Clinical Director of Implants

Aspen Dental Jobs; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A dental healthcare provider in Clarksville is seeking a skilled professional to mentor doctors in surgical and implant procedures. The ideal candidate will have a DMD or DDS degree, 3+ years of clinical experience, and strong interpersonal skills. Responsibilities include education, partnership development, and treatment planning. Travel is required 70% of the time. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of dental training at an accredited dental school.
• Experience with implants, orthodontics, and restorative procedures.
• Minimum of 3+ years clinical experience.

Responsibilities

• Educate and mentor doctors on surgical and implant procedures.
• Serve as the primary clinical contact for implant partners.
• Advise on appropriate implant treatment plans.
• Support practices with patient care and productivity.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coaching ability

Mentoring skills

Customer focus

Innovative problem-solving

Education

DMD or DDS degree

Relevant advanced education for specialty areas

Job description

Core Competencies

• Building Effective Teams—Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team; fosters open dialogue; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
• Customer Focus—Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Drive for Results—Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Ethics and Values—Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs during both good and bad times; acts in line with those values.
• Managing Vision and Purpose—Is optimistic; can inspire and motivate vision and sense of core purpose.

PSC Competencies

• Building Organizational Talent – Establishing systems and processes to attract, develop, engage, and retain talented individuals; creating a work environment where people can realize their full potential, thus allowing the organization to meet current and future business challenges.
• Compelling Communication – Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups; communicating in a focused and compelling way that captures and holds others’ attention.
• Emotional Intelligence – Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting one’s own and others’ emotions and behavior in the context of the political environment; leveraging insights to effectively manage one’s own responses and reactions.
• Innovation – Generating innovative solutions in work situations; trying different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities.
• Leadership Disposition – Attends to the needs and feelings of others to develop effective working relationships; takes a structured approach to managing self and others; exhibits leadership qualities that elicit the trust of others; rapidly learns and applies new job-related information; demonstrates a continuous learning orientation.

Essential Responsibilities

• Educates, trains, and mentors doctors with hands on surgical and implant restorative procedures both in office and through learning and development programs.
• Serves as the primary clinical contact for division internal and external implant partners and successfully builds, develops and maintains essential partnerships. Actively reviews evidence-based practice standards, dental care advances and recommends incorporating such standards and advances into the dental practice.
• Advices dentists and clinical team members on appropriate implant treatment plan recommendations based on patient unique needs.
• Provides in-office and in-region support to Doctors and Practice teams, emphasizing the highest standard of patient care and practice productivity.
• Develops and implements implant related programs that help Aspen Professionals provide superior patient care, exceptional practice productivity and outstanding business results.
• Assists with implant continuing education program development and presentation both at the regional and national level, including; active participation in regional market development meetings.
• Participates in Doctor programs.
• Supports the evaluation, recommendation, and implementation of new patient care implant technologies.
• Partners with Field Leadership, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Practice Ownership to establish and monitor and evaluate successful Doctor retention strategies.
• Monitors revenues and expenditures for assigned Practices to assure budgeted profit targets related to implant procedures are met or exceeded.
• Identifies underperforming Practices; partners with Doctors to implement and monitor plans to achieve and exceed operational success

Requirements & Qualifications

• Successful completion of dental training at a four (4) year, accredited Dental School and received an DMD or DDS degree.
• Experience with implants, orthodontics / clear aligners, and all restorative procedures.
• Relevant advanced education for specialty areas.
• Minimum of 3+ years clinical experience.
• Ability to travel at least 70%.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively coach, mentor, and train others.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills.