Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Faculty Job Albuquerque area,New Mexico USA,Dental / Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry Clinical Faculty

Job Location s: US-NM-Albuquerque

Job :

College: TUNY - College of Dental Medicine

Position Type:
Full-Time

Schedule Shift: Varies

Hours Per Week: 36.5

Travel:
None

Category:
Faculty/Academic

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Location:

US

Overview

Directly reporting to the Director of Pediatric Dentistry, with a dotted line to the Director of Clinical Education, and the Executive Assistant Dean of Clinical Affairs, pediatric dentistry faculty are responsible for direct patient care and mentoring/teaching students within Touro College of Dental Medicine’s clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Responsibilities

Initiate and guide student doctor/patient interaction.

Perform dental procedures on patients of the clinic as needed.

Model and advise students on professionalism and patient management techniques.

Assist in solving patient related problems.

Assist the Director of Pediatric Dentistry in the review of each student’s performance within the pediatric dentistry clinic.

Assuring accuracy of student clinical notes, approving student procedural code, and evaluating/assessing student in the areas of Preparedness, Professionalism, & Promptness.

Monitoring for unapproved notes of treatments on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Report instances of misconduct to the Director of Pediatric Dentistry.

Maintaining calibration as determined by the Director of Clinical Education as well as

Ensuring all clinical protocols are being followed in their clinical areas.
Infection Control Compliance

Complete Reviews of student activity upon request.

Aid in supervision of Clinical Formative and Summative Examination Process.

Attend periodic meetings with the Director of Pediatric Dentistry and attend clinical faculty meetings, including Faculty Forum.

Membership, if appointed, on relevant Clinical Committees.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

D.D.S./DMD from a CODA-accredited dental school or equivalent.
Certificate of training and educationally qualified from an ADA-accredited specialty program.
Dental License Registration; must be eligible for licensure in the state of New Mexico.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous teaching experience.
DEA number.
Board Eligible or Certified.
A track record of scholarly activity and outstanding patient care, as well as demonstration of or likely commitment to diversity-related teaching/research/service.
Engagement and familiarity in curriculum development and digital dentistry technology and experience in faculty calibration.
A high degree of interpersonal competency:
Professionalism, diplomacy, judgement and discretion required.
Demonstrated ability to develop positive and cooperative relationships with students, faculty and colleagues.
Ability to organize tasks.

Benefits

The Touro University offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees which includes:

Full range of Health Plans
- Medical Plans (choice of EPO, PPO, High Deductible HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Dental Plans (PPO & HMO) and Vision Plan
Dependent Care and Transit Programs
Life Insurance, AD&D and Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-term and Long-term disability programs
Retirement Plan (403b) - matching contribution up to 5% for eligible/enrolled employees following one year of employment (may make own pre-tax contributions immediately following employment)
Touro University Tuition Exemption Program for eligible employees, their spouse and dependent children
Employee Assistance Program
Early-Release Fridays (upon approval)
Generous Paid Time Off
- Vacation, Sick Leave, Personal Leave & Floating Holiday
- Annual Holiday Schedule
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