Program Director - Comprehensive Oral Implantology

Summary

Position Title

Program Director - Comprehensive Oral Implantology 

Department

Brooks Rehabilitation and College of Healthcare Sciences 

Position Reports to (Position Title)

Dean of Brooks Rehabilitation and College of Healthcare Sciences 

Effective Date

May 1, 2023

Status

Full Time/Exempt

Job Summary

The Jacksonville University, Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences, Comprehensive Oral Implantology program seeks candidates for a Program Director position. The successful candidate will join a diverse group of faculty, clinical directors, residents, and staff in their mission to achieve excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarly activity, and service.

 

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Seeks and assists in the onboarding of faculty instructors.
• Evaluates faculty performance and provides timely feedback.
• Oversees curriculum development and class scheduling/teaching assignments.
• Purchases and obtains essential program equipment and maintains program budget.
• Recruits and hires program faculty.
• Retains objective assessment data for accreditation purposes.
• Serves as a mentor to academic faculty.
• Meets regularly with the Dean of the College and as needed collaborates with other college and program level administrators and community partners.
• Instructs one or more courses per year in the program as related to their specific specialty.
• Oversees daily academic operations of the program.
• Collaborates with other college and program level administrators on program marketing activities and special events.
• Helps to resolve issues and disputes.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensures that faculty, clinical directors, and residents abide by Jacksonville University’s academic standards and the program’s goals and objectives to advance dental education, patient care, research, and service.
• Oversees a broad based, systematic, and continuous approach toward designing, promoting, planning, evaluating, and improving the program's educational quality.
• Upholds the application and principles of ethical reasoning, ethical decision making, and professional responsibility.
• Collaborates with other college and program level administrators on the the evaluation of clinical sites and clinical directors.
• Documents the program's activities and effectiveness using a formal and ongoing outcomes assessment process that includes measuring resident, clinical directors and faculty performance, and resident attendance and participation in didactic and clinical programs.
• Collaborates with other college and program level administrators to develop guidelines for the resident’s clinical progression plan.
• Respects and meets SACSCOC criteria for University accreditation
• Organizes and executes educational and administrative components of the program, including:
  • Participates in the selection of residents qualified to undertake training in comprehensive oral implantology utilizing a centralized resident selection process.
  • Evaluates and participates in the selection process of new clinical residency sites.
  • Leads faculty and clinical director meetings.

Required Skills/Abilities

Examples:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Education, Certificates, Licenses, & Experience

• The ideal candidate should be able to demonstrate previous teaching experience in general dentistry with oral implantology expertise and have a distinguished record of professional accomplishments. 
• Continued pursuit of new knowledge in oral implantology and related fields is desirable.
• Candidate must possess a doctor of dental surgery or a doctor of dental medicine.

Physical Requirements

• Manual dexterity to efficiently operate a computer keyboard and other business machines.
• Adequate hearing to communicate effectively in person and by phone. 
• Adequate vision to conduct the responsibilities outlined above.

Important Note

This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required for this position. The University reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs.

To Apply

Interested candidates should submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three current written letters of recommendation, and a completed Jacksonville University Faculty Application to:

Maranda Brown, Executive Assistant to the Dean 

Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences

Comprehensive Oral Implantology

Email: mbrown51@ju.edu.