Adjunct, Dental Assisting

• This adjunct instructor position will provide instruction to students in dental assisting program
• The DA program requires adjunct faculty to be able to verbally communicate and demonstrate all aspects of dental assisting competencies
• This involves all aspects of clinical duties for the DA

Duties include:

• Provide instruction in dental assisting program courses
• Attend faculty training/calibration sessions
• Assist in course revision/program development activities
• Manage Stark State faculty email account and advise students as necessary
• Manage supply inventory
• Provide constructive feedback to students on completing assignments and/or competencies.
• Evaluate student performance using evaluation rubrics

Part-time Dental Assisting/EFDA/RDH Minimum Qualifications:

• EFDA certification with three years of EFDA work experience
• Dental assisting certification (DANB, RDA, or CODA) with five years of dental assisting experience
• Radiographer's certificate-BLS Certification

• Must be a certified dental assistant and/or expanded functions dental auxiliary with current radiography certification and BLS training.
• Candidates must have working knowledge of at least one type of practice management software.
• Candidates must be familiar with current dental office technology used in patient care.
• Must have current knowledge of dentistry.
• Must be able to effectively communicate with all populations.
• Must possess critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Must have working knowledge of computers to including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Internet navigation.

In order to improve hiring efficiency, be more responsive, and help us find the best candidates Stark State has implemented the use of a few recruiting tools such as Qualifi and Skill Survey. You may hear from us through one of these platforms during the recruitment process.

Qualifi is a cloud-based phone interviewing platform. Think of this like traditional phone interviews, but faster - allowing us to be more responsive to you, the applicant.

Checking candidates' references for multiple top candidates provides a valuable means of verifying skills and experience represented in resumes and interviews. SkillSurvey Reference, a cloud-based, data-driven solution allows us to access relevant feedback from references provided by our candidates. The chosen references receive job-specific surveys on at least 26 critical behaviors and skills. These behavioral competencies have been scientifically studied and have been shown to correlate with work outcomes.

Stark State College utilizes E-Verify to ensure compliance with applicable employment eligibility laws. E-Verify is an electronic system used to confirm the employment eligibility of new hires. This process will be conducted in accordance with I-9 verification and will be done promptly upon hire for all incoming employees. To understand what E-Verify is and how it works please visit E-Verify.

Should you have any questions regarding your application or our recruiting and hiring process, please reach out to HR@starkstate.edu.