Dental Director

**Hill Country Community Clinic** **Job Description** **Job Title:** Dental Director **Department:**Dental **FLSA Status:** Exempt **Reports To:** CEO **Schedule:** Monday – Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm **Location:**Redding and Round Mountain **Who We Are:** Hill Country Health and Wellness Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing integrated primary care, mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, dental care and other community programs and services aimed at improving the health and well-being of people living in our community. We are a mission-driven agency that was started locally in the 1980s by a small group of young friends with a simple commitment to helping people in their community live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Over the years these efforts have led to the development of a variety of direct services and programs. Hill Country has two main clinics in Round Mountain and Redding. In addition, we provide urgent mental health services that include a field-based Mobile Crisis Outreach Team. Our Wellness Centers in Round Mountain and Burney serve adults and teens. We also have several “complex care” teams working in Redding and in eastern Shasta County. These teams include clinicians, case managers, and nurses who work with primary care and psychiatry to provide intensive outpatient care for people with chronic health conditions, serious mental health problems, substance use issues, and other life challenges. Hill Country is best known for being genuinely caring and kind, going the extra mile for our clients, and for working with others to create positive change in our community. **POSITION SUMMARY:** Hill Country Community Clinic is seeking an experienced and dynamic Dental Director to lead our dental program and ensure the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered oral health services in a community clinic setting at our Round Mountain and Redding locations. As a key member of the leadership team, the Dental Director will oversee clinical operations, ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, and provide strategic direction for the dental program aligned with Hill Country’s mission. This position requires a commitment to serving underserved populations and advancing health equity in our community. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:** To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned which may become essential to the position. - Provide direct patient care while modeling clinical excellence and evidence-based practices. - Diagnoses dental condition, evaluates oral health, plans and provides treatment. Services include oral examinations, prophylaxis, fillings, extractions, periodontal surgery, root canals, crowns and bridges; takes and interprets radiographs; performs follow-up services. - Lead the development and implementation of clinical protocols, quality assurance programs, and performance improvement initiatives. - Consults with managers, executives, and employees to identify problems, develop improvements, create and maintain quality standards. - Ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations, including Medi-Cal, OSHA, HRSA, and other relevant guidelines. - Oversee infection control and ensure adherence to health and safety standards. - Monitors system performance to ensure proper operation and identify possible problem areas. - Identifies problems or potential problem areas and recommends solutions. - Reviews, investigates, documents and processes clinical grievances, complaints, and/or implements disciplinary actions. - Ensure compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, and/or agency rules, standards and guidelines, etc. - Conducts conferences with defendants and/or attorneys, negotiate settlements, and testify in court. - Supervises subordinate personnel including hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training, monitoring and evalu…