Job detail
Dental Dispensary Aide
University of Southern California
Location
Los Angeles, California
Quick overview
The Dental Dispensary Aide manages the operation and maintenance of dental dispensaries by prepackaging and distributing materials to students and faculty. They are responsible for ordering supplies, maintaining accurate digital inventory records, and ensuring the facility remains clean and sterilized.
Requirements summary
Candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent and BLS/CPR certification, with a preference for graduates of dental assisting programs (CDA). Minimum experience is less than one year, requiring basic computer proficiency and knowledge of healthcare safety protocols.
high schoolprofessional certificateInventory ManagementCustomer ServiceHIPAA ComplianceComputer OperationsSterilizationDental AssistingEquipment HandlingBloodborne Pathogens TrainingPCI TrainingAxium Training
Job description
- Since 1897, the Ostrow School of Dentistry has shaped talented students into outstanding dentists and dental hygienists.
- Our challenging clinical education and our expert faculty members provide future oral health professionals with the skills they need in order to become the best.
- Dentists and dental hygienists are consistently viewed as some of the most trusted and respected professionals who serve the public, and our graduates are part of the reason.
- Ostrow not only educates excellent clinicians but also produces professionals who earn their patients’ trust with unyielding commitment to exemplary ethical standards.
- Our graduates also earn the respect of their colleagues, taking active leadership roles in the organized dentistry community from local to international levels.
- We, at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, are all committed to maintaining an environment of excellence and eminence, and this commitment shines through in all that we do.
- USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry is looking for a talented Dental Dispensary Aide to join the Dispensary team.
- This person will assists in the operation and maintenance of one or more dispensaries.
- Prepackages and distributes dental materials and equipment to dental students, hygiene students, and faculty.
- Orders supplies and stocks shelves to ensure continuity of items for dispensary operation.
- Maintains accurate account on the computer of items scanned out and in from the dispensaries.
- Reviews and arranges supplies for pre-clinical classes, as needed.
- Maintains dispensaries as a clean and organized unit.
- Job Accountabilities: Controls distribution of clinical equipment.
- Signs and/or scans equipment in and out of the computer.
- Notifies the appropriate students and/or doctors regarding items that have not been returned.
- Maintains, prepares and dispenses materials and supplies.
- Prepackages dental materials according to various dental procedures.
- Prepares solutions.
- Follows appropriate protocols for materials and equipment handling.
- Transfers data from handheld scanning devices into a computer.
- Maintains dispensary in clean and orderly fashion.
- Cleans shelves.
- Maintains, disinfects, and sterilizes equipment.
- Learns and applies proper techniques for handling used instruments, disposable materials, chemicals and dental materials.
- Opens clinic or preclinic dispensary and prepares for operation.
- Orders supplies.
- Unpacks and stocks shelves to predetermined levels.
- Controls supply of lab coats.
- Sorts and distributes lab coats.
- Preferred Education: CDA (Graduate of dental assisting program) Preferred Field of Expertise: Some experience in dental assisting.
- Minimum Education: High school or equivalent Minimum Certifications: BLS/CPR Minimum Experience: <1 year Minimum Skills: Service oriented and ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff and students.
- Requires knowledge of computer operations.
- Some experience in dental assisting.
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) training, Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) training, Axium training, and Payment Card Industry (PCI) training.
- USC is an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy.
- USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.
- USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety.
- Please refer to the Background Screening Policy Appendix D for specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
- We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.
- Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu.
- Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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- As the largest private employer in the city – responsible for more than $5 billion annually in economic activity in the region – we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills.
- As a USC employee, you will enjoy excellent benefits and perks, and you will be a member of the Trojan Family - the faculty, staff, students and alumni who make USC a great place to work.
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