7 jobs found in Joplin

Dental Lab Tech R-0002644 Joplin Campus Job Type: Staff Job Description: Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine seeks a Dental Laboratory Technician as full-time staff for a new dental school in Joplin, Missouri. The College will serve patients across the lifespan in the four-state region, expanding access to dental care in this underserved rural area. The incumbent must be a motivated and engaged individual who is excited to help build an innovative and dynamic dental education program, educating the next generation of dentists. The candidate should have a strong desire to support faculty, staff and students and must demonstrate the ability to contribute to and participate in a humanistic environment of learning and discovery. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Designs, fabricates, and repairs removable and fixed dental prostheses, including but not limited to: full and partial dentures, crowns and bridges, mouth guards, orthodontic, and other...

Group Practice Coordinator - College of Dental Medicine R-0002689 Joplin Campus Job Type: Staff Job Description: The Group Practice Coordinator (GPC) is the administrative and operational facilitator for the Group Practice Comprehensive Care Clinic at the College of Dental Medicine. The GPC is the primary contact for patient communication within the group practice. Responsibilities include management of the group practice, coordination of patient appointment scheduling and student clinical scheduling (appointments). The GPC instructs the students in clinical operations and oversees the student business operations daily within the practice, tracks missing charges, approvals and lab cases. In addition, the GPC coordinates with the Group Practice Leader for patient assignment to students to support timely quality patient care while providing optimum educational experiences for students. The GPC also ensures that students follow all clinic guidelines and protocols....

Assistant Director of Patient Services (LMSW) R-0002705 Joplin Campus Job Type: Staff Job Description: The Assistant Director of Patient Services plays a vital role in the success of the KCU Oral Health Center by overseeing daily patient scheduling, coordinating with patient finance team to achieve excellent patient relations and coordinating with dental clinicians to ensure a high standard of patient care. This position focuses on efficient and effective coordination between all clinic teams, focusing on optimization of the patient experience, maintaining accurate records, and fostering a welcoming and professional environment for patients, families, and staff. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Support GPCs in securing pre-authorizations, scheduling patients and performing their other daily tasks in an efficient, effective and patient centered manner. Maintain and manage patient waitlists to ensure timely access to care. Monitor referrals and ensure timely...

Assistant Director of Predoctoral Education - College of Dental Medicine R-0002707 Joplin Campus Job Type: Faculty Job Description: The Assistant Director of Predoctoral Education provides leadership and oversight for the design, delivery, assessment, and continuous improvement of the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) curriculum. As a licensed dentist and academic leader, the Assistant Director works in close collaboration with the Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Integrated Learning to ensure that the predoctoral program provides students with a rigorous, integrated, and competency-based educational experience. This position is responsible for overseeing competency assessment processes, rubric design, review, and calibration, course syllabi review, and ensuring compliance with accreditation standards. The Assistant Director serves as a resource and mentor to faculty in matters of teaching, assessment, and educational methodology while helping manage the administrative...

Assistant/Associate Professor of General Dentistry - Signing Bonus R-0001827 Joplin Campus Job Type: Faculty Job Description: Hiring General Dentists for 2026 and 2027! $25,000 Signing Bonus plus Relocation Assistance Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine seeks general dentists as full-time clinical faculty for a new dental school in Joplin, Missouri. General dentists will serve as educators in the simulation laboratory and/or as group leaders for a team based comprehensive care clinical education program in the Oral Health Center. The general dentist will serve as faculty to oversee the provision of dental care provided by dental students. The College expects to serve patients across the lifespan in the four-state region, expanding access to dental care in this underserved rural area. Faculty must be motivated and engaged clinicians who are excited to help build an innovative and dynamic academic and clinical dental medicine program, educating the...

Dental Assistant - College of Dental Medicine R-0001940 Joplin Campus Job Type: Staff Job Description: Reporting to the Dental Assistant Coordinator, the qualified Dental Assistant will be responsible for chairside dental assisting, dispensing, sterilization, radiography, and/or quality assurance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Facilitates the delivery of clinical care within the group practice, providing clinical dental assisting duties for faculty and/ or students Performs chairside dental assisting duties to include operatory set-up and breakdown using proper infection control protocols; is comfortable and competent using electronic technology in collecting and recording patient health histories and dental charting; appropriate patient communication and management Works with appropriate individuals to implement and maintain the OHC's infection control policies and procedures. Serves as role model and mentor for students for infection control...

Assistant Group Practice Leader (DDS/DMD) R-0002143 Joplin Campus Job Type: Faculty Job Description: Now hiring Assistant Group Practice Leaders to begin summer of 2024! Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine invites applications for full time, Assistant Group Practice Leaders (AGPLs) in the KCU Oral Health Center at the rank of assistant or associate professor. The College of Dental Medicine serves patients across the lifespan in the four-state region, expanding access to dental care in this underserved rural area. Faculty must be motivated and engaged clinicians who are excited ensure an innovative and dynamic academic and clinical dental medicine program, educating the next generation of dentists while providing comprehensive care to a rural and diverse group of patients. Assistant Group Practice Leaders work with the Group Practice Leaders (GPLs) and Group Practice Coordinators (GPCs) to oversee the students, patients and staff assigned to their groups...