Dental Coordinator - Golden Gate Regional Center

Dental Coordinator

GGRC is currently hiring for Dental Coordinator. As a Dental Coordinator you will provide dental related consultation regarding coordination of services and education pertaining to dental care assessment and planning. All GGRC dental program activities functioning will be the primary responsibility of this role in accordance with regional center policies and California State laws.

This role offers a hybrid schedule offering the opportunity to work out of any of our three offices in San Mateo, San Francisco and San Rafael, CA. This role will also require you to travel within the Counties of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin. Occasional statewide travel to sites throughout California. Access to reliable transportation permitting travel to and between many different locations throughout the day to perform the outlined responsibilities of the position

What You'll Do:

Organization Support

• Conduct and complete dental screenings and initiate patient referrals.
• Assist in coordinating hospital dentistry procedures.
• Consult with regional center personnel.
• Interact with community dental professionals and function as liaison with the faculty of the University of the Pacific Dental School and other dental training programs.
• Participate in providing training to residential service providers and community programs regarding preventive dentistry for persons with developmental disabilities.
• Train regional center staff in how to refer individuals with developmental disabilities for dental hygiene assessment, dental screening, outpatient or hospital-based dental treatment and follow-up.
• Conduct dental desensitization and oral hygiene familiarization trainings for regional center staff.
• Follow protocols as outlined in “Individual Oral Health Assessment and Support Protocol” from Pacific Center for Special Care.
• Attending Dental Coordinator training and participating in Dental Coordinator conference calls with program manager at Pacific Center for Special Care as available.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of hospital dentistry services.
• Function as liaison among hospital, regional center individual served, residential care providers, and dental providers. Train care providers to contact social workers for individual served referral to hygienist for assessment and care plan, rather than referring directly to dentists for hospital treatment. Maintain a system of prevention, oral hygiene training and desensitization training. Refer to hospital dentistry or   outpatient treatment based on reports from dental hygienist or dentist.  After dental procedure, follow-up with oral hygiene training is recommended to maintain the restorative procedures.
• Maintain and follow-up on list of individuals served by GGRC and their dental status.
• Assist in activities to recruit, support, and retain dentists who are willing to provide services to regional center consumers at Denti-Cal rates.
• Participate in special projects, and assist with additional duties or tasks, as assigned.
• Maintain all client information as confidential in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Lanterman Act
• The confidentiality of the individuals served by the regional center will be maintained in accordance with regional policies and California State Laws

Requirements

Education and Experience

• College education or equivalent in dental field.
• 2-3 years relevant work experience preferably in the dental healthcare field.

Competencies

• Creative Problem Solving
• Customer service orientation
• Organizational skills
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Collaboration/teamwork
• Self direction
• Initiative

General Skills

• Written communication: ability to develop standard business communications, using proper grammar, spelling and punctuation
• Oral communication: ability to convey complex information and ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner
• Ability to operate basic office equipment, including scanners, copiers, faxes, phones
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word® (e.g. tables, mail merges, form creation), MS Excel® (e.g. Pivot tables, Lookup graphing), MS PowerPoint®, MS Outlook® (e.g. group list management, multi-calendar management)
• Ability to use internal records system
• Use of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in multi-cultural settings and/or multi-lingual capacity
• Familiar with Denti-Cal
• Familiar with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Benefits

What are the benefits to working with GGRC?

Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program that reimburses qualifying employees up to $10,000 per fiscal year.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including Medical and Dental benefits with a generous employer contribution and additional employer paid Life, Disability and Vision coverage

10% employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement account to help you save for the future!

GENEROUS TIME OFF BENEFITS!!!

No really, we mean generous:

13 vacation days, 15 sick days, 10 paid holidays, 6 personal holidays, and up to 5 paid days for continuing education

What makes GGRC so special?

GGRC values diversity, we believe in creating an environment where people of all backgrounds can collaborate to find solutions to complex problems. We are community minded and passionate.

GGRC values each person as a full, robust, and unique individual and interacts with each person in a manner that is respectful and responsive. We endeavor to place each person at the center of his, her or their own life. We approach each person as an expert on his, her or their own life and identity with a clear and attentive inquiry into what is important to, as well as important for, that one person (whether coworker or person-served, family member or other stakeholder).

How to apply:

GGRC values diversity; people of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Please complete the application and submit your most recent resume. If you feel that the questions do not accurately capture what you have to offer Golden Gate Regional Center, you are also welcome to attach a cover letter. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis so we encourage you to submit yours soon. We look forward to reading your application.

Golden Gate Regional Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.