Dental Assistant Externship Coordinator

Are you passionate about academic excellence and student success?  Join the Concorde Career Colleges team as a Dental Assistant Extern Coordinator and make a meaningful impact on the lives of our students.  We offer a dynamic work environment, a strong commitment to education, and opportunities for professional growth!

Our Mission:

At Concorde Career Colleges, we are dedicated to providing quality education and career-focused training to empower individuals to achieve their goals. Our core values include respect, integrity, teamwork, customer service, and achievement. We're on a mission to transform lives through education, and we need a visionary leader to help us achieve this mission.

The Externship Coordinator assigns, tracks and reports all activity related to the externship portion of the institution’s programs and facilitates the student’s transition from didactics to externship. As a program faculty member and representative of the Academic Affairs Department, they are responsible to assure attainment of student training objectives for the externship in qualification for graduation.

• Achieve assigned extern to hire metric. The standard is 50% Extern to Hire rate.
• Develop new externship sites.
• Assist in the development of student job leads.
• Working with the Program Director, in consultation with the Academic Dean, assign students to their externship sites.
• Conduct site visitations for assigned externs, completing site visitation reports and documentation on a timely basis.
• Supervise externship training in compliance with Academic Affairs Department policies and guidelines.
• Coordinate the exchange of externship information, such as timesheets, with the Program Director/Registrar.
• Attend and direct assigned externship orientation.
• Assure prompt and accurate receipt of requisite reports from students and sites.
• Review all externship evaluations and direct information, as appropriate, to the Program Director.
• Advise externs as needed.
• Attend staff, departmental and Advisory Board meetings as directed.
• Participate in commencement ceremonies
• Communicate daily or as necessary with the Program Director.
• Communicate daily or as necessary with the Graduate Employment Director.
• Maintain a log of outside activities and furnish to the Program Director.
• Promote and maintain a team concept within the Academic Affairs Department.
• Maintain professional dress as a representative of the school.
• Assure compliance with all School policies and procedures.
• Assist with PAC meetings as requested.
• Remain current on developments, practices and procedures, and equipment relating to their program and professional specialty
• Instruct classes as needed.

Must meet appropriate teacher qualifications for the state and program.

• Licensure - Varies by state, campus location, course and accreditation and licensing requirements
• Education - Varies by state, campus location, course and accreditation and licensing requirements
• Experience – Varies by state, campus location, course and accreditation and licensing requirements

STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS - MISSOURI

• A minimum of 3 year's of related practical work experience in the occupational field associated with the training.
• Self-starter, excellent organizational, problem solving, communication and customer service skills.
• Marketing and/or sales experience a plus.
• Must have current car insurance and valid unrestricted driver’s license.
• Must meet extern site contracts requirements.

What We Offer:

We believe in investing in our team members' growth and development. As a Dental Assistant Extern Coordinator at Concorde Career College, you can expect:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Education and tuition reimbursement opportunities.
• A chance to work for a mission-oriented organization with strong core values.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• The opportunity to make a positive impact on students and the community.

Join us at Concorde Career College, where you can make a real impact on the lives of our students, contribute to community development, and continue your own professional and personal development journey. If you are passionate about healthcare education and dedicated to our mission, we encourage you to apply today.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Concorde Career Colleges is a proud Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, genetic information, national origin, religion or belief, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, immigration status, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status, are encouraged to apply and will receive equal consideration based on merit, qualifications, and business need.

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