Dispensary Assistant

Job Details

Dispensary Assistant

Job ID: 299347
Location: Augusta University
Full/Part Time: Full Time

About Us

Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences. Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world-class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today.

Augusta University's distinct characteristics in education and research include real-world experiences and community engagement, as well as a culture of building community, corporate and government partnerships that address health, security, economic and societal concerns locally and across the state.

Location

Augusta University - Our Health Sciences Campus: 1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
Our Summerville Campus: 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

The Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, we provide dental education to the next generation of professionals by offering hands-on education through innovative research, patient care, and service. Join other dental providers to improve the oral health of Georgia and beyond. The DCG was founded to provide the people of Georgia with quality dental care by educating students in dentistry. As a patient, you have the option to receive treatment in one of our three different practice models consisting of student clinics, resident care, or in the faculty practice. All dental treatments can be completed by the specialists in our facility. We also serve patients in more than 20 clinics across Georgia.

Job Summary

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 of the new inventory system. Responsible for maintaining supplies for all clinics, dispensaries and clinical labs.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

Maintain Instruments

Issue instruments as well as supplemental supplies for all clinical activities. 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. Notify students of instruments not returned. Pick up instruments from mailbox's and clinic clean rooms daily.

Maintain Equipment and Supplies

Maintain equipment and supplies for labs and clinics. Check equipment to ensure it is working properly. Inventory clinic supply rooms and order supplies through Central Supply as needed. Deliver and stock clinic supply room maintaining accurate records of usage.

Inventory Control

Responsible for new electronic inventory control of supplies, equipment and dental instruments. Sustain inventory level of instruments and supplies stored in dispensary. Unpack, store, label, and distribute items as needed.

Organize and Maintain Rooms

Organize and maintain all rooms associated with dispensary and supply rooms within the clinic for accurate inventory count for new electronic inventory system. Count the supplies in the rooms then enter the number into the new electronic inventory system.

Loss Control

Ensure all broken items are sent to ICR and recorded as such within the computer system. Conduct scheduled cleaning of walls, floors, counters and equipment to ensure proper cleanliness of area.

Maintain Supplement Instruments

Prepare, distribute, and collect supplemental instruments used for boards. Assist all participants on boards with patient care supplies and equipment needs.

Other Duties

Performs all other related duties as assigned. Other job-related duties as assigned by Management that may include Dental Assist in Clinic Areas.

Required Qualifications

High school diploma, or GED, or equivalent from a recognized state or federal accrediting organization and two years of experience in a customer service setting with a basic understanding of inventory control.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduation from a Dental Assisting Program with two years' experience in dental assisting.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Ability to maintain confidentiality
Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of individuals and groups
Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
Ability to demonstrate the highest level of customer and client service and response
Knowledge of basic computer skills

Shift/Salary/Benefits

Shift Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Pay Band: B3
Salary Minimum $16.54/hour - Midpoint: $19.09/hour
Salary to be commensurate with qualifications of the selected candidate within the established range (generally minimum-midpoint) of the position
Recruitment Period: 6/5/2026-Until filled