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Lead Dental Assistant
Veterans Health Administration · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
The Lead Dental Assistant assists the Department Head, Division Officer, and/or immediate supervisor related to policy and performance standards development, equipment requests and workload analysis. Will analyze clinically appropriate data to effectively optimize quality, performance, and productivity within the section.
What You'll Do
- →Lead Duties: Lead the dental assistant team by providing guidance and technical direction.
- →Serve as a work leader, assuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out.
- →Monitor the status and progress of work making adjustments as needed.
- →Instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques.
- →Maintain current knowledge and answers questions from team members on procedures, policies, and directives.
- →Provide expert advice on specific tasks, procedures, and policies.
- →Serve as a liaison between the scheduler and the dentist to maintain efficient and productive use of the dentists' patient care time.
- →Obtain needed information on decisions from the supervisor on major issues and problems that arise.
- →Report to the supervisor on individual performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on performance problems.
- →Maintain the dental station and treatment area in a clean and operational condition.
- →Customer Service: Show courtesy, respect, and a positive attitude for patients, co-workers and the public.
- →Provide assistance to customers with questions or concerns.
- →Chairside Assisting: Set up operatory and/or surgery suite for planned dental procedure and clean dental unit.
- →Pass instruments safely, accurately, and efficiently.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this job.
- ✓All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment.
- ✓Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
- ✓Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959.
- ✓Must be proficient in written and spoken English.
- ✓Subject to background/security investigation.
- ✓Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process.
- ✓Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
- ✓Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
- ✓Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP).
- ✓Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1b0ad909-1cea-499a-92b2-c9f19be28a94
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