Dental Hygiene Faculty and Program Director (Unlimited, Full-Time)

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

16h

About The Position

The Mission of the Anoka-Ramsey Community College Dental Hygiene Program is to prepare ethical, compassionate, and competent professionals through excellence in education, technical skill development, and rich clinical experiences. Rooted in strong professional values and adherence to codes of ethics, the program fosters lifelong learning, evidence-based practice, and community service. Graduates are prepared to serve as effective members of the dental health team, advancing the profession while providing person-centered care to meet the oral health needs of a diverse and changing world. As a part of the leadership team, this position serves as a leader in achieving the mission. The purpose of this position is to manage, plan and implement the Dental Hygiene program in support of the college and departmental mission and goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and licensure (maintain CODA accreditation compliance and documentation). Ensuring internal consistency, and graduate outcomes to meet placement expectations is included in the role of the program director. This position includes leading in curriculum development and coordination, ongoing evaluation of admission criteria and processes, determining teaching assignments, and budget preparation and fiscal administration in collaboration with the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health. The director position is also responsible for organizing instructional approaches to teaching courses, providing assistance in the selection of faculty, and selection/coordination of program specific external facilities and instruction. The position includes providing professional leadership and support for teaching faculty; serves as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assignments; and enables an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility. Teaching is also a part of this job to ensure a full-time position in the designated field based upon the needs and/or student enrollments in the program. Monitoring and analyzing student attrition and retention data and working with other college leaders to develop initiatives that can be implemented to improve retention and completion rates of students is a key component of this position. The position has responsibilities year-round. This position will be located at the Cambridge Campus.

Requirements

Masters degree or higher
A graduate of a dental hygiene program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation
Three full-time years (or equivalent) of verified related paid work experience as a dental hygienist.
One year of this work experience shall be within the five years immediately preceding the date of application for the credential field. The recency requirement shall be waived if the individual has two years of successful full-time (or equivalent) postsecondary teaching experience in the credential field within the last five years.
Current Dental Hygienist License from the Minnesota Board of Dentistry.

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience in Dental Hygiene
Experience with program coordination
Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion in a clinical and/or classroom setting.
Diverse clinical experience.
Communication skills are sufficient to effectively teach in a diverse multicultural and multiracial community.
Experience in budgeting
Experience in curriculum development, evaluation, and revision

Responsibilities

Manage, plan and implement the Dental Hygiene program in support of the college and departmental mission and goals
Assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and licensure (maintain CODA accreditation compliance and documentation)
Lead in curriculum development and coordination
Ongoing evaluation of admission criteria and processes
Determine teaching assignments
Budget preparation and fiscal administration in collaboration with the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health
Organize instructional approaches to teaching courses
Provide assistance in the selection of faculty
Selection/coordination of program specific external facilities and instruction
Provide professional leadership and support for teaching faculty
Serve as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assignments
Enable an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility
Teaching in the designated field based upon the needs and/or student enrollments in the program
Monitoring and analyzing student attrition and retention data and working with other college leaders to develop initiatives that can be implemented to improve retention and completion rates of students

Benefits

health insurance
life insurance
dental insurance
short and long-term disability
paid personal and sick leave
retirement savings plans
tuition waiver for employees and dependents
professional development funds
11 paid Holidays
Vacation Time
Sick Time
six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500)
a Pension Plan
457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options
pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts
employer paid life insurance
short and long term disability
professional development
a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents