands-on patient care as well as clinical, operational, and staff-management responsibilities.

Requirements

Current California dentistry license.
Current CPR certification, maintained and kept up to date.
Three to five years of hands-on dentistry experience, with current knowledge of regulations, methods, trends, and equipment.
Adequate malpractice insurance.
Professional dental association membership(s).
Excellent analytical, written, verbal, interpersonal, organizational, planning, and customer-service skills; detail oriented and able to meet timetables.
Knowledge of administrative principles and procedures.
Demonstrated initiative, accuracy, thoroughness, self-direction, and ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work collaboratively, lead teams, coach employees, promote teamwork, and support continuous improvement.
Ability to relate to the public regardless of ethnic, religious, or economic status, and comfort working with diverse cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences.
Excellent chair-side manner and a positive, credible image with personal integrity.
Bilingual English/Spanish and familiarity with Hispanic culture.
Access to an automobile, a valid California driver’s license, and state-mandated automobile insurance.
Willingness to adapt to agency growth and expansion and willingness to travel.
Willingness to develop clinical, administrative, management, and leadership knowledge and to use FHCCGLA/E.D.R./Q.S.I. software.

Nice To Haves

FQHC experience.
Successful upper-level dental field management experience.
Computer knowledge, including NextGen (E.H.R. and PMS), Microsoft Word, and Excel.
Bilingual Spanish is a plus.
Knowledge of My Health LA, PPOs, HMOs, Medicare, Family PACT, CPSP, Medi-Cal, Fee-for-Service, CHDP, Managed Care Plans, and Every Woman Counts.

Responsibilities

Provide hands-on patient care as scheduled each week.
Develop, maintain, and implement clinic policies and procedures, and guide dentists and professional staff in delivering consistent, high-quality care that meets standards and policies.
Provide feedback during interviews and orient and train new professional staff.
Evaluate staff performance against production, clinical quality, and regulatory-compliance goals.
Maintain professional competency and current knowledge through applicable training, seminars, in-services, and educational classes.
Follow agency safety and health standards, regulations, procedures, policies, and practices.
Identify and implement measures to provide high-quality patient care and improve services.
Respond efficiently and promptly to patient and provider-staff needs and inquiries, and ensure excellent customer service.
Work with operations managers to manage patient scheduling and flow and address bottlenecks and scheduling issues.
Handle patient grievances according to FHCCGLA policy and procedure.
Assist with developing, updating, and reviewing FHCCGLA policies and procedures, with input from relevant personnel.
Maintain patient-data and E.H.R./Practice Management System confidentiality and ensure HIPAA compliance.
Attend mandatory quarterly staff meetings and trainings, quarterly Corporate Risk Management meetings, Clinical & Operations meetings as needed, meetings with executive leadership as needed, and other scheduled meetings.
Stay informed about legal and regulatory changes related to scope of practice, programs and payors, accepted insurance and services, and applicable policies and procedures.
Participate in applicable board and management meetings and annual planning processes to support organizational objectives and strategic-plan implementation.
Collaborate with operations managers and clinic management on department operations and programs, including staffing, patient-visit ratios, scheduling, program cost-benefit, and facilities and equipment purchases and repairs.
Enhance working relationships with the local dental community that provides external oversight, and conduct quarterly quality-assurance reviews.
Participate in CCALAC roundtables and workgroups to stay current on relevant regulatory information.
Represent FHCCGLA at community meetings and events as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Medical coverage through Kaiser, Anthem Blue Cross, Health Net, or United Health Care HMO plans; FHCCGLA pays 100% of employee coverage, subject to change during open enrollment.
403(b) plan through Mutual of America with employer matching up to 5% of salary.
MetLife dental coverage (HMO/PPO).
11 observed holidays, 2 floating holidays, and 1 birthday holiday.
MetLife vision coverage.
Life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment coverage, and long-term disability coverage.
Paid sick leave: 56 hours for full-time employees; 40 hours for part-time and per-diem employees.
Employee Assistance Program.
Two weeks of vacation.
AFLAC benefits.
For full-time dentists: $1,500 annual CME allowance and 5 paid CME days.
Reimbursement for medical, DEA, and BLS licenses.
Possible provider student-loan repayment through HRSA, HWDD, LA CARE, OSHPS, and HPEF.