Executive Director, Center for Advanced Dental Education

Responsibilities

• The executive director of CADE is responsible for the management of the Center functions, including finance, education, research, and clinical services.
• Specific responsibilities of the role include:
• Leadership and Strategic Planning
• Provide visionary leadership to the Center, fostering a culture of excellence in clinical care, education, and research.
• Demonstrate, understand, and support the institutional mission, vision, and values of Saint Louis University.
• Develop and execute strategic initiatives to advance the Center's clinical and academic priorities in alignment with institutional goals and objectives.
• Work collaboratively with other institutional leaders and colleagues to develop and advance the goals of the institution.
• Participate in strategic planning for SLU.
• Encourage and foster an environment of professionalism, collegiality, and respect.
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and creativity, promote and sustain a culture of inquiry, and value the scholarship of research and teaching.
• Demonstrate professionalism, acting with integrity and inspiring trust and respect.
• Promote an environment of success through recruitment and retention of highly skilled faculty and health providers.
• Lead recruitment and retention efforts for faculty and staff in alignment with institutional strategies.
• Clinical Oversight
• Develop and support a leadership team for the Center to ensure the highest quality patient outcomes, strategic growth, and operational efficiency.
• Cultivate a collaborative working environment between department faculty and clinic staff.
• Oversee staffing levels, workflows, and clinical activity to ensure safe, appropriate, and timely patient care at adequate volumes for revenue production.
• Identify and allocate resources to achieve the clinical mission.
• Implement evidence-based practices and quality improvement initiatives to measure and enhance patient safety, and outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Administration
• Manage and oversee the Center, including budgetary adherence and effective, sustainable utilization and stewardship of financial resources.
• Recruit and retain a full-time faculty that represents a spectrum of highly qualified academic dental specialists.
• Oversee the evaluation of departmental faculty and staff in the context of a clear and developmentally oriented set of performance standards.
• Monitor and oversee clinical activity of the Center to ensure adherence to administrative policies, external accreditation, and regulatory requirements.
• Communicate effectively with program leaders, faculty, and institutional and colleagues, including practice and health system administrators to keep them apprised of CADE goals, progress, and areas for improvement. Regularly solicit and respond to ideas from these groups of individuals.
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Additional Information

Who is Saint Louis University? Founded in 1818, Saint Louis University is one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious Catholic universities. SLU, which also has a campus in Madrid, Spain, is recognized for world-class academics, life-changing research, compassionate health care, and a strong commitment to faith and service. Executive Director, Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education Saint Louis University (SLU) Center for Advanced Dental Education seeks a dynamic leader for the role of Executive Director. CADE is one of the finest facilities for advanced dental education in the world and has a proud tradition of balancing progressive excellence with the highest standards and the compassionate service of our Catholic, Jesuit heritage. Our graduates leave SLU prepared to be astute and aware clinicians using an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to caring for craniofacial and dental patient problems. Patients in our clinics experience exceptional, innovative and multidimensional care with intervention of all dental specialties as appropriate, using the best available means in diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment technique and concept. CADE also extends its resources to the community to offer dental education and dental patient care to those in need. Oral health care is a vital and challenging part of overall health care. As biomedical knowledge grows at an explosive rate, our faculty, staff and students are dedicated to maintaining CADE's integral role as a major contributor to the overall health care system. The Executive Director reports to the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine. Organizational Context The Executive Director is responsible for 10 full-time faculty and over 30 adjunct and volunteer faculty. Operations are supported by over 30 administrative and clinical staff. The Executive Director oversees the education of residents in one of four specialties: endodontics (6 residents; 24-months), orthodontics (42 residents; 30-months), pediatric dentistry (6 residents; 24-months), or periodontics (9 residents; 36-months).

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