Dental Assistant Instructor

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized.

Job Summary

Provides education through excellent learning‑centered instruction that enables graduates to fulfill the evolving needs of the marketplace. Encourages a culture of learning that values mutual responsibility and respect, lifelong learning, ethics, and personal and professional development.

Core Values

• Innovation – Embrace organizational goals and drive positive change.
• Compassion – Care about our students, their future employers, and the communities they serve.
• Accountability – Responsibly uphold and reinforce our values.
• Respect – Accept and consider others, regardless of background, abilities, or beliefs.
• Excellence – Execute goals with passion and purpose, striving for the highest quality results.

Responsibilities

• Utilize classroom and lab instruction, student assessment mechanisms, and classroom management techniques to provide an engaged classroom experience.
• Guarantee that students are presented with material to successfully meet the learning objectives of each course.
• Ensure instructional materials and equipment are ready for student use, sufficient in quantity, properly maintained, and in working order.
• Participate in ongoing faculty assessment and professional development activities to maintain an active and engaging classroom.
• Maintain required certification and licensure.
• Actively participate in meetings, review and analyze data, compile reports, and meet academic and administrative deadlines.
• Ensure campus compliance with all federal, state, and regulatory guidelines, as well as internal company policies.
• Monitor student attendance and submit records to the registrar’s office daily.
• Prepare weekly lesson plans and follow syllabi to maintain the required pace.
• Adhere strictly to the school schedule.
• Notify the director of all incidents or issues immediately.
• Grade tests and submit grades on time to the registrar’s office.
• Maintain and clean classrooms, laboratory areas, and faculty offices.
• Arrive for work, greet students, and begin class on time.

Education & Experience

• Degree or post‑secondary education meeting state (TWC) and accreditation requirements.
• One to two years of experience in instruction or a formalized education process, preferably in a post‑secondary or college setting.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and data entry.
• Knowledge of word processing software, spreadsheet software, and Internet applications.

Certifications & Licensure

Certification, registry, and/or licensure in the field of instruction approved and recognized by the state regulation agency and accrediting organization.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine coverage.
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services.
• Paid time off, paid family leave, long‑ and short‑term disability coverage, and other leave of absence programs.
• Retirement resources: 401(k) plan with a 100 % match on 3 %–9 % of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling.
• Education support: tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing.
• Additional benefits: fertility and family‑building assistance, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts.

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.