Associate Dean, Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor or Professor

• Provide leadership in all matters related to the SoDM's clinical enterprise; serve as chair of the Clinical Affairs Committee.
• Lead the School's quality assurance and improvement efforts, appropriately responding to patient complaints and serving as Chair of the Quality Assurance/ Quality Improvement Committee.
• Serve as a member of the senior leadership team of the SoDM and as a member of DEC.
• Ensure open communications with the Senior Director of Informatics so that hardware and software updates necessary for maintaining a contemporary electronic patient record are adhered to and that all security protocols are current.
• Develop, implement, maintain and update the operations, policies and procedures related to clinical matters, delineating them in the ECU School of Dental Medicine's Clinic Handbook, and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state and University requirements.
• Lead the clinical affairs staff, providing direct support for the Clinic Administrator, Clinic Manager, Clinical Information Manager, Quality Assurance Director, and administrative support staff.
• Oversee the physical clinical facilities, clinical equipment and clinical supply management in Ross Hall and work with the ADECP to ensure that all clinical operations and facilities are fully compliant with applicable federal, state and University requirements.
• Develop a strong working relationship with the Office of Institutional Integrity and the SoDM Office of Compliance.
• Provide leadership in managing the budget for the Office of Clinical Affairs and manage the SoDM's Instrument Lease Program.
• Lead collaborative relationships with department chairs related to faculty calibration, credentialing and privileging and with deans and chairs in the development, refinement and implementation of the clinical aspects of the curriculum and in optimizing the use of technology to support clinical operations and learning.
• Actively participate in the SoDM curricula through clinical teaching and other activities.
• Manage SoDM clinical affiliation agreements with other clinical programs undertaking activities in Ross Hall.
• Represent the SoDM with University and external constituencies related to licensure of faculty, residents and students and serve as a liaison with the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and testing agencies including CITA, ADEX and others.
• Respond to local and national requests for information and documentation related to the SoDM's clinical programs.
• Perform other duties and assuming additional responsibilities as assigned by the Dean.
• As Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, this position qualifies as a Senior Academic and Administrative Officer. The Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs has substantial independence, administrative authority and discretion in all areas of responsibility. This position reports directly to the Dean of the School of Dental Medicine at East Carolina University.

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  DDS or DMD degree from a CODA Accredited Dental School (or Equivalent)
• Eligible for dental licensure in North Carolina
• Comprehensive clinical skills
• Broad knowledge of issues in dental education
• Minimum of seven years leadership experience in dental education at the institutional level working in development, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of a clinical education program leading to a dental degree; or a minimum of seven years leadership experience in a large dental/medical clinical operations or large dental practice
• Demonstrated experience in directing large dental clinical operations, dental school clinical affairs or service as a clinical department chair
• Demonstrated commitment to generalist and community-based models of dental education

• Advanced degree in management or business administration
• Demonstrated experience in supervising the work of others in a dental education setting
• Demonstrated experience working directly with senior dental school administration, university administration, governing boards for higher education, and accrediting agencies
• Demonstrated experience and leadership responsibilities with professional organizations dedicated to education and dental education
• Successful experience with the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA), as well as with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) or Joint Commission (JCAHO) Accreditation

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.