Part Time Dental Hygienist - Dental Clinic

Part Time Dental Hygienist - Dental Clinic

The Lane Dental Clinic and Lane Community College are seeking a part-time dental hygienist. This is a non-instructional assignment. The goal of the Lane Dental Clinic is to provide the public with patient-centered, comprehensive, preventive, and therapeutic dental care, while at the same time providing effective, practical, educational experiences for dental assisting students. Encourage the love of learning and service. Lane's Clinic specializes in treating patients without recent access to dental care.

Clinic staff provide teeth cleaning and restorative services with affordable prices to community members, students and those in need with dental expertise, compassion and kindness.

The selected candidate will:

• Have a passion for serving others in their work and willingly mentor and develop Lane students to gain employment.
• Contribute to a positive atmosphere of individual caring, dedication and service in a fast-paced clinic.
• Work with experienced dentists who have committed to serving the community and training Lane students.

Position

Purpose:

To provide dental hygiene service to adults and children in a training dental clinic.

Essential Functions:

Support student learning through activities that include:

• Exhibit compliance with college policies and procedures, accountability for leave time, time sheet completion, release time, and related functions.
• Sustain currency in discipline and innovation in teaching.
• Collegial participation in faculty performance evaluation process.
• Maintain and post office hours in alignment with college expectations.
• Maintain physical campus presence for instruction and daily needs of students, departments, college, and community, as specified in the College Operations Policies and Procedures.
• Maintain requirements for student records, attendance, grades, and/or other documentation; ensure a safe, quality classroom or lab, including equipment, supplies, and inventory.
• Problem solve and manage sensitive information with appropriate awareness of FERPA standards; maintain confidentiality and sensitivity to the privacy needs of students.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equity and Inclusion:
Demonstrate Lane Community College's core value of social justice by ensuring equity and inclusion skills such as respect, inclusiveness, reflecting, valuing of cultural and personal differences, are the basis of employee and student interpersonal communications and relationships, and are applied to all position responsibilities. Duties are carried out respectfully and inclusively, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, social class, marital status, national origin, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, veteran's status, nationality, age, language, origin or employment status.

Actively assist with ADA compliance in conjunction with Human Resources and Disability Resource departments; support appropriate access for persons with disabilities in order to provide for the success of students and staff; mentor and role model cultural competency for persons with disabilities. Must demonstrate an active concern for students, staff, and the public.

Supervision Statement:
This position is supervised by The Dean of Health Professions. The Clinic Coordinator leads the work of the clinic, sets schedules, oversees daily operations, workflow, establishes procedures, gives input for clinic functions and develops organizational procedures.

Physical Demands/Working Environment:
This position works indoors and is exposed to usual office working conditions that include office noises and interruptions, such as printers, telephones, and visitors. This position requires that an employee is able to sit or stand for extended periods of time; perform cognitive and psychometric work for more than six (6) hours a day. This position may work with individuals who may be hostile or abusive.

Work may require transporting materials up to twenty-five (25) pounds. Work safely.

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain effective working relations with faculty, students, and staff.
• Communicate effectively.
• Demonstrate organizational abilities.
• Understand time management.
• Practice well-rounded leadership skills.
• Communicate efficiently.
• Have computer skills, including word processing.
• Analyze and problems solve.
• Write clearly and present information in concise summary reports.
• Prioritize and set long and short-term goals.
• Understand and carry out Lane Community College's commitment to student success, lifelong learning, and the needs of students, staff and the public.
• Understand and carry out Lane Community College's mission and strategic agendas including college learning outcomes, cultural competency, and diversity.

Applicant Instructions:
Incomplete applications will not be considered. All fields in the application must be completed, including employment dates, work hours, and detailed job duties. The CV/Resume may not take the place of any one section in the…