Director of General Dentistry

Come launch the next step in your career where America launched its Space Program. Brevard Health Alliance, Brevard County's only Federally Qualified Health Center, is currently recruiting for a Director of General Dentistry to join us in the heart of Brevard County's Space Coast. Since 2005 our focus has been on putting the "community" in Community Health while delivering healthcare to more than 60,000 unique patients annually.

Brevard Health Alliance offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive hiring package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Short and Long-term Disability Coverage and a 401K with company match, a generous personal leave program, a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Approved Site for Loan Repayment and Qualified Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, tuition assistance for continuing education, professional development, and the opportunity for upward mobility.

We are expanding, we are growing. If you would like the genuine opportunity to make a profound difference in the delivery of primary care and community health, we invite your interest and application after reviewing the specifics and requirements for the Director of General Dentistry listed below.

POSITION SUMMARY The Director of General Dentistry provides superior quality, competitive value, and outstanding service in collaboration with the administrative team by providing leadership and direction for planning, organization, directing and evaluating the Clinical aspects of the Brevard Health Alliance Department of General Dentistry. The Director of General Dentistry is also responsible to provide direct patient care in the dental department.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Doctor of Dental Medicine or Surgery degree (D.M.D. or D.D.S.) from an ADA-accredited institution.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Clear and active Florida Dental License
• Director role or similar role experience
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) License
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR certification from the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross
• Nitrous-Oxide Inhalation certification or training as approved by the Florida State Dental Board
• Five + years of experience as a practicing dentist in a dental health care environment
• Practice management and personnel management experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Capacity to analyze issues to resolve problems in an efficient manner
• Ability to manage organizational goals and meet set expectations
• Attention to accuracy and specific detail for competent performance
• Effective organizational skills to complete responsibilities in a timely manner
• Collaboration skills required for community relationship building

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide direct patient care in the Department of Dentistry
• Provides oversight of delivery of oral health across the organization by providers through direct supervision and audits; serve as a mentor and manage the resolution of practice related problems of provider staff
• Provide professional oversight for the dental assistants and dental hygienists
• Serve as a resource for consultation and referral for providers from other disciplines
• Participates in quality improvement activities and committees
• Monitor appropriateness of specialist referral and ancillary service utilization
• Participates in the recruitment of dental providers .
• Responsible for after-hours calls in coordination with Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and providers
• Provide orientation and participate in performance evaluations for general dentists and hygienists
• Participate in development of clinical staffing plans
• Committee Member of administrative and external dental committees, as deemed appropriate
• Mediate professional disagreements
• Supervise certain aspects of the Department of Dentistry including peer review, clinical practice, dental workflows, amongst others
• Serve as a liaison and steward of BHA, to the dental community at large
• Commit professional time to community outreach activities
• Takes ownership and represents Brevard Health Alliance's mission and organizational goals established by the executive committee. These include, but are not limited to: Productivity, Quality, Patient Satisfaction, and Employee Retention. It is the duty of each BHA employee to incorporate these goals into all daily work routines and strive to achieve and surpass all goals by working as a team. The mission and goals of BHA will be incorporated into each associate's Key Performance Indicators and will be evaluated on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Must complete all Dental providers evaluations timely
• Develop and maintain relationships with outside organizations to improve quality, patient satisfaction, and expand the program.
• Member of the local dental society
• Position will have 40% of time towards administrative time
• Responsible for applying and helping develop policies/procedures/protocols
• Responsible for ensuring Productivity of the department is met
• Responsible for ensuring Quality within the department is met
• Responsible for Provider retention/recruitment