The Dental Hygienist provides direct patient care under the general supervision of the Chief, Dental Service or his designee and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision.

Duties

Scope of Duties: The Supervisory Dental Hygienist reports to the Chief of Dental Service. This Supervisory Dental Hygienist provides direct patient care under the general supervision of the Chief, Dental Service or his designee and performs other clinical and clerical functions independently of direct supervision. The responsibilities for the Supervisory Dental Hygienist include, but are not limited to the following description: The Supervisory Dental Hygienist is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of dental auxiliary staff. The incumbent has full supervisory responsibilities over Dental Service operations. Typical duties include preparing work assignments, monitoring clinical performance of dental hygienist conducting performance appraisals, and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfied. The supervisor assures compliance with accrediting agencies and regulatory requirements, establishes and monitors the quality of the pre-analytical processes as part of the overall dental service quality management program, and assures action is initiated as needed. The supervisor assures orientation and competency assessment of assigned hygiene staff. Develops policies and procedures, manages document control, develops performance standards, position descriptions, and functional statements, and is responsible of an assigned area. The supervisor maintains inter departmental relationships with other services to accomplish medical center goals. Work Schedule: Work schedule will be discussed at time of hiring. Compressed/Flexible:Compressed schedule Telework: Not Authorized Virtual: This is not a virtual position Position Title/Functional Statement #:SUPERVISORY DENTAL HYGIENIST/PD54159F Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. Education: Applicants must possess an Associate degree or higher from an accredited dental hygiene program. The degree must have been obtained from an institution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved programs are: 1. Dental hygiene programs accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA); 2. Education completed outside of the United States must be considered at least equivalent to that gained in CODA accredited United States programs and would enable the candidate to sit for the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination, which is administered by the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. Licensure: Applicants must be currently licensed to practice as a dental hygienist with a full, current and unrestricted license in a State, Territory or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Certification: P.L. 97-35, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Of 1981, requires persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 C.F.R. Part 75, Standards for the Accreditation of Educational Programs for and the Credentialing of Radiologic Personnel. To meet this requirement, they must have successfully completed an educational program that meets or exceeds the standards described in that regulation and is accredited by an organization recognized by the Department of Education and be certified as radiographers in their field. Accredited dental hygiene programs contain curriculum addressing radiologic procedures meets the requirement for certification as dental radiographers. English Language Proficiency: Dental hygienist candidates must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7403(f). Grade Determinations: In addition to the basic requirements outlined, the following criteria must be met when determining the grade of candidates. Supervisory Dental Hygienist, GS-10 Experience: At least one year of experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) that demonstrates the clinical competencies directly related to the position being filled fully meets the KSAs at that level. Assignments: For all assignments above the full performance level, the higher-level duties must consist of significant scope, complexity, and range of variety, and be performed by the incumbent at least 25% of the time. Supervisory dental hygienists generally are found in Complexity Level 2 (Medium Complexity) or Complexity Level 3 (Low Complexity) facilities. The supervisory dental hygienist is responsible for the supervision, administrative management, and direction of dental auxiliary staff. They have full supervisory responsibility over a section or equivalent work unit; but may also be delegated full administrative and professional responsibility for planning and directing the dental auxiliary staff activities for the service or equivalent unit at an independent outpatient clinic. Supervisory dental hygienists' typical duties include preparing work assignments, monitoring clinical performances of dental auxiliary staff, conducting performance appraisals, and other clinical and administrative responsibilities to ensure that the mission of the service and the medical center has been satisfied. They ensure compliance with accrediting agency and regulatory requirements, establishes and monitors the quality of the pre-analytical processes as part of the overall dental service quality management program, and assures corrective action is initiated as needed. They conduct orientation and competency assessments of assigned staff. They develop policies and procedures, manages document control, develop performance standards, position descriptions and functional statements, and are responsible for professional and administrative management of an assigned area to include budget execution. Supervisory dental hygienists maintain interdepartmental relations with other services to accomplish medical center goals. Demonstrated Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA):In addition to meeting the KSAs for the GS-9 level, the candidate must demonstrate the following KSAs for the Supervisory Dental Hygienist (GS-10): Advanced knowledge of dental hygiene and/or dental assisting across multiple types of dental practice to provide guidance and training to dental auxiliary staff; Skill in coordinating clinical workflow and work assignments; Ability to develop policy, manage equipment requests and provide workload analysis in Dental Clinic operations; Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills, including skill in interpersonal relations and conflict resolution to deal with employees, team leaders, and managers; Ability to analyze clinically appropriate data and make recommendations to optimize quality, efficiency, performance, and productivity within service; and Ability to perform the full range of supervisory duties which would include responsibility for assignment of work to be performed; competency assessments; performance evaluations; selection of staff; and recommendation of awards, advancements, and when appropriate, disciplinary actions. References: VA Handbook 5005/146 PART II Appendix G37 The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-10. Physical Requirements: See VA Directive and Handbook 5019 for requirements.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center One Freedom Way Augusta, GA 30901 US
• Name: Tammy Myrie
• Phone: 901-663-6722
• Email: [email protected]