Associate Director of Dental

Job Description

Job DescriptionDescription:

Who we are:

At STRIDE Community Health Center, we’re dedicated to more than just providing healthcare—we’re committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of our patients and the communities we serve. As one of Colorado’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers, we offer comprehensive services—including primary care, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, health education, and outreach—across our 13 clinics in the Denver Metro area.

With over 35 years of serving our community, our growing team is at the heart of this mission. We believe healthcare is about more than treating illness; it's about fostering wellness and addressing the unique needs of every person, ensuring that no one is left behind. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready for a career that transforms lives—including your own—STRIDE is the place for you.

General Purpose:

Associate Director of Dental combines clinical care and administrative leadership positions. The Associate Director of Dental is a healthcare provider who serves as:

• A clinical counterpart to Dental Business Operation, as well as to the Medical/Nursing team’s clinical and operational leadership and Behavioral Health clinical and operational leadership, helping balance the delivery of whole-person care with creating and maintaining a productive and meaningful work environment.
• A supervisor and mentor to the other healthcare providers working in the health centers assigned to them.
• A liaison between the Executive Leadership and STRIDE’s dental providers and staff.
• A STRIDE dental care-delivery expert who engages in and brings this perspective into projects and agency initiatives that impact or involve STRIDE’s dental services.

This ADD position is assigned 0.3 Admin FTE (12 hours /week) & minimum of 0.7 FTE (28 hours of patient care/week). These administrative and clinic hours are subject to change based on future business needs. Additionally, the ADD may be asked to cover the clinic during administrative time as needed to cover staffing shortages

Essential Duties/Position Responsibilities:

• Must promote whole-person care across our healthcare delivery system.
• Demonstrates strong local leadership, particularly amongst all clinical dental provider staff at Peoria, Delmar, and future dental site(s) under direct supervision.
• Understands and follows patient and organizational confidentiality related to sharing and releasing information to the health center and non-leadership staff and discloses information accordingly.
• Collaborates with all departments to support the organizational mission, vision, and strategic plan.
• Provides leadership, mentoring, stability, and support to all direct reports and internal partners.
• Appreciates the need to balance mission and margin within our healthcare delivery system.
• Attends Weekly Triad meeting at Wheat Ridge.

Patient Care:

• Provides direct oral health care services to patients, as per oral health provider job description within their own provider discipline.
• Acts as a role model for other providers.
• Must provide highly efficient and high-quality clinical care, meeting or exceeding STRIDE’s productivity targets.
• Must be highly efficient with STRIDE’s EHR system.

Administrative:

• Serves as a leader in the oral health department by providing supervision and guidance to oral health providers.
• As a member of local health center leadership, collaborates closely with Operations, Medical/Nursing, and Behavioral Health teams daily to evaluate and balance health center clinical and support staff needs and helps to ensure successful day-to-day clinical functions and quality care.
• Participates in organizing provider chart review process and drives other initiatives for process and quality improvement/assurance at the health center, amongst staff.
• Participates in continuing oral health education seminars, workshops, and research literature review.
• Knowledgeable about standards of care, ensure STRIDE’s clinical practice meets those standards and helps maintain clinical guidelines and documents alongside other dental leadership.
• Attend appropriate staff meetings, Triad meetings, and all other meetings as assigned. Provides a framework and participates, as necessary, in meetings with direct reports.
• Regularly meet with oral health providers at assigned health centers to provide support. Maintains an open-door policy with team members and encourages feedback from staff on any logistical issues or concerns.
• Maintains clear lines of communication with local clinic operations, with direct reports, and with medical, nursing, and behavioral health leadership.
• Monitors provider productivity and participates in budget planning and review of responsible clinic location(s).
• Ensure dental provider team’s productivity and efficiency, as well as to evaluate dental clinical quality, using data to drive decisions and strategies for quality assurance (QA) and quality improvement (QI).
• Orientation, education, and training (assisted by Operations and Human Resources (HR) of new dental providers, including electronic dental record (EDR) training.
• Management of dental outreach activities and medical and dental integration in coordination with other management team members.
• Attends all staff meetings and all other meetings as assigned.
• Participates in continuing education courses for most current dental industry information.

Requirements:

STRIDE Values

• Integrity: Doing the right thing even when no one is watching.
• Compassion: Meeting patients where they are with empathy.
• Accountability: Following through on our commitments.
• Respect: Valuing human dignity.
• Excellence: Embracing a growth mindset and striving for continuous improvement.

Education and Experience:

• Current Colorado dental license.
• Experience in management and quality improvement experience is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of general dentist experience in oral health field.
• Must hold an FTE of 1.0 FTE (40 hours/week).
• STRIDE tenure of 9 months minimum, unless external candidate with relevant experience.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Skills & Expertise:

• Demonstrated knowledge in integrated Whole Person Care.
• Ability to function in clinical settings with diverse cultural dynamics of clinical staff and patients.
• Ability to demonstrate the capability to effectively and sensitively respond to the needs and concerns of the full range of STRIDE’s diverse patient population.
• Customer service skills, including the ability to diffuse upset patients and manage difficult situations occurring in the health center.
• Ability to collaborate with other providers, clinical staff, and team.
• Ability to handle sensitive information ethically and responsibly.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with electronic health records (EHR) systems.
• Ability to protect the confidentiality of patient, employee, and business information.
• Ability to plan, implement, and evaluate the clinical oral health program.
• Ability to provide leadership, mentorship, and supervision to other oral health providers on the team.
• Ability to interact positively and build rapport with patients, coworkers, and/or external contacts.
• Ability to work independently and organize work in a manner that ensures accuracy and efficiency.
• Able to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity, and creativity to changing needs and situations.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and job responsibilities to successfully complete tasks on time.

Tools you’ll use:

General dental instruments and equipment, x-ray technology, computer, printer, multi-line telephone systems, fax machine, copy machine, and all Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, Teams.

Working Environment and Physical Activities:

Office environment within a clinical setting. Enters data into computer programs via use of EMR database system, mouse, and keyboard. Moves about the office environment and occasionally to other locations. Moves/transports objects up to 25 lbs occasionally. Communicates information to others. Discerns/analyzes information from others to assist in decision making.

Work Schedule:

Monday - Friday

We offer a competitive salary range of $153,400 - $173,200, depending on your experience.

This range reflects STRIDE’s good faith estimate of potential compensation at the time of posting. The final salary for the selected candidate will be determined based on several factors, including experience, education, budget, internal equity, specialty, and training.

Why STRIDE?

Join us for a fulfilling career with a comprehensive full-time benefits package that promotes professional growth, well-being, and financial security, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA), including dependent care options
• 401(k) with matching
• Work-life balance
• NHSC Loan Repayment
• Tuition reimbursement and/or Continuing Medical Education (CME)
• No nights, weekends, or major holidays
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Discounts on top attractions, hotels, more

STRIDE conducts background checks, including criminal history, education, license and certification.

STRIDE is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

STRIDE complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, providing reasonable accommodations as needed.

Health and Safety Commitment:

To ensure the safety of our patients, staff, and communities, all new hires at STRIDE must receive an annual flu shot or provide an exemption, as well as undergo tuberculosis screening and testing.

Application submission closing date: [Ongoing/date]