About Us
La Clinica de La Raza is one of the largest community-based clinics in the state of California. Since its beginnings in 1971, La Clinica has been reforming healthcare one community at a time by providing comprehensive services to under-served patient populations. We provide a fast paced, innovative work environment with a strong patient-centered focus and commitment to quality care. We place a high value on collaboration, mutual respect, cooperation and consensus building. With an outstanding multi-disciplinary team, we provide an array of services including: adult medicine, pediatrics, dental, optical, women’s health, prenatal and postnatal care, preventive medicine, community health and nutrition education, adolescent services, mental health, integrated behavioral health services, case management, referral services, pharmacy, radiology and lab. Last year, we provided care to over 61,000 patients. Today, we are sought out in the community as experts for the underserved population and are recognized as leaders in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease. With over 900 employees and 25 sites in Alameda, Contra Costa and Solano counties, La Clinica is poised to continue to grow and expand.
Deputy Dental Director
The Position: In coordination with the Chief Dental Officer, the individual in this position will be responsible for assisting in the development, implementation and assessment of quality dental services for all La Clinica de la Raza dental sites (Transit Village, Fruitvale, Children’s Hospital, Monument, Pittsburg, Vallejo, Ronald McDonald Mobile Dental Clinics and school based sites). This position is 80% Administrative and 20% Clinical.
Duties and Responsilities:
At the direction of the Chief Dental Officer:
• Formulates dental program policies; directs and evaluates program development in organization and delivery of dental services to patients; directs patient care operations and quality assurance related to professional dental care services.
• Performs administrative responsibilities which include recruitment and supervision of professional personnel (i.e. implementation of dentist review involving disciplinary actions, peer review, and evaluating work performance), development and revision of work procedures to expedite improved levels of delivery of services to patients.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of Infection Control/OSHA as it pertains to the dental practice. Ensures that all dental sites receive yearly dental specific OSHA training/updates.
• Works with the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) in the coordination of various student rotations (i.e., UCSF, UOP, etc). Additionally, coordinates the supervision of all the teaching programs including dental students, hygiene students, residents, and dental assistant student rotations.
• Serves as needed as dental representative for Diabetes Collaborative, Homeless Program and other various programs.
• Works closely with La Clinica’s Human Resource department to insure that all licensing (i.e., CPR, DEA, and State License) and credentialing to government and private insurance programs (i.e.: Healthy Families, Denti-Cal, Delta Dental and any others) are up to date and current.
• Provides support to the Assistant Dental Directors by being available on a day to day basis.
• Attends supervisory and administrative staff meetings to discuss department operations, staff training needs, and to formulate programs meeting various needs.
• 9 Represents La Clinica at meetings involving dental funding.
• Assures compliance with City, County, State, and Federal regulations.
• In conjunction with the CDO provides perspective on any/all issues of concern to the sites and/or agency. This includes input on strategic planning, clinical operations, program development and grant management.
• Other duties as assigned by Chief Dental Officer (CDO)
