JOB SUMMARY:
The Director of Patient Care Services provides oversight of dental faculty and fourth year students in the clinic. Combining dental knowledge with administrative skills, the Director is responsible for maintaining a high standard of patient care and is expected to keep patient care running smoothly while staying within budget.
CHARACTERISTIC JOB TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for running and supervising the daily business-related activities of the LECOM School of Dental Medicine patient clinic; • Assist the course director of Comprehensive Care Outreach Clinic Rotation [course numbers CCC1004 and CCC1005] and is responsible for all duties associated with being a LECOM SDM course director; • Supervise, train, and evaluate clinical preceptors; • Assure that all dental group practices have proper faculty coverage, and monitor and direct daily attendance of preceptors in KRONOS; • Monitor and track student progress in completing prerequisites for competency exams; • Set up and supervise administration of clinical competency exams; • Monitor attendance of D-4 students in dental group practices; • Instruct students on adjunct products approved by the SDM; • Follow OSHA and Standard/Universal Precautions at all times and monitor students in Infection Control Procedures; • Monitor and report supply inventory in the clinic; • Interface with IT staff on computer operations; • Become proficient in axiUm software and train staff members in the use of same; • Responsible for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly financial accounting and reporting; • Responsible for protocols that relate to the collection of revenue received by the patient clinic with an understanding of dealing with and processing Florida Medicaid and Medicare; • Possess a strong sense of patient advocacy, with responsibility for protocols that will aid patients in the reimbursement of insurance claims; • Assist in the recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of faculty and other staff; • Conduct training sessions, in conjunction with the patient care coordinator supervisor, to instruct faculty and other staff; • Help in the development of marketing strategies relating to the recruitment of clinical patients; • Maintain confidentiality of work related information and materials; • Be open minded, patient, creative, enthusiastic, understanding, and a team player and understand the requirements for an equal opportunity employer;
RESPONSIBILITIES AS A FACULTY MEMBER:
Faculty member will contribute and be responsible for overall student success, including, but not limited to, advising and student outcomes; Faculty member will contribute directly to the Mission of LECOM embodying the essence of Osteopathic Principles and Practices by assisting with Institutional fundraising and participating in the LECOM Scholarship Auction; Faculty member will participate in scholarly activity so to enrich and broaden the student learning experience; Faculty member will commit to being a representative of LECOM by being actively involved in the community, including, but not limited to, serving on Boards, participating in community fundraisers and overall outreach, and; Be able to accept other duties needed/assigned for the department needs.
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