STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PRISON DENTAL OFFICE SUPERVISOR
Class Code: 7020-16 Date Established: 06-06-01
Occupational Code: 7-4-3 Date of Last Revision: 01-22-09
BASIC PURPOSE: To supervise dental services support
operations, assist the Senior Dentist in overseeing the implementation of
standard dental procedures and maintain dental instruments and equipment in a
prison setting.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises
movement of inmates in and out of Dental Department, keeping movement within
policies and prison standards.
·
Supervises and
coordinates support staff and students, assigning workstations to ensure
efficiency of patient care and to maintain security.
·
Schedules
patient/inmate appointments and coordinate transportation to and from other
prison facilities.
·
Provides
on-the-job training to Dental Assistants and students; maintains records as
appropriate.
·
Assembles and
organizes data for monthly reports for Senior Dentist and administrators,
ensuring that they are complete and accurate.
·
Maintains
fiscal records regarding supply budgets, maintains relationships with outside
vendors and manages supply inventories for all of the prison facilities’
dental offices.
·
Conducts staff
meetings with Dental Assistants to address issues of clinical practice, office
management or security procedures.
·
Conducts
yearly performance appraisals for Dental Assistant positions.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in recommending routine
changes in standardized operating procedures OR in retrieving, compiling, and
reporting data according to established procedures OR in operating complex
machines.
Knowledge: Requires knowledge of business practices and
procedures or technical training in a craft or trade, including working from
detailed instructions, to apply knowledge in a variety of practical situations.
Impact: Requires responsibility for contributing to
immediate, ongoing agency objectives by facilitating the direct provision of
services to the public or other state agencies.
Errors at this level result in inaccurate reports or invalid test
results and require a significant investment of time and resources to detect.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing related or similar work, including scheduling work,
recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance appraisal, or
interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
an adverse working environment containing a combination of disagreeable
elements which impact significantly upon the employee's capacity for completing
work assignments. This level includes
work-related accidents or assault.
Physical Demands: Requires medium work, including continuous
strenuous activities such as frequent reaching, bending, or lifting as well as
performing work activities which require fine manual dexterity or coordination
in operating machines or equipment.
Communication: Requires explaining facts, interpreting
situations, or advising individuals of alternative or appropriate courses of
action. This level also requires
interviewing or eliciting information from state employees or members of the
general public.
Complexity: Requires a combination of job functions to
establish facts, to draw daily operational conclusions, or to solve practical
problems. This level also requires
providing a variety of alternative solutions where only limited standardization
exists.
Independent Action: Requires a range of choice in applying a
number of technical or administrative policies under general direction and
making routine decisions or in recommending modifications in work procedures
for approval by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Associate’s degree from a recognized
college or university with a major study in business management, administration
or a relevant field. Each additional
year of approved formal education may be substituted for one year of required
work experience.
Experience: Three years’ experience as a dental
assistant. Each additional year of
approved work experience may be substituted for one year of required formal
education.
License/Certification: Certification by the American Dental
Assistants Association as a Dental Assistant.
Possession of NH Radiology Certification.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of departmental or agency rules and
regulations. Knowledge of modern office
methods and procedures. Ability to keep
records and make reports. Ability to
plan, assign and supervise the work of others.
Ability to instruct others in primary dental care techniques. Ability to write effectively and to carry out
complex written or oral instructions.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
administrative officials, other employees and inmates. Ability to work tactfully with inmates. Ability to instruct others in primary dental
care techniques. Ability to operate
X-ray machines safety. Ability to work
without direct supervision. Must be
willing to maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and
responsibilities as determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of
general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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