The School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina University is recruiting for a Faculty Dentist to serve as the Director of Community Dental Practices.
The Director of Community Dental Practices works within the School of Dental Medicine (SoDM) Office of Extramural Clinical Practices (ECP) and reports to its Associate Dean for ECP in collaboration with the administrative units, the Department Chairs and the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD ) Residency Program to support the SoDM's mission, vision, programs and initiatives.
The Director provides leadership and direct oversight in the management of operations at multiple clinics of the SoDM's Community Service Learning Centers (CSLC's). The Director, in association with the Associate Dean for ECP, is responsible for creating and evaluating processes that assure required educational and financial sustainability while ensuring continual improvement of the CSLCs' processes for providing exceptional care and service to its patients. Additionally, the Director coordinates the CSLCs' human, financial, and material resources in order to anticipate and meet the educational needs of its students and those of the CSLCs' patients and community partners. The Director, in support of the educational needs of the SoDM's residents and students, will be licensed and available to provide a full range of comprehensive general dentistry services and will ensure the highest standards for graduating exceptionally skilled, community-minded general dentists.
This is an open rank position.
Minimum Education/Experience:
• DDS or DMD degree from a CODA-accredited school.
• Eligible to be licensed to practice dentistry in the State of North Carolina, and, upon assuming the position, licensed to practice dentistry in the State of North Carolina.
• Three years of experience as a leader/manager in a healthcare management role.
• Knowledge and experience in the successful operation of a dental or healthcare practice setting.
Preferred Experience/Education:
• Master's degree in public health, health administration, or business administration
• Outstanding interpersonal capabilities with excellent verbal and written communication skills, combined with a record of building consensus within an academic/practice setting.
• Ability to quickly respond to requests and situations with accuracy, reliability, and flexibility.
• Experience with pre-doctoral and post-doctoral dental education is highly desirable.
• General knowledge of the principles of community organization, public and business administration.
• Broad knowledge of issues in dental education.
• Ability to work effectively with others in an organization outside of the formal authority to accomplish organizational goals and to identify and resolve issues.
• Basic knowledge and experience in quality and process improvement activities.
• Demonstrated experience in supervising the work of others.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships within an organization and with outside organizations, agencies, and individuals.
All application materials must be submitted online. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Please visit the online posting for additional details.
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