Instructor Pool - Dental Hygiene

Lane Community College • Eugene, OR

67d • Onsite

About The Position

Our Health Professions Department is seeking to expand its pool of part-time faculty to teach Dental Hygiene. Beyond the required education and experience, instructors must have a passion for what they teach and have teaching styles that support student success. Instructors are responsible for following Division and College procedures in support of teaching and learning. This is an application pool posting for 2025-2026. The assigned location for this position is at the Lane Community College's main campus located in Eugene, Oregon. Selected candidates will be clinical instructors.

Requirements

• Licensed graduate of an Accredited Dental Hygiene Program
• A Bachelor's Degree in any field.
• OR
• Current enrollment in a Bachelor's Degree with anticipated graduation within 3 years of date of hire.
• Recent (within the last 3 years) work with patients/clients in a dental hygiene setting and/or academic/clinical teaching experience in dental hygiene. Current knowledge of the subject as demonstrated through continuing education courses or college courses, current concepts in the dental hygiene pre-clinic subjects of basic instrumentation, assessment procedures, and protocols for the dental hygiene process of care.
• Must be eligible for Licensure for Dental Hygiene in Oregon.
• Dental Hygiene Expanded Practice Permit or eligible to obtain by date of hire.
• Nitrous Oxide Sedation Permit or eligible to obtain by date of hire.
• Current Healthcare Provider BLS.
• Successful applicants are required to complete a criminal background check. Infractions do not necessarily disqualify a candidate, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. See our FAQs for more detail.
• Must work and reside in the state of Oregon at the time their work is being performed.

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree.
• Dental hygiene restorative functions endorsement.
• Evidence of professional development in dental hygiene.
• Experience with distance learning or with online learning management systems
• Restorative experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in Dental Hygiene courses and other Health Professions courses as necessary
• Exhibit compliance with College policies and procedures, accountability for leave time, timesheet completion, release time, textbook ordering and related functions
• Sustain currency in discipline and innovation in teaching
• Collegial participation in faculty performance evaluation process
• Maintain and post office hours in alignment with College expectations
• Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, departments, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures
• Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, and/or other documentation; ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory
• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students
• Other duties as assigned
• Provide high-quality classroom instruction
• Create course content, develop and revise course content and materials
• Establish learning outcomes consistent with core ability outcomes, assess outcomes using appropriate assessment tools, and use assessment results to inform improvements at a program and course level
• Incorporate college values into the curriculum and promote a respectful learning environment including facilitating awareness of multicultural and diversity issues in curricula
• Teach and develop all class syllabi and course materials, in a form that can be directly delivered to, and used by, students
• Confer with students on course materials
• Deliver curriculum to students in traditional and online formats
• Engage within the online course environment to ensure Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI).
• Monitor student progress and provide reasonable coaching and assistance to struggling students towards success
• Review and grade all work submitted by students and provide timely and substantive feedback
• Provide timely responses to student inquiries.
• Ensure that all materials meet the guidelines of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
• Use effective strategies for teaching online.
• Demonstrate Lane Community College's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities.
• Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.
• Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and Disability Resource departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities.
• Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.

Benefits

• The Part-time Faculty benefits package includes a generous contribution toward medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long-term disability, and paid sick leave. Part-time faculty may be eligible for full contracted benefits after meeting certain criteria.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees