Dispensary Clerk

About the role

The Dental Instruments department supports the DMD student dental clinic, where third- and fourth-year dental students treat patients under faculty supervision. The team manages instrument distribution, sterilization, and preventive maintenance to keep clinic operations running smoothly, playing a key role in infection control and day-to-day patient care support.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties in Central Sterile, following infection control practice
• Maintain instrumentation and operate sterilization equipment
• Issue instruments to dental students in the assigned clinic module, electronically
• Checking cassettes out and back in through the electronic health record dispensary module
• Check cassettes for missing instruments and engage promptly with the student dentist to minimize loss
• Maintain optimal level of supplies of other necessary items to ensure ready availability with minimal waste
• Dispense supplies as needed
• Use downtime to assist IMS projects or other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements

• Basic computer skills
• Strong service orientation
• The ability to work as an effective member of a team

Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare and knowledge of standard sterilization practices within a clinic setting are desirable, though not mandatory

Skills

• Managing instruments and supplies

Benefits

This position does not offer benefits at this time.

Pay

TBD

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am-4:30pm Fall & Spring ONLY

Tuesday 8:30am-5:00pm

Work Arrangement On-Campus: Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab.