This position reports to the Program Director (Dr. Fariba Younai) of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Oral Health Care (Dental) Services Contracts with the County of Los Angeles (the Ryan White Contracts for General Dentistry and Specialty Dental Services"). Patients treated under the Ryan White Contracts are HIV positive or live with AIDS and require assistance at the individual level with respect to navigating through the dental care system at UCLA. The position is responsible for direct supervision of the program staff (two administrative specialists); recruitment and outreach to patients in need of general and specialty oral health services; care coordination for specialty oral health services; referral for primary medical and specialty medical care and psychosocial services as necessary; development and execution of quality management/assurance program; reporting on Program's activities including but not limited to patient care outcomes and predoctoral and graduate students educational progress. These activities are related to the relationships established outside of UCLA School of Dentistry (SOD) and internally within different departments at SOD. Externally, the position will be responsible for: (a) acting as the point of contact and liaison between the UCLA School of Dentistry ("SOD") and the Los Angeles County Division of HIV and STD Programs ("DHSP") for all communications related to the execution of the service contracts and the quality management programs described in the Ryan White Contract; (b) serving as the point of contact for communications between SOD and facilities that provide medical, psychosocial and wrap-around services; and (c) making site visits to providers of medical services to Ryan White patients for the purposes of explaining and marketing SOD's dental services. Internally, the position will be responsible for: (a) overseeing all administrative tasks performed by the Program staff related to the provision of dental care to patients under the Ryan White contracts, including but not limited to, tracking and monitoring patients' general dental treatment and navigating specialty referrals; (b) providing administrative assistance to the contract director and her/his designees, including but not limited to, accessing and analyzing patient care data and generating reports; working with the SOD Office of Finance and the CFO to allocate treatment resources to patients; coordinating all audits related to the Ryan White Contracts for General Dentistry and Specialty Dental Services; (c) obtaining data from Case Watch (the software used by DHSP) for registering patients and checking their eligibility; (d) operating the patient care software currently used by SOD (AxiUm) and any other dental software that SOD may utilize in the future to obtain patient treatment outcomes; (e) verifying the transfer of information from Case Watch into AxiUm or any other dental software that may be utilized by the SOD and vice-versa; (f) providing assistance as needed to the various SOD billing offices for accounts covered by the Ryan White Contract; (g) maintaining a collaborative relationship with other clinics in the school that will provide specialty and other services to the Ryan White contract patients, including but not limited to, communicating to such clinics; and (h) interacting directly with the Ryan White patients to provide them with basic information, program updates, and answer questions related to scheduling general dental services and specialty referrals, treatment sequencing, patient grievances, cost of care and billing issues.

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Why work at UCLA? Benefits:UCLA offers a comprehensive benefits package, including an average of three weeks' vacation per year; an average of 12 days per year sick leave; 13 paid holidays per year; health, dental and optical benefits; life insurance; disability insurance; the University of California Retirement Plan with 5 year vesting and various voluntary UC Savings Plans. There are also special programs and privileges available, such as accessibility to cultural and recreational programs, athletic events, and the University Credit Union. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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