Program Director, Dental Assisting

West Coast University•Los Angeles, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Program Director, Dental Assisting for a certified Great Place to Work, you will guide our Dental Assisting students and associates to do more than change their own lives – you will help change the lives of every patient they treat throughout their career in healthcare. At American Career College you will have the opportunity to share your success story with the next generation of dental assistants!

Requirements

Three (3) years of full-time experience in a healthcare facility, with a minimum of one (1) year of direct patient care including 40 hours in an ambulatory healthcare setting.
Must hold a valid, active, current license as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA)/ Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) and have been licensed for a minimum of two (2) years
Must possess a Certificate of Completion of a course in teaching methodology of at least 30 hours or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire.
Current CPR Card.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance and other regulatory standards such as Title IV, ABHES, BPPE, and other accreditation standards.
One (1) year of teaching experience in the subject areas taught or demonstrate prior training in instructional methodology and teaching skills from a formal teacher educational program or any comparable training program or formal in-house training program.
Baccalaureate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Managing, planning, and implementing the program in support of College and/or departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes to meet placement expectations.
Participating in curriculum development and coordination, determines teaching assignments using a blended instructional approach combining face-to-face instruction with on-line instruction (as applicable), selection of faculty, and selection/coordination of program specific external facilities and instruction.
Providing professional leadership and support for teaching faculty; serves as a mentor and facilitator for faculty assigned; and enables an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility.
Possibly teaching up to a full-time teaching load in designated field based upon the needs and/or student enrollments in the program
Monitoring and analyzes student attrition and retention data and works with other college leaders to develop initiatives that can be implemented to improve retention
Attending at least one (1) professional development activity annually and two (2) in-service events annually.