Dental Hygiene Clinical Director; RDH

The Clinical Director will oversee and work with faculty, staff, and students associated with the dental hygiene clinic and coordinate the clinical education and instruction of students in the Dental Hygiene program. The Dental Hygiene Clinic Director may also provide didactic and laboratory instruction as part of the dental hygiene education program.

Elevate Your Career. Shape the Future of Dental Hygiene.

Are you a passionate dental hygienist looking to expand your impact beyond the operatory? Step into a vital leadership role where your clinical expertise becomes the foundation for the next generation of care providers. Pima Medical Institute’s Dental Hygiene Program is seeking a dynamic Clinical Director to lead the heart of our program: the clinical education experience.

This is more than a management role—it's a mission. You will be the cornerstone of our clinical operations, ensuring excellence in patient care while directly mentoring students and faculty. If you are driven by a desire to teach, lead, and innovate within a supportive educational environment, we invite you to apply. Here, you will oversee the clinic's daily rhythm, coordinate a talented team of clinical faculty, and ensure every dental hygiene student develops the competence and confidence to excel.

Join us and lead with purpose. Apply today to become the guiding force behind our students' clinical success.

• Oversee the daily activities of the clinic, ensuring compliance with policy, procedure, and patient care standards.
• Manage and serve as a mentor to clinic coordinators, ensuring effective clinic operations.
• Schedule and chair clinic faculty briefings and calibration meetings.
• Manage patient complaints and concerns.
• Oversee clinic and lab facility operations, including equipment maintenance, repairs, and replacement.
• Manage medical emergency kit/supplies and conduct training for staff, faculty, and students.

• Recruit, train, mentor, and evaluate clinical faculty.
• Maintain faculty credentialing, licensure, and certification records in compliance with institutional and accreditation standards.
• Facilitate new clinical faculty orientation, onboarding, and calibration.
• Train and supervise clinical staff.
• Manage clinic-related payroll and ensure appropriate clinic faculty coverage.
• Interview, hire, orient, train, assign work, assess performance, and support the professional growth of team members.

• Collaborate with Clinical Coordinators to review student clinical performance, identify areas of concern, and develop remediation plans.
• Provide dental hygiene students with remediation and tutoring assistance as needed.
• Coordinate with the Program Director to ensure clinical education reflects program competencies.
• Perform functions of a dental hygiene instructor through clinical, skills, and/or classroom instruction.
• Refer students to appropriate support services as needed.

• Participate in curriculum review and evaluation, providing recommendations for revisions based on accreditation standards and industry practices.
• Evaluate, revise, and update all clinical policies and procedures (clinic manual, QA plan, OSHA, HIPAA, etc.).
• Ensure adherence to accreditation standards (CODA) and institutional policies.

• Oversee clinical supply inventory and purchasing.
• Monitor clinical expenses and ensure expenditures remain within the annual clinic budget.
• Participate in student applicant interviews and the selection process.
• Participate and attend faculty and advisory board meetings.
• Stakeholder & Community Engagement:
• Assist in the recruitment of patients.
• Establish and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Represent Pima Medical Institute at professional meetings and functions.

• Baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited institution.
• Current dental hygienist or dentist, graduated from a CODA-accredited program.
• Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience.
• Required scope-of-practice certifications.
• Proficient with Google Workspace,…