Vice President - Dental Hygiene Remote

Overview

Dental Care Alliance's mission is to advance the practice of dentistry by partnering with and supporting dental professionals to create a lifetime of healthy smiles. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, DCA currently supports over 400 allied practices and supports over 900 dentists across 24 states. DCA's allied practices represent all dental specialties and treat patients under more than 150 brand names.

Job Overview: The VP of Dental Hygiene is responsible for providing clinical leadership, fostering quality patient care, developing dental strategy, goals, and direction, and providing for the recruitment and retention of the dental hygiene staff within their assigned region. The ideal candidate will be a skilled Dental Hygienist with proven leadership abilities and a passion for delivering exceptional patient care and implementing technology, systems, and processes to deliver best in class dental hygiene care.

Summary/Objectives:

Strategic planning for growth and efficiency of the DCA dental hygiene program. Creating industry best in onboarding, training, and turnover to deliver to the patients we serve. Leadership over Divisional Hygiene Clinical Partners and in-office and regional trainers to improve clinical care and hygiene key performance indicators

Responsibilities

Principle Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions*):

• Standardization of the hygiene compensation model

• Delivery of strategic initiatives, and refinement of hygiene KPI's

• Evaluate and recommend dental hygiene materials and/or technology to enhance the care DCA provides to our patients.

• Responsible and accountable for departmental and enterprise wide budget aligned with strategic initiatives to deliver best in class hygiene tools, technology, processes, and services.

• Develop and support efforts for team expansion in core areas to improve patient access, and profitability.

• Establish and maintain effective communication throughout the enterprise, up to and including board of directors and executive leadership team

• Coordinate and assist with the appropriate department(s) and/or person(s) to ensure dental hygienists requests and/or needs are met

• Represent the organization at hygiene schools, conventions, vendor and client meetings

• Analyze and control expenditures of the department to conform with budget requirements

• Other duties may be assigned

Responsibilities:

Clinical & Operational Leadership

• Provide clinical guidance and oversight to dental providers within your region.

• Continuously monitor and enhance enterprise provider KPI's including provider production per day

• Identify and assist in the implementation of new technology to enhance patient care and provider efficiency.

• Communicate and drive implementation around enterprise clinical policies and procedures.

Strategic Planning

• Collaborate with executive leadership to develop and implement strategic initiatives to enhance clinical quality and efficiency.

• Identify opportunities for same-store growth and improving access to care

• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices to drive continuous improvement.

Provider Recruitment, Retention, & Onboarding

• Serve as occasional clinical advisor during the provider recruitment process.

• Collaborate with operations to provide best-in-class provider onboarding experience.

Provider Coaching & Development

• Identify specific areas for provider development in both clinical and leadership realms.

• Holistically mentor and coach dental providers to encourage growth and limit burnout and job dissatisfaction.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all enterprise, federal, and state regulatory requirements and standards.

• Stay informed about changes in regulations and update policies and procedures accordingly.

Qualifications

Competencies:

• Hygiene Leadership

• Ability to communicate and influence hygienists

• Communication Proficiency

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general hygiene data

• Strategic Thinking

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

• Performance Management

• Ability to develop processes that ensure goals and objectives are consistently being met in an efficient and effective method.

• Financial Acumen

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions. Uses financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities. Integrates quantitative and qualitative information to draw accurate conclusions.

• Leadership

• Developing people to meet their career goals and the organization's goals. Places a high priority on developing others. Encourages people to accept developmental moves.

• Decision Making

• Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward. Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information. Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles.

• Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Anticipate future trends and implications accurately. Creates competitive strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action.

Qualifications:

• Dental Hygienist by training typically obtained through an accredited University or Technical Program

• Military or other relevant experience will be considered

• Active licensure as a Dental Hygienist not required, but is preferred

• 5+ years of experience managing and leading a team, preferably across a multi-State region

• Advanced knowledge of industry standards, technology, and leadership principles

• Knowledge of P&L within the dental industry, specifically within the hygiene arena

Work Environment:

The role operates within a professional environment and routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit and reach with arms and hands.

If you are passionate about talent acquisition and leading, thrive in a remote work setting, and want to contribute to the success of a dynamic healthcare organization, we invite you to apply at Dental Care Alliance. Together, let's shape the future of dental care excellence.

At DCA we don't just accept differences - we celebrate them and recognize the value this brings to our patients and employees. DCA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Equal opportunity and consideration are afforded to all qualified applicants and employees. We won't unlawfully discriminate on the basis of gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other category protected by law.

The DCA team is best characterized by the relationships we have with our patients and each other. We embrace collaboration which is necessary to innovate in today's changing world of dentistry . Our culture encourages participation, diversity of thought, innovation, and strong execution.Go further with an Ally