Dental Dispensary Technician I or II (Dental Care I or II)

Dental Dispensary Technician I or II (Dental Care I or II)

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: SDM - Dental Clinic Support Services

Position: #679543 - Requisition: #39649

Job Summary:

This open-rank Dental Dispensary Technician position will decontaminate, clean, and provide basic maintenance of instruments and equipment in the dental operatories and clinical units as assigned. To provide support in assigned clinical units including undergraduate dental student clinics, in all areas of four handed dentistry which include, but not limited to, restorative, periodontal, surgical, and all other related procedures.

Positions hired at the Dental Care II (Dental Dispensary Technician II) level will be responsible for the same responsibilities as those in the Dental Care I (Dental Dispensary Technician I) in addition to added responsibilities unique to the higher level.

Key Responsibilities:

Clinic Support - 50% (Essential Function)

• Cleans and decontaminates and provides maintenance of instruments and equipment according to established procedures and techniques.
• Ensures proper functioning of equipment
• Cleans sanitizing machines and equipment.
• Maintains a level of sterilized instruments for distribution.

Instrument Preparation - 35% (Essential Function)

• Issues sterile reusable instruments to operatories and clinical units
• Collects used instruments and moves them for sterilization.
• Prepares specialized instruments set-ups for residents, faculty and undergraduate students to be used during dental treatment.

Monitoring Supplies and Materials - 10% (Essential Function)

• Maintains an adequate inventory of supplies, equipment and materials for the clinical area of responsibility.
• Maintains a comprehensive knowledge of dental materials, their use, maintenance and storage.

Clinical Education Support - 5% (Essential Function)

• Support the educational mission of the SDM, including role modeling and coaching students how to function as a dental assistant in both four-handed chairside activities and in clinical operations support.

Work Location: Onsite - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Dental Dispensary Technician I:

• One year of current dental assisting experience. Substitution: Successful completion of an accredited dental assisting program may substitute for one year of experience.
• Current valid CPR and/or BLS certification.

Dental Dispensary Technician II:

• Two years of current dental assisting experience. Substitution: Successful completion of an accredited dental assisting program may substitute for one year of experience.
• Current valid CPR and/or BLS certification.

Preferred Qualifications (All Levels):

• Current dental assisting experience that includes, but not limited to, decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment.
• Experience with dental instrument terminology.
• Experience working with sterilizing and dispensing dental instruments, and equipment.
• Experience with clinical area preparation in a dental clinic and/or office.
• Experience working with students and faculty in a higher education and/or academic medical environment.

Additional Preferred Qualifications (Dental Dispensary Technician II Level):

• Two years of current dental assisting experience specific to the dental care specialty/unit, that includes, but not limited to, decontamination, cleaning, sterilizing, and maintenance of dental instruments and equipment.
• Successful completion of an accredited dental assisting program.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Learn and develop knowledge and skills in job specific responsibilities.
• Effective oral/written communication skills; effective interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated professional, ethical, and professional accountability and work behaviors.
• Initiative in seeking and evaluating solutions; ability to problem solve.
• Demonstrates effective collaboration/teamwork approaches; fosters and builds inclusiveness.
• Fosters life-long learning and professional development.
• Learn and develop knowledge and skills in business applications, technologies, and resources/tools required to perform responsibilities; Able to perform basic computer functions.

Anticipated Pay Range:

• $3,378.25 - $3,918.42 per month ($40,539- $47,021 per year) for a Dispensary Technician I
• $3,724 - $4,321 per month ($44,688- $51,846 per year) for a Dispensary Technician II.