Dental Dispensing Assistant I
About The Position
Under general supervision, responsible for utilizing instrument tracking system to dispense and retrieve dental instruments and equipment. Ensures central sterilization and clinic dispensary operations practices are completed according to established patient care standards. Texas Tech Health El Paso (TTEP) is not considering applications from individuals who require sponsorship for an employment visa, including those with H1B visas or those currently on student or postgraduate visas. Additionally, this position is not eligible for remote or hybrid opportunities. All work is required to be performed onsite at TTEP.
Requirements
- High School diploma or GED.
- Minimal 1 year working in a dental office or a dental dispensary.
- Knowledge of computer skills, email, excel and word.
- Exceptional attention to detail, the ability to troubleshoot and verify the accuracy of work.
- Ability to troubleshoot equipment.
- Proficient professional communication skills; ability to work in a busy work environment.
Nice To Haves
- One year experience in customer service, central sterilization, receiving, storing, issuing, and accounting for dental materials and property preferred.
- Bilingual: English and Spanish preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies, equipment and materials for the clinic and/or preclinical areas
- Maintains, disinfects and sterilizes equipment per protocols
- Responsible for preparing various dental procedure packaging and other consumable packaging
- Responsible for issuing sterile reusable instruments to operatories and clinical units
- Accurately identified, inspect and assembles dental instrumentation and hand pieces for all clinic areas to ensure availability and safe efficient operation during patient care procedures.
- Uses computer systems daily to check equipment in and out of dispensary areas.
- Identify instruments and monitor all cassettes for completeness of content.
- Responsible for checking equipment to ensure it is working properly.
- Maintains annual inventory of instruments.
- Responsible for conducting all biological test on a daily basis.
- Ensure equipment is working properly.
- Assist with dental operatory equipment infection control.
- Responsible for collecting used instruments and transports them to central sterilization for autoclaving.
- Package and wrap pre-sterilized instruments.
- Clean and lubricate dental hand pieces/accessories, instrument cassettes and bur blocks.
- Responsible for appropriately selecting and using correct type and method of packaging dental instrumentation, equipment and supplies
- Coordinates instruments, equipment and supply management with the preclinical and clinical staff.
- Remains current with all licensure, certifications and mandatory compliances and trainings required of this position.
- Adhere to all policies, procedures and practices (Regents Rules, TTUS, HSECEP OPs, etc.).
- Personally, and consistently, demonstrate, display and act in accordance with Texas Tech Health El Paso’s Values (Service, Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Advancement, and Teamwork).
- Serve as a Value's leader while actively promoting and encouraging staff across the institution.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
