Dental Processing Tech

WVU Medicine•Aurora, CO

40d

About The Position

To participate in the sanitization, disinfection, and sterilization of equipment, instruments, handpieces, and supplies used by the faculty, staff, and students of the WVU School of Dentistry. Additionally, to participate in inventory maintenance and the distribution, and collection of equipment, instruments, handpieces, supplies, and dental materials.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED.
Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing; ability to perform simple mathematical computations.
Ability to learn dental instrumentation, equipment, materials, supplies, aseptic technique, sanitization, disinfection, and sterilization protocols and to interpret results of chemical and biological monitoring
A basic knowledge of computers is necessary

Responsibilities

Dispense disposable items, sterile instruments and handpieces, certain types of equipment, and dental materials for use in dental patient care to faculty, staff, and students. This duty includes assuring the correct completion, collection, and filling of requests.
Dispense precious metals used in dental patient care to faculty, staff, and students by collecting requisitions, issuing gold, and recording all events associated with those transactions
Collect returned instruments, cassettes, handpieces, equipment and various items which have been used in dental patient care by faculty, staff, and students
Process handpieces by manually cleaning the exterior with isopropyl alcohol, oiling, drying, packaging, labeling, and autoclaving
Process instruments and cassettes by loading, operating and unloading ultrasonic cleaning devices, washer/sterilizer, and washer/decontaminating equipment
Clean and disinfect equipment and various items using chemical agents
Inspect, prepare, wrap, and label both single instruments and sets of dental instruments
Sterilize instruments, etc. by loading, operating and unloading fully programmable autoclaves and rapid air flow ovens
Perform record keeping activities associated with sterilization including the tracking of all items sterilized, and all cycles run in each machine, each day the units are in operation
Properly stores sterilized dental instruments, sterilized handpieces, and disinfected materials
Process, incubate, and record results of biological indicators for autoclaves and ovens
Participate in surface disinfection activities (cleaning and disinfecting using detergents and other chemical agents) in all work areas
Participate in restocking activities in all work areas including the restocking of disposables, supplies, and materials dispensed to users and the restocking of cleaning and disinfecting agents, all items necessary for sterilization, and various items used internally, and simple record keeping surrounding these activities
Maintains self-serve area in student clinic by cleaning and disinfecting using chemical agents, and restocking with supplies including chemical agents provided to students for operatory cleaning and disinfecting
Participate in cleaning sterilization equipment using manufacturer recommended cleaning agents, and in simple equipment maintenance such as inspecting and cleaning drains
Aid in long-term inventory maintenance activities. For example, may be asked to help in the monthly counting of handpieces
Participate in training programs, including those concerning infection control, chemical hygiene and safety, equipment operation, inventory control, record keeping procedures, and other Central Processing functions