Welcome To Southern Tech - Applying For The Career/Technical Education Part-Time Dental Hygiene Clinical Instructor Position

Purpose of Job:

Responsible for the clinical observation, collaboration, and implementation of an effective program of instruction while maintaining compliance with SouthernTech Board Policy, State of Oklahoma Career and Technical Education, the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry State Dental Act, the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry (OUCOD) requirements; and the American Dental Association Commission on Accreditation.

 

Major Duties, Tasks, and Responsibilities:

 

Essential Functions of the Job:

1. Supports and promotes the SouthernTech adopted quality initiatives.
2. Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continuous improvements in services to customers.
3. Supports and assists in the development and execution of the SouthernTech strategic plan.
4. Assigns appropriate instructional areas and formally evaluates instruction of the course material, in cooperation with Clinical Coordinators and Course Directors; make suggestions for appropriate change in clinical policy and/or procedures.
5. Observation of clinical activities, providing instruction and evaluation for dental hygiene students on assigned patients.
6. Serve as a mentor to assigned students.
7. Assume responsibility for becoming and remaining calibrated in clinical teaching and modeling by learning what is taught in clinical lectures and labs.
8. Participate in CODA mandated continuing education.
9. Monitor inventory and coordinate supply order.
10. Make students first priority during clinical sessions; use clinical time for individual chair side clinical teaching.
11. Coordinate and participate in program activities for SouthernTech and OUCOD.
12. Follow sequence established for clinical sessions and evaluate all elements of clinical session in a thorough fashion.
13. Collaborate with/oversee student in designing research projects and posters; implement projects if indicated.
14. Collaborate with/oversee student in community projects.
15. Screen and classify potential patients; maintain patient and student confidentiality.

 

Other:

1. Perform other duties and assume other responsibilities required, as directed by the Superintendent, Director, Program Coordinator, and OUCOD Department of Dental Hygiene.
2. Cooperate with other personnel to ensure a positive learning environment.

 

Organizational Relationships:

Reports to: Program Coordinator

 

Education, Knowledge, Skill, & Experience Requirements:

 

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

Education and Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree required.
2. Possess active dental hygiene license issued by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry.
3. Possess active membership to the American Dental Hygiene Association.

 

Knowledge and Skills:

1. Working knowledge of computerized office programs, Oklahoma School Law, Oklahoma Board of Dentistry, federal and state laws, and the SouthernTech education system.
2. Function as an effective SouthernTech team player.
3. Ability to function professionally during high stress situations.
4. Ability to implement, facilitate, and complete multiple projects in a timely and efficient manner.
5. Act as a good role model in both clinical skills and in professional behavior.
6. Treat students with professional respect by providing feedback discretely without undermining the student’s confidence or causing embarrassment.
7. Project a positive helpful attitude when students request or require help.
8. Maintain appropriate faculty/student relationship.
9. Evaluate student performance equally and fairly.

 

Physical & Mental Requirements:

 

Physical Requirements:

1. Sit for extended periods, stand and walk as required in lab, clinic, and classrooms.
2. Manipulate computer keyboard.
3. Keen hearing: (ability to listen to others)
4. Vision: Close and distance vision required.
5. Be able to communicate.
6. Be able to properly and legally operate a school vehicle as required to travel on behalf of the district.
7. Regularly lifts up to 25 lbs. (occasionally up to 35 lbs.).
8. Ability to bend and stoop.

           

Mental Requirements:

1. Ability to read directions, instructions, both written, and spoken.
2. Ability to communicate effectively.
3. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community and the Board of Education.
4. Ability to write documents and effectively present information.
5. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
6. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
7. Ability to function professionally during high stress situations.
8. Ability to implement, facilitate, and complete multiple projects in a timely and efficient manner.

 

Work Environment:

Primarily an office/clinical environment; walking and working with students and staff.

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