Dental Assistant Supervisor
SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) · Juneau, AK · 1 mo ago
Full-time
We need to produce HTML fragment with headings for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: maybe a paragraph describing role: "Hires, trains, supervises, and maintains certification records for dental assistants. Initiates ongoing performance improvement activities and develops processes for workflow efficiencies for dental assistants. Is responsible for the daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities and duties of the dental assistants, provides staff training, and completes annual performance evaluations. Works in full capacity as a dental assistant during the day-to-day operation of the dental clinic. SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement. Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career."
That seems like about the role and organization.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: "Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities Of The Job" bullet list. Also "Supervisory Responsibilities". Also "Safety And Risk Management Responsibilities". Also "Physical Demands"? Actually physical demands maybe part of requirements? But we can treat as part of responsibilities? Probably responsibilities include duties.
We need to use
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. No job title heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract sections:
- About the role: maybe a paragraph describing role: "Hires, trains, supervises, and maintains certification records for dental assistants. Initiates ongoing performance improvement activities and develops processes for workflow efficiencies for dental assistants. Is responsible for the daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities and duties of the dental assistants, provides staff training, and completes annual performance evaluations. Works in full capacity as a dental assistant during the day-to-day operation of the dental clinic. SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement. Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career."
That seems like about the role and organization.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: "Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities Of The Job" bullet list. Also "Supervisory Responsibilities". Also "Safety And Risk Management Responsibilities". Also "Physical Demands"? Actually physical demands maybe part of requirements? But we can treat as part of responsibilities? Probably responsibilities include duties.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits.
We need to preserve all substantive info, not invent.
We need to include sections only if content present.
We have Benefits: "We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more."
Pay: Not specified. No pay info. So we should NOT include Pay section.
Schedule: "Work Shift:OT 8/40". That's schedule info. So we can include Schedule section with that.
Qualifications: Education, Certifications, Licenses Required, Experience Required. Could be under Qualifications.
Skills: list of skills.
We need to avoid duplication.
Let's structure:
About the role
... paragraph(s) ...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
We need to combine all duty statements into list items.
Let's extract duty statements:
From "Key Essential Functions And Accountabilities Of The Job":
- Performs all duties as outlined in the Lead DA and Dental Assistant III job descriptions.
- Supervises the day-to-day activities and assignments of dental assistants in the SEARHC Dental Clinic.
- Directs the assistants in weekly and monthly infection control, clinic maintenance, and quality improvement activities.
- Is responsible for new dental assistant employee recruitment, onboarding, and training.
- Develops and implements workflow processes to ensure DA efficiencies.
- Develops and ensures the completion of DA monthly job duties and assigns them to individual employees, including village travel coverage.
- Completes annual performance evaluations of all dental assistants under their direct supervision in collaboration with dentist(s).
- Completes annual DA competencies for all dental assistants under their direct supervision.
- Leads Dental Assistant meetings and huddles.
- Establishes systems to record and manage DA certifications, DA attendance and disciplinary actions, equipment inventory, and supply inventory and ordering.
- Checks DA stocking of operatories and carts.
- Oversees inventory of all stocked items and ordering all clinic supplies and materials.
- Oversees daily logs of Medical Emergency Equipment and inventory of key equipment.
- Approves employee time sheets while maintaining leave request, sick leave logs, and unscheduled leave logs.
- Identifies areas of needed staff development, facilitates or provides training and coordinates in participation in appropriate training opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Direct supervisor to Dental Assistants and Sterilization Technicians in their clinic.
- Supervises 5 or more Dental Assistants
Safety And Risk Management Responsibilities:
- Adheres to all infection control, sterilization, and safety protocols
- Ensures staff compliance with OHSA, HIPAA, and clinic safety standards
- Identifies and reports potential safety hazards or incidents promptly
- Maintains a clean, organized, and hazard-free clinic environment
- Participates in safety trainings and emergency preparedness drills
- Promotes a culture of safety and accountability within the dental team
Physical Demands maybe part of Requirements? But we can include under Responsibilities? Might be better as separate section? Not in allowed headings list. Could put under Requirements? But it's not education/experience. Could be under Qualifications? Probably not. Could be under Responsibilities as part of job demands. But we can include as list items under Responsibilities as well.
We also have "Work Environment" etc. Could be part of Responsibilities? Might be better as separate but not allowed headings. Could include under Responsibilities as list.
But we need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to include those details somewhere.
We could create a Responsibilities
and include all duty statements, supervisory, safety, physical demands, work environment as list items.
Now Qualifications: Education, Certifications, Licenses Required, Experience Required.
Let's extract:
Education, Certifications, and Licenses Required:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification in Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) preferred.
- Current IHS radiology certificate within 90 days of hire.
- BLS required within 90 days of hire.
- Clinical Competency required within 90 days of hire and every 3 years following.
- High Risk Competency required within 90 days of hire and every year following.
Experience Required:
- Minimum 6 years’ dental assisting work experience, 2 years of which are in a lead or supervisory capacity OR Dental Assistant Level III
Knowledge of Dental materials, Dental procedures and instruments (maybe under Skills? but it's knowledge). Could be under Qualifications as knowledge.
We'll put under Qualifications.
Skills:
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Advanced levels of hand-eye coordination skills
- Strong leadership and administrative skills
- Ability to Work with multiple staff members in a constructive team environment.
- Provide training to less experienced staff in a mentoring supportive manner.
- Set the standards and expectations for less experienced staff in a professional manner.
- Effectively monitor inventory and order supplies in a timely fashion.
- Computer Skills: Proficiency in Dental Practice Management Software, Electronic Health Records (EHR) Management
- Other Qualification: Basic internet and email skills
Travel Required: Yes
We could include Travel under Qualifications or maybe under Responsibilities? Probably Qualifications.
Now Benefits: list.
We have Benefits paragraph.
Schedule: "Work Shift:OT 8/40". Could be interpreted as overtime? Might be "OT 8/40" meaning overtime after 8 hours/40 hours? We'll just include as is.
Now we need to avoid boilerplate: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. The posting didn't have those explicitly but there is a line "Position Information Work Shift:OT 8/40". That's fine.
Also there is a motivational line: "If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!" That's fluff but maybe considered boilerplate? It's not essential but it's substantive? It's more marketing. Might be considered boilerplate? The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. This line is not those. It's more of a tagline. Could keep but it's not essential. Might be considered filler? It's not a placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's a subjective statement. I'd keep it maybe under About the role.
Now produce HTML.
We need to ensure we don't repeat job title as heading. Not using.
We'll output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
About the role paragraph: combine first sentences plus SEARHC description plus motivational line maybe.
Paragraph: "Hires, trains, supervises, and maintains certification records for dental assistants. Initiates ongoing performance improvement activities and develops processes for workflow efficiencies for dental assistants. Is responsible for the daily, weekly, and monthly responsibilities and duties of the dental assistants, provides staff training, and completes annual performance evaluations. Works in full capacity as a dental assistant during the day-to-day operation of the dental clinic. SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement. Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!"
Now Responsibilities list: combine all duty items.
We'll list each as - .
Let's compile list:
- Performs all duties as outlined in the Lead DA and Dental Assistant III job descriptions.
- Supervises the day-to-day activities and assignments of dental assistants in the SEARHC Dental Clinic.
- Directs the assistants in weekly and monthly infection control, clinic maintenance, and quality improvement activities.
- Is responsible for new dental assistant employee recruitment, onboarding, and training.
- Develops and implements workflow processes to ensure DA efficiencies.
- Develops and ensures the completion of DA monthly job duties and assigns them to individual employees, including village travel coverage.
- Completes annual performance evaluations of all dental assistants under their direct supervision in collaboration with dentist(s).
- Completes annual DA competencies for all dental assistants under their direct supervision.
- Leads Dental Assistant meetings and huddles.
- Establishes systems to record and manage DA certifications, DA attendance and disciplinary actions, equipment inventory, and supply inventory and ordering.
- Checks DA stocking of operatories and carts.
- Oversees inventory of all stocked items and ordering all clinic supplies and materials.
- Oversees daily logs of Medical Emergency Equipment and inventory of key equipment.
- Approves employee time sheets while maintaining leave request, sick leave logs, and unscheduled leave logs.
- Identifies areas of needed staff development, facilitates or provides training and coordinates in participation in appropriate training opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Direct supervisor to Dental Assistants and Sterilization Technicians in their clinic.
- Supervises 5 or more Dental Assistants.
- Adheres to all infection control, sterilization, and safety protocols.
- Ensures staff compliance with OHSA, HIPAA, and clinic safety standards.
- Identifies and reports potential safety hazards or incidents promptly.
- Maintains a clean, organized, and hazard-free clinic environment.
- Participates in safety trainings and emergency preparedness drills.
- Promotes a culture of safety and accountability within the dental team.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; frequent bending, stooping, and reaching; manual dexterity for handling instruments and equipment; ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds; visual and auditory acuity to perform patient care and administrative duties.
- Works in a clinical setting with exposure to dental equipment, instruments, and materials; fast-paced, patient-centered environment requiring multitasking and adaptability; collaborative team atmosphere with direct patient interaction; compliance with safety, sterilization, and infection control protocols required.
We might have duplicated some but okay.
Now Qualifications list:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification in Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) preferred.
- Current IHS radiology certificate within 90 days of hire.
- BLS required within 90 days of hire.
- Clinical Competency required within 90 days of hire and every 3 years following.
- High Risk Competency required within 90 days of hire and every year following.
- Minimum 6 years’ dental assisting work experience, 2 years of which are in a lead or supervisory capacity OR Dental Assistant Level III.
- Knowledge of dental materials, dental procedures, and instruments.
Now
About the role
... paragraph(s) ...
Responsibilities
- ... ...