Practice Assistant- IL- Simulation Clinic, College of Dental Medicine

Midwestern University•Downers Grove, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Practice Assistant is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the College of Dental Medicine - Illinois Simulation Clinic, including the management and taking inventory of materials, equipment, and supplies. The Practice Assistant works in multiple areas within the College of Dental Medicine - Illinois Simulation Clinic. This position reports to the Associate Dean for Pre-Clinical Studies.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
1-3 years of dental clinical practice experience required.
Must have working knowledge of digital radiography.
Must be able to constantly take radiographs that meet acceptable standards for diagnostics and patient exposure.
Familiarity with OSHA guidelines.
Experience working in a team and customer service-oriented environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Computer proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive).
Ability to become familiar with EPIC and MiPACS software.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk, and hear.
The employee is occasionally required to climb, or balance, and sit.
The employee must frequently lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
The employee is regularly required to push up to 40 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Associate’s or technical certification preferred.
Radiology certification preferred.
Must possess or be willing to attain within 120 days a BLS certificate or CPR certification if requested.
Registered Dental Assistant is preferred.
Ability to become familiar with the EPIC Software System.

Responsibilities

Model and ensure professional and collegial behavior among Student Doctors, Faculty Members, and Staff.
Maintain a positive working environment.
Provide an environment of high-quality, open and respectful communications.
Participate in the cycle of equipment, delivery units, manikins, instruments, and supplies.
Prepare and deliver instruments and material carts.
Check out equipment, instruments, and supplies.
Check the used instruments and equipment back in.
Deliver instrument carts with used supplies back to the dispensary and sterilization room and return clean instruments back to students’ units.
Maintain the tracking and inventory control system for all disposable supplies, teeth, typodonts, and specialty materials for rotations.
Place purchase orders needed for supplies, materials, instruments, and equipment as needed on the Midwestern University portal following proper protocol.
Report malfunctioning equipment to the appropriate personnel.
Identify and report general maintenance problems.
Assure presence of necessary materials during and after the SIM clinic sessions.
Request and maintain the materials and supplies necessary for day-to-day operation.
Assure adherence of all clinic policies, including infection control guidelines.
Participate in instrument, equipment, and supply management and annual planning.
Function as an integral component in the quality assurance of the College of Dental Medicine -Illinois.
Work with student dentists, staff, and faculty to assure adherence to all clinic policies and regulatory requirements such as infection control guidelines, OSHA standards, and HIPAA privacy and security protocols.
Provide information on violations of clinic policies to management.
Responsible for the dispensing, collecting, and processing of dental instruments, equipment, and consumable supplies utilized in the College of Dental Medicine - Illinois clinics for the treatment of patients, both real and simulated, as well as for the education of student doctors.
Prepare and process instruments, supplies, and equipment.
Clean, disinfect, sterilize, package, and restock instruments, supplies, and equipment.
Utilize aseptic techniques when handling instruments, equipment, and supplies.
Track, inventory, and dispense dental instruments, supplies, and equipment.
Package and sterilize disposable supplies such as gauze, cotton rolls, and cotton pellets.
Assist with data entry, ordering, and sorting clinical supplies.
Maintain the sterilization testing log, organization, cleanliness, and general appearance of the sterilizing and dispensing rooms and their related storage facilities.
Maintain the stock of supplies needed to properly run the sterilizing and dispensing rooms, such as autoclave bags, tape, towels, patients’ drapes, caps, etc.
Assist in the training of new employees.
Educate staff, faculty, and students about sterilization and infection control issues.
Provide chair-side dental assisting, when required, as outlined in the Illinois Dental Clinic Team Act.
Transfer dental instruments.
Adjust equipment to proper position.
Manipulate and transfer dental materials.
Retract soft tissue.
Evacuate the oral cavity of debris to maintain a clear field of operation.
Make diagnostic-quality radiographic images.
Set up and maintain dental cubicles.
Utilize aseptic techniques.
Follow up on proper infection control guidelines.
Demonstrate four-handed dentistry.
Place dental dams on teeth to isolate them for individual treatment.
Prepare materials and demonstrate taking impressions, pouring, and trimming casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions.
Make and demonstrate making temporary/provisional crowns to student doctors.
Bilingual/fluency in Spanish and English.
Assist with shelf organization for dispensary.
Assist in the Sterilization Department, as needed.
Dispense items to students and Preclinical instructors as needed.
Assist with organization for dispensary and SIM clinic benches.
Participate in Dental Preclinical meetings.
Other duties may be assigned.

Benefits

medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
life insurance
short/long-term disability
pet insurance
flexible spending accounts, including healthcare reimbursement and a child/dependent care account
competitive time off package including paid holidays, sick/flex days, personal days, and vacation days
403(b) retirement plan
tuition reimbursement
a child care subsidy reimbursement program
identity theft protection
an employee assistance program
a wellness facility on-site with a fully equipped fitness facility