Lead Dental Assistant Position Available In Knox, Tennessee

Lead Dental Assistant Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administrion Veterans Health Administrion Summary The Lead Dental Assistant works with the supervisor or Chief Dental Service to monitor and make work assignments, provide input on performance, resolve daily workplace issues, and maintain efficient flow of pient care; may approve brief periods of leave, provide training to staff dental assistants, students and trainees; may recommend special advancements and promotions, disciplinary actions, etc. May perform ancillary assignments, including program management duties on an occasional basis. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/25/2025 to 05/05/2025 Salary $49,025

• $63,733 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Knoxville, TN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTG-12729229-25-AL

Control number 835855200 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This announcement is open to current, permanent, federal employees of Dental Service/James H. Quillen VA Medical Center and
Kingston Pike VA Dental Clinic (Knoxville) Videos Duties The Lead Dental Assistant facilites team or unit processes by working collaborively with team members or employees to ensure th tasks are completed, th good working relionships among team members and with management are maintained, and th team priorities and goals, needs, and achievements are coordined with management. Dental Assistants this level serve in staff dental assistant positions independently performing more complex work in assigned specialties in lead dental assistant positions. Incumbents must maintain current Dental Assisting Nional Board (DANB) certificion. Dental Assistants assist the dentist in many aspects of direct pient care and performs other clinical and clerical functions independent of direct supervision. The dental assistant receives and prepares pients for dental trement and assists the dentist chairside, bedside or in the opering room. Leads a team of employees performing the GS-7 level or below. Provides guidance and technical direction necessary for accomplishing the work of the team. Checks work in progress to see th the supervisor’s instructions have been met. Serves as a work leader, assuring the work assignments of employees in the unit are carried out. Coordines daily dental assistant work assignments the start of the shift and throughout the day as the need arises. Monitors the stus and progress of work and makes adjustment in accordance with established priorities. Serves as Systems Redesign Coordinor. Obtains assistance from the supervisor as needed for major issues or problems which arise. Instructs employees in specific tasks and job techniques. Trains employees (dentist, dental residents, and dental assistants) in computerized dental pient record systems including genering pient consults, storing and viewing digital images, entry of diagnostic da and preparion of trement planning. Trains team members, students and volunteers in the accomplishment of tasks or projects. Maintains current knowledge and answers questions from team members on procedures, policies, and directives. Organizes and maintains Merial Safety Da Sheets (MSDS). Provides input in developing Standard Opering Procedures (SOP) for the dental staff for Reusable Medical. Equipment (RME). Trains dental staff in SOPs and reports noncompliance to supervisor. Participes in the management of dental supplies to assure adeque stock levels and approprie storage. Serves as a liaison between the scheduler and the dentist to maintain efficient and productive use of the dentists’ pient care time and minimize missed opportunities. Makes written instructions, reference merials, and relevant background merial available. Obtains needed informion on decisions from the supervisor on major issues and problems th arise. Reports to the supervisor on individual performance, progress, and training needs of employees, and on performance problems. Makes recommendions to supervisor as requested concerning promotions, reassignments, recognitions of performance and personnel needs. Maintains the dental stion and trement area in a clean and operional condition. Assures th the dental trement area is set up and shut down each work day to maintain security of the clinic area and dental equipment. Deleges these duties as necessary. Monitors function of dental equipment and requests repair or replacement. Prepares electronic work orders and monitors completion.

Work Schedule :

Monday-Friday 7:45am-4:30pm

Virtual:

This is not a virtual position. Functional Stement # : 60989-

F Recruitment Incentives :

Authorized Requirements Conditions of Employment You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job. All applicants tentively selected for VA employment in a testing designed position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registrion is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Must be proficient in written and spoken English. You may be required to serve a probionary period. Subject to background/security investigion. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identificion 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 ste-issued dentificion cards th are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identificion for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical examinion. Participion in the seasonal influenza vaccinion program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). Qualificions Applicants pending the completion of educional or certificion/licensure requirements may be referred and tentively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met.

Basic Requirements :

Citizenship

• You must be a citizen of the United Stes English Language Proficiency
• Candides must be proficient in spoken and written English in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f). Experience and Educion
• To fulfill this requirement, you must meet one of the following:

Experience:

Six months experience th demonstres your ability to perform the work, or provides familiarity with the work.

OR, Educion:

Successful completion of a 1-year dental assistant program accredited by the American Dental Associion’s Commission on Dental Accredition (CODA).

OR, Experience/Educion Combinion:

Equivalent combinions of experience and educion are qualifying.

Certificion:

Public Law 97-35 requires th persons who administer radiologic procedures meet the credentialing standards in 42 CFR Part 75. You must have successfully completed an educional program th meets or exceeds the standards described in this regulion, and is accredited by an organizion recognized by the Department of Educion, and be certified as radiographers in their field. Provisions for

Certificion of Radiologic Competence:

Successful completion of the Dental Radiion Health and Safety Examinion administered by the Dental Assisting Nional Board, Inc. OR, Successful completion of the Principles and Practice of Dental Radiology and Radiographic Safety courses and examinions developed by the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Dentistry. OR, Successful completion of a radiion health and safety program or examinion approved by a ste board of dentistry or the Department of Defense (DoD). Certificion in basic life support methods is highly desirable. Certificion by the Dental Assisting Nional Board (DANB). DANB certificion is not required, but highly desirable for the appointment of Dental Assistants up to and including the full performance level, and is required for all positions above the full performance level. Grandfhering Provision. All Dental Assistants employed in VHA on the effective de of the qualificion standard (04/19/2011) are considered to have met all qualificion requirements for the title, series and grade held, including certificion th are part of the basic requirements of the occupion. For employees who do not meet all the basic requirements required in this standard, but who met the qualificions applicable to the position the time they were appointed to it, the following provisions apply: Dental Assistants grandfhered under this provision may be reassigned, promoted up to and including the full performance (journey) level, or changed to lower grade within the occupion, but may not be promoted beyond the journey level or placed in supervisory or managerial positions. Such employees must meet the certificion requirement before they can be promoted to those higher grade levels. Dental Assistants who are appointed on a temporary basis prior to the effective de of the qualificion standard may not have their temporary appointment extended or be reappointed, on a temporary or permanent basis, until they fully meet the basic requirements of the standard. Dental Assistants initially grandfhered into this occupion, who subsequently obtain additional educion and/or licensure/certificion/registrion th meet all the basic requirements of this qualificion standard must maintain the required credentials as a condition of employment in the occupion. If a Dental Assistant who was retained under this provision leaves the occupion, they lose protected stus and must meet the full VA qualificion standard requirements in effect the time of reentry to the occupion. Lead Dental Assistant, GS-07 In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for the GS-07 you must possess one (1) year of experience the next lower grade level (GS-06). Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs). In addition to the experience above, the candide must demonstre the following

KSAs:

Advanced knowledge of dental assisting across multiple areas of practice, and demonstred ability to provide guidance to staff dental assistants. Skill in coordining clinical work flow and assignments. Ability to assist in dental program development, outcome management, and stregic planning. Skill in acting as liaison between staff dental assistants and the supervisor. Ability to provide professional oversight and consultion for staff dental assistants.

References:

For more informion on this qualificion standard, please . The full performance level of this vacancy is GS-7.

Physical Requirements:

The work is sedentary but involves fine motor movements when assisting. Typically, the employee sits a desk or table or on adjustable stool in the trement room with some walking and standing as pients are seed or clean and dirty dental instruments area. Items carried are typically light objects and lifting of moderely heavy objects is not normally required. Educion

IMPORTANT

A transcript must be submitted with your applicion if you are basing all or part of your qualificions on educion.

Note:

Only educion or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your educion here: . If you are using foreign educion to meet qualificion requirements, you must send a Certifice of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for th educion. For further informion, : . Additional informion During the applicion process you may have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions. Opting in does not impact your applicion for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further considerion for additional positions. This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies. This position is in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive stus. VA encourages persons with disabilities to apply. The health-reled positions in VA are covered by Title 38, and are not covered by the Schedule A excepted appointment authority. If you are unable to apply online or need an alterne method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement. Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant’s criminal history prior to accepting a tentive job offer. For more informion about the Act and the complaint process, . Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Your applicion, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documention verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect considerion for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify informion provided by a candide (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candide’s abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those th have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.

Veterans and Transitioning Service Members :

Please the site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegrion support for military service members. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have

• whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

Since this is an internal announcement Veterans’ Preference does not apply. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/05/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

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resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Andrea Layman Address James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Resume SF-50/ Notificion of Personnel Action The following documents are accepted, and may be required if applicable to your eligibility and/or qualificions for this position. Please ensure you have included all documents required for your applicion, such as a copy of your transcript (if using educion to qualify), SF-50’s (current/former Federal employees), etc. Cover Letter DD-214/ Stement of Service Disability Letter (VA) Professional Certificion Resume SF-50/

Notificion of Personnel Action Transcript Veterans’ Preference:

Since this is an internal announcement Veterans’ Preference does not apply. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the full questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 05/05/2025 to receive considerion. To preview the questionnaire click . To begin, click Apply Online to cree a USAJOBS account or log in to your existing account. Follow the prompts to select your

USA JOBS

resume and/or other supporting documents and complete the occupional questionnaire. Click Submit My Answers to submit your applicion package.

NOTE:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and approprie documention is submitted prior to the closing de. Agency contact informion Andrea Layman Address James H Quillen VA Medical Center Corner of Lamont Street and Veterans Way Mountain Home, TN 37684 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. After we receive applicion packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applicions to ensure qualificion and eligibility requirements are met. After the review is complete, a referral certifice(s) is issued and applicants notified of their stus by email. Referred applicants notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notificion once a selection decision has been made. You may check the stus of your applicion any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applicions. Informion regarding your applicion stus can be found in the .

NOTE:

Participion in the seasonal influenza program is a condition of employment and a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). It is a requirement th all HCP to receive annual seasonal influenza vaccinion or obtain an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Wearing a face mask is required when an exemption to the influenza vaccinion has been granted. HCP in violion of this directive may face disciplinary action up to and including removal from federal service. HCP are individuals who, during the influenza season, work in VHA locions or who come into contact with VA pients or other HCP as part of their duties. VHA locions include, but are not limited to, VA hospitals and associed clinics, community living centers (CLCs), community-based outpient clinics (CBOCs), domiciliary units, Vet centers and VA-leased medical facilities. HCP include all VA licensed and unlicensed, clinical and administrive, remote and onsite, paid and without compension, full

• and part-time employees, intermittent employees, fee basis employees, VA contractors, researchers, volunteers and health professions trainees (HPTs) who are expected to perform any or all of their work these facilities.

HPTs may be paid or unpaid and include residents, interns, fellows and students. HCP also includes VHA personnel providing home-based care to Veterans and drivers and other personnel whose duties put them in contact with pients outside VA medical facilities. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 04/25/2025 to 05/05/2025 Salary $49,025

• $63,733 per year Pay scale & grade GS 7 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Knoxville, TN 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

CBTG-12729229-25-AL

Control number 835855200 ., .