Dental Hygiene Instructor

Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Lexington, Kentucky

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Anesthesiology, Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Medicine, Clinical Training, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Educational Evaluation, Employee Assistance Plan, Healthcare, Radiography, Requirements Management, Retirement Plan, Staff Training, Student Services, Training/Teaching, Tuition Reimbursement
LOCATION
Lexington, Kentucky
POSTED
20 days ago

Title: Dental Hygiene Instructor

Salary Range: $4098-$5123

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status:Exempt

College:Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location:Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

  • Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

Provide classroom and lab instruction in competencies for dental hygiene in the Associate of Applied Science program. These include the evaluation & supervision of students, working collaboratively with full-time faculty and staff, and completing professional development requirements.

Note: This is Grant Funded Position

 

Job Duties:

  • Provide didactic dental hygiene instruction for classroom (if applicable) and/or clinical instruction for laboratory settings.

  • Demonstrate current knowledge in dental hygiene instrument use, digital charting, digital radiography, and a willingness to learn additional technology used in the dental hygiene clinic.

  • Work collaboratively with faculty & staff to provide education, evaluation & supervision to students who are working on patients from the community.

  • Complete required professional development trainings, both online and in-person as needed.

  • Attend scheduled sessions that coincide with the posted Academic Calendar.

  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Current KY dental hygiene or dentist licensure

  • Bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene or related field

  • Minimum 5-years clinical experience  

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Digital dental software experience

  • Local anesthesia and laser certifications

Additional Skills Requested:

  • To be considered for a faculty position, please upload a copy of your unofficial transcript at the time of your application

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

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Kentucky Community and Technical College System