Supervisory Dental Hygienist

The Supervisory Dental Hygienist serves as the senior clinical and administrative leader for the Dental Hygiene Program within the Central Texas VA health Care System (CTVHCS), providing comprehensive overtight for dental hygiene operations located in Temple, Waco, and Austin.

The incumbent will perform a variety of duties, including but not limited to the following: Provides direct supervision, administrative management, and professional oversight of all dental hygienists assigned to existing Temple, Waco, and Austin clinics. Develops staffing plans, workload distribution strategies, clinic schedules, productivity standards, and access improvement initiatives. Conducts recruitment, interviews, onboarding, orientation, competency assessments, performance evaluations, recognition programs, and corrective actions as appropriate. Develops and maintains policies, procedures, functional statements, competency assessment tools, and clinical practice guidelines. Monitors compliance with VHA directives, Office of Dentistry requirements, Joint Commission standards, OSHA regulations, infection prevention standards, privacy requirements, and local facility policies. Analyzes productivity, access metrics, quality indicators, patient outcomes, recall effectiveness, workload trends, and performance measures. Provides recommendations to leadership regarding resource utilization, staffing requirements, process improvements, and strategic initiatives. Provides advanced clinical dental hygiene services including comprehensive periodontal assessments, prophylaxis, scaling and root planning, administration of local anesthesia where authorized, preventive therapies, oral health education, tobacco cessation counseling, and management of medically compromised patients. Serves as a subject matter expert in preventive dentistry, periodontal disease prevention, and oral health promotion. Coordinates educational activities, staff development programs, competency validation, continuing education opportunities, and student training experiences. Participates in committees, interdisciplinary teams, performance improvement activities, infection prevention initiatives, and organizational workgroups supporting facility goals. The primary duty station and patient care responsibilities will be in Temple. The 25% travel is intended to provide flexibility for occasional visits to Waco or Austin for supervisory responsibilities, staff meetings, or other operational needs, as necessary. Routine travel is not anticipated. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:00pm Telework: Not Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Functional Statement #: Supervisory Dental Hygienist/56522-F, CLC: S01 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1 or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.