Dental Hygiene Clinical Instructor (Part-Time)

Community College of Baltimore County; Dundalk (MD); In loco; USD 55.000 - 90.000; Part-time

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Free parking

Sick and Safe Leave for part‑time

Descrizione del lavoro

Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is seeking an Adjunct Dental Hygiene Clinical/Laboratory Faculty member to provide high‑quality, evidence‑based clinical and laboratory instruction and supervision of students. Hours are typically Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., varying by program needs.

The role requires an active Maryland dental hygiene license (or eligibility), a CODA‑accredited degree, and at least two years of clinical practice, plus BLS/CPR.

Competenze

• Faculty must have an associate degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Graduate of a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program.
• Current Maryland dental hygiene license in active status, or eligibility.
• Current Maryland license to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide, when applicable.
• Minimum of two years of clinical dental hygiene practice.
• Current BLS/CPR certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Ability to meet health, immunization, background check, and other employment requirements.

Mansioni

• Provide clinical instruction and supervision of students in accordance with course objectives, program outcomes, institutional policies, state regulations, and CODA standards.
• Supervise and evaluate student clinical and/or laboratory performance, competencies, professionalism, and overall progress in accordance with established program standards.
• Ensure that patient care is delivered safely, ethically, and in accordance with the Maryland Dental Practice Act, accepted standards of care, and program policies.
• Guide students in patient assessment, dental hygiene diagnosis, care planning, implementation, evaluation, clinical decision-making, and documentation.
• Maintain timely communication with the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, and other appropriate faculty regarding student performance, patient care concerns, and matters affecting student success.
• Provide demonstration of clinical procedures and may perform direct patient care or intervene in patient treatment, when appropriate, to support student learning, patient safety, and program operations.
• Meet with students as needed to provide remediation, mentoring, coaching, and support related to clinical performance, competency attainment, professionalism, and student success.
• Provide timely, accurate, and constructive evaluation of student clinical and/or laboratory performance and maintain required clinical records and documentation.
• Collaborate with supervising dentists and other faculty members to support patient care and student learning.
• Participate in faculty meetings, orientations, calibration activities, educational methodology training, institutional compliance training, and other required program functions.
• Maintain all licenses, certifications, and credentials required for assigned teaching responsibilities in active status and good standing and comply with applicable continuing education requirements.
• Maintain current knowledge of evidence-based dental hygiene practice and pursue ongoing professional development to support instructional excellence and emerging best practices.
• Support program assessment, accreditation activities, curriculum improvement, and continuous quality improvement initiatives as assigned.
• Promote a safe, respectful, inclusive, and professional clinical learning environment for students, patients, faculty, staff, and visitors.
• Fulfill all responsibilities associated with the appointment for the duration of the assignment period, including activities occurring before, during, and after the academic term, such as meetings, calibration activities, grading, documentation, training, and other assigned duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director, Clinical Coordinator, Dean, or College administration.

Conoscenze

Clinical instruction

Student supervision

Communication

Formazione

Associate degree or higher

CODA-accredited dental hygiene program

Strumenti

Electronic health records

Learning management systems

Educational technologies

Descrizione del lavoro

Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is seeking an Adjunct Dental Hygiene Clinical/Laboratory Faculty member to provide high‑quality, evidence‑based clinical and laboratory instruction and supervision of students. Hours are typically Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., varying by program needs.

The role requires an active Maryland dental hygiene license (or eligibility), a CODA‑accredited degree, and at least two years of clinical practice, plus BLS/CPR.