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Minimum Requirements
Graduation from a Dental Assisting Program or a High School Diploma/GED from a recognized state or federal organization and two years' experience in dental setting. Departmental Requirements - Knowledge, Abilities, Skills Ability to effectively interact with dental assistants, students, staff and faculty to maintain clinic and pre-clinical supply and instrument needs Knowledge of the principles of infectious disease transmission, infection prevention and control Excellent verbal/written communication, interpersonal and organizational skills Basic computer skills Knowledge of dental instruments, supplies, equipment and procedures Ability to follow proper procedures to provide proper and safe patient care Ability to work independently and as a team member, prioritize, complete work and meet deadlines Maintain confidentiality
Preferred
Graduation from a Dental Assisting Program or two years’ experience in dental assisting
Responsibilities
This position is responsible for assisting students, faculty, and residents with supplies and instruments for all patient care activity and/or pre-clinical activity. Responsible and accountable for new electronic inventory control of supplies, equipment and dental instruments. Responsible and accountable for charge slips for items students purchase. Responsible for maintaining equipment, including minor repairs of equipment. Responsible for assisting with the collection of dirty instruments and assisting with the processing of these instruments. Responsible for the upkeep and order of storage rooms to ensure proper ordering of supplies needed for clinics and to maintain the integrity the new supply inventory system. Responsible for maintaining supplies for all clinics, dispensaries and clinical labs. The duties include, but are not limited to: ensure proper scanning of instruments to students, resident and faculty, transport carts to clinic, maintain accurate records of items checked out from dispensary and/or purchased by students, ensure timely return of items checked out by student and notify student of non-returned instruments, pick up unused instruments from mailbox's and clinic clean rooms daily, inventory and order supplies for clinic supply rooms, deliver and stock clinic supply room maintaining accurate records of usage, sustain inventory level of instruments and supplies stored in dispensary, unpack, store, label and distribute items as needed, organize and maintain all rooms associated with Dispensary and supply rooms within the clinic for accurate inventory count, ensure all broken items are sent to ICR and accurately recorded within the computer system, conduct scheduled cleaning of walls, floors, counters and equipment to ensure proper cleanliness of area, prepare, distribute and collect supplemental instruments used for boards, assist all participants on boards with patient care supplies and equipment needs, and perform other duties as assigned.
Shift/Salary
Shift: Days/M-F Pay Grade: 7 Salary: $11.69/hr - $12.62/hr Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position Recruitment Period: 4/30/2018 - Until Filled
Other Information
This position is also responsible for promoting a customer friendly environment and providing superior service to our patients, students, faculty, and employees. "Augusta University is a patient-and family-centered care institution, where employees partner everyday with patients and families for success." Augusta University is a tobacco free environment and the use of any tobacco products on any part of the campus, both inside and outside, is strictly prohibited.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Augusta University is an equal employment, equal access, and equal educational opportunity and affirmative action institution. Also, Augusta University is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans. It is the policy of the University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.
Conditions of Employment
All candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review prior to starting with Augusta University.