About CCRI:

Job Summary:

• Dental Hygiene Clinic – First and Second Year

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Work collaboratively with others in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive, and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life-experiences.

• Plan, develop, present, and modify courses from proposal, to syllabus, to delivery (classroom, hybrid, or online), to assessment, to evaluation.
• Teach assigned courses
• Convey knowledge and skills effectively to students.
• Continue professional development as an educator.
• Use advanced technologies to expand student resources and learning opportunities.
• Assess student learning according to best practices in measurement of student performance objectives and outcomes.
• Demonstrate creativity and flexibility in pedagogical approaches to a diverse population of students and peers.
• Provide teaching in clinical, laboratory and didactic settings in the dental health programs.
• Demonstrate commitment to providing academic support to students and provide remediation as needed
• Provide direction for dental health faculty, students and patients in a medical emergency.
• Diagnose dental clinic patient oral conditions and make referrals, as needed.
• Administer local anesthesia when necessary in the clinical setting.
• Prescribe and review clinic patient radiographs as needed.
• When necessary, collaborate with clinical faculty to determine if dental hygiene treatment can proceed safely.
• Participate in accreditation activities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of a DDS or DMD in Rhode Island is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of clinical practice experience is required.
• Current certification in CPR at the Health care Provider level is required
• Documentation of current malpractice insurance
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills, and a collaborative approach to working with students and colleagues.

Competencies:

• Previous teaching experience at a CODA accredited institution, preferred

Campus Location: Primarily located at the Lincoln Campus

Full-time/Part-time: Part-Time

Salary Range: Starting contact hour rate: $97.10

Special Instructions to Applicants:

EEO Statement:

About Community College of Rhode Island

The Community College of Rhode Island is the states only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs. At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population. We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses. We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential. To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best: https://www.ccri.edu/equity/culture/guidingprinciples.html

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