Dental Hygiene Instructor

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TITLE: Dental Hygiene Instructor

CLASSIFICATION: Instructor

Who We Are: Tri County Tech is a high-performance organization that strives to hire the best and the brightest talent. The ultimate goal is to find the perfect candidate for the position itself and for someone who will meld naturally in the TCT culture. Every educator at Tri County Tech helps us further our vision of inspiring success through life-changing learning experiences.

Tri County Tech isnt just a place where we work. Its a mindset we embody. We thrive on challenges innovate through constraints and do it all with the student in mind. Whether youre called to create exciting content help students with financial assistance or keep a budget in check youll first need a commitment to the culture weve built and a strong desire for continuous improvement. Successful Tri County Tech employees are here to give everything theyve got to serve something bigger than themselves.

Who You Are:The Dental Hygiene Clinical Instructor at Tri County Tech in partnership with the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry plays a crucial role in preparing students for successful careers as dental hygienists. Students engage in didactic courses delivered via live interactive video conferencing complemented by hands-on laboratory and clinical training at Tri County Techs state-of-the-art dental hygiene clinic. The instructor is integral to developing and implementing the clinical and laboratory skills necessary for students to become competent entry-level hygienists. This professional dental hygienist fosters a positive and rewarding clinical environment that promotes essential knowledge skills and ethical values in the field significantly contributing to the success of the students and the program.

What Youll Possess

As a qualified candidate:

• Youll possess a bachelors Degree. A Masters Degree is preferred.
• Youll possess a Registered Dental Hygienist license in the state of Oklahoma.
• Youll possess a minimum of three years of related work experience.
• Youll be CPR certified.
• Youll have familiarity with current dental hygiene practices and procedures.

• Youll have familiarity with andragogy and the training and development of others.
• You are detail-oriented and organized.
• Youll strive to exceed expectations and have excellent communication skills.
• Youll take the initiative seek out projects and openly accept other duties as assigned.
• You continually look for ways to improve your skillset and are always open to receiving feedback.

What Youll Do

Instructors plan and deliver high-level rigorous instruction to students in a trade area. They are technical experts in a given field/ area of specialty with the ability to teach leadership and employability skills. They understand the concept of andragogy and pedagogy and the learners motivation while displaying patience and enthusiasm to help their students meet their goals. Instructors are lifelong learners who can adapt easily to meet the needs of their students. They manage multiple projects with self-directed deadline-driven accountability. They are high-functioning professionals applying the use of discretion and independent judgment while maintaining ultimate accountability.

Essential Functions:

Provide Clinical Instruction to Junior and Senior Dental Hygiene Students:

• Provide guidance and oversight to the clinical experience in the areas of:
  • Basic and advanced dental hygiene instrumentation
  • Labs including preclinic radiology clinic and applied dental materials
  • Techniques of local anesthesia and N20 administration
  • Patient advocacy and care
  • Dental software / Office Applications
  • Verbal and written guidance to students ensuring all protocols are followed.
• Coordinate dental hygiene clinic and rotation schedule (fall and spring)
• Supervise dental hygiene students at defined rotation sites.
• Maintain communication with students faculty patients and dentists.
• Mentor responsibilities- student progress community activities research Scientific Day.
• Assist in clinic management of clinic operations maintenance inventory sterilization and acquiring dental unit equipment.
• Establish connections for student community activities and maintain service agreements.
• Attend all faculty functions and meetings required by the College of Dentistry.
• Other Job-Related Duties as Assigned by the Supervisor: The omission of duties does not exclude it from the position if similar related or a logical assignment to the other words youll be helping out on spontaneous projects and opportunities not listed above.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision disability Teachers Retirement Pension and 403B matching. You will also enjoy an outstanding work-life balance with an abundant amount of paid time off including 10 paid sick days 5 paid FLEX days and over 24 paid holidays. Tuition Reimbursement and free access to our onsite fitness center are additional perks and half-price tuition for your children in our child development center.

What Youll Also Get:

• Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to unlimited professional development with a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources including our TCT culture courses and over 5000 on-demand courses through LinkedIn Learning.
• Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being a Great Place to Work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.
• Purpose-Driven Company: Youll help us continue to make positive changes in our local communities through volunteerism giving back and producing life-changing learning opportunities.

Terms of Employment: 10 months; salary to be established by the Board of Education.

Evaluation: Performance evaluated by the Director of Instruction per Board policy.

Status: Exempt

Salary: 63500

There will be no discrimination in the technology center because of race color sex pregnancy gender gender expression or identity national origin religion disability veteran status sexual orientation age or genetic information in its programs services activities and employment. The following individual is designated to handle inquiries regarding the technology centers non-discrimination policies including Title IX:Tara Stevens Director of HR & Compliance Officer 6101 Nowata Road Bartlesville OK 74006 . According to the State of Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act registered sex offenders must self-disclose their status before admissions. View our. View our fullnon-discrimination policy. Title IX Training provided by:OSSBA Workshop Resources

Required Experience:

Senior IC