Dental Sterilization Float (Dental Assistant 2)

Duties & Responsibilities

• Main Campus Sterilization:
  • Conduct entire sterilization cycle for all School clinics.
  • Debride, perform quality checks, replace instruments as necessary, wrap and sterilize items, following pre-sterilization and sterilization protocols.
  • Utilize scanning software system to monitor the distribution and flow of instruments, hand pieces, and other patient care items to maintain strict infection control protocols.
  • Operate autoclaves, washers, and other sterilization equipment; conduct biological testing of equipment.
  • Maintain hand piece, cassette, bur, impression tray, and spore testing logs; Notify parties of discrepancies and report any ongoing problems to Manager.
  • Store sterile and disinfected set-ups in preparation for delivery to clinics and students.
  • Perform basic calculations related to verifying sterilizer functions and inventory control.
  • Enter inventory data using a computer terminal or a manual method.
  • Place orders, as necessary.
• Sandpoint Sterilization:
  • Check instruments and cassettes in and out, keeping detailed records of all assets.
  • Maintain and operate autoclaves and sterilization equipment; disinfect items and follow pre-sterilization and sterilization-established protocol.
  • Disassemble, ultrasonic operation, drying, sorting, resetting, packaging and labeling instrument setups.
  • Assemble dental instrument packs.
  • Store sterile and disinfected set-ups in preparation for delivery to clinics and providers.
  • Care for and maintain school-owned instruments for breakage and wear; assess replacement needs.
  • Monitor school-owned instruments for breakage and wear; assess replacement needs and maintain clinic hand pieces.
  • Perform weekly spore testing on autoclaves and other sterilizers.
  • Verify correct sterilization cycles.
  • Perform basic calculations related to verifying sterilizer functions and inventory control.
  • Inspect, assemble, package, label and date instruments and cassettes.
  • Enter inventory data using a computer terminal or a manual method.
  • Place orders as necessary.
• Occasional Back-up Chairside Assisting:
  • Perform chairside four-handed dentistry with dental students in the Student Teaching clinics.
  • Aid dental students, residents and/or faculty in four-handed dentistry and in routine chair-side duties and patient care.
  • Clean and prepare treatment areas using School of Dentistry standardized infection control protocols.
  • Conduct inventories and stock supplies.
  • Monitor school-owned instruments for breakage and wear; assess replacement needs and maintain clinic hand pieces.
  • Suggest process improvements to leadership.
  • Participate in dental student clinic orientations and limited classroom activities related to the dental team; may participate in orientation and training of new staff members.
  • Perform related dental assistant duties as assigned.
• Occasional Back-up Dispensary:
  • Using scanning software, check equipment in and out, including cameras, cavitrons, light cure units, nitrous tanks and other items for students.
  • Monitor daily reports of items checked out by students, email students with delinquent items.
  • Manage daily stocking of dispensary supplies, clinic supply bins, disposables, and barrier control items.
  • Dispense anesthetic, antibiotics, fluoride, and dental materials per UWSOD policy and protocol.
  • Collect, scan and bag soiled items in preparation for sterilization.
  • Collect receivable orders from Central Purchasing and distribute items.
  • Reconcile monthly statements from Central Purchasing.
  • Perform related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Completion of an accredited training program for dental assistants;
• AND current certification as a dental assistant (CDA) OR the ability to obtain same within six months;
• PLUS two years of experience as a dental assistant. One year of additional dental assistant experience may substitute for required education.
• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Legal Requirement

Registration with the State of Washington as a Dental Assistant.

Compensation, Benefits And Position Details

Pay Range Minimum: $45,060.00 annual
Pay Range Maximum $60,672.00 annual
Benefits Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) 100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit

SEIU Local 925

Nonsupervisory