MOSDOH - CCU Director Associate Professor

A. T. Still University's Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health (MOSDOH) is seeking an exempt, full time Comprehensive Care Unit (CCU) Director on the St. Louis, Missouri Campus. This position reports to the Director of Clinical Faculty. The CCU Director manages and mentors MOSDOH students in the Comprehensive Care Unit to assure attainment of predoctoral clinical competency in all dental areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage D3 and D4 students as they develop and work through patient treatment plans, achieve educational goals and attain competencies.
• Maintain Standards of Care and ensure continuity of care for all patients in the CCU.
• Communicate and manage adjunct faculty in the clinic as to educational goals, essential experiences, and competencies.
• Assist with development and maintenance of accreditation and clinic quality assurance and continuous quality improvement measures.
• Conduct daily/weekly/monthly meetings with students, faculty, and staff to review issues/plans/events and student achievement.
• Work with staff, faculty and administration in St. Louis and Kirksville to train adjunct faculty to achieve clinical calibration.
• Provide direction over the dental assistant(s) and Patient Service Advocates and contribute to performance review evaluations in conjunction with the Assistant Dean, Clinical Affairs.
• Coordinate with Director of Clinical Faculty for staff leave (vacation, medical) and clinic floor coverage.
• Complete administrative reports as needed and all ATSU required employee training (RET).
• Track student progress and collaborate with specialty Directors and with the Director of Clinical Faculty on student deficiencies.
• Provide timely counsel to students.
• Assure patient, student, and staff safety and communication.
• Perform dental procedures on patients as needed.
• Monitor case completion of student treatment.
• Serve on University/MOSDOH and Affinia committees as assigned.
• Support/participate in an after-hours emergency care program.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations for adjunct faculty.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Director of Clinical Faculty.
• Lead CCU Director's NPI number will be used for all billing for students in the CCU.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• D.D.S./D.M.D.
• 5 years experience in dental teaching environment.
• 5 years experience in private practice where dentistry is performed.
• 5-10 years experience.
• Must be highly skilled in general dentistry
• Must have excellent communication and organization skills.
• Have excellent leadership skills.
• Must be team oriented, possess strong mentoring skills, and be personable.