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Pierce College District Dental Clinic Support Technician in Lakewood, Washington
Position Summary: The mission of Pierce College is to create quality educational opportunities to a diverse community of learners to thrive in an evolving world. The Pierce College District is committed to being an anti-racist institution; to truly be anti-racist we must work deliberately to eliminate barriers that have prevented the most promising and capable students from entering and thriving in college. We work to ensure that every student in the Pierce College District feels valued, respected, and inspired to achieve their goals. We provide a brave space for Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ/QTPOC students, students with disabilities, and all students and staff to seek refuge, and an opportunity for them to cultivate their strengths, intelligence, resilience, and creativity. The Dental Clinic Support Technician position will be supporting, managing, and documenting infection control and clinic equipment operations compliance. The Dental Clinic Support Technician performs all maintenance of the dental equipment and minor repairs as well as reports any equipment, maintenance, and repair needs. The Dental Clinic Support Technician will also track compliance and assist in maintaining the Quality Assurance Plan. This position documents equipment maintenance, completes minor repairs, and facilitates scheduling of third-party maintenance and repairs for all dental equipment in the dental clinic and labs according to prescribed procedures and manufacturing guidelines. The Dental Clinic Support Technician will assist the Clinic Manager and Office Manager with inventory and ordering of supplies, by performing inventory control functions through manual or computerized programs for tracking purposes. The Dental Clinic Support Technician will support the Dental Hygiene Program Director with compliance reporting and annual safety compliance. This position reports to the Program Director and works jointly with the Clinic Manager and Office Manager to ensure full function of the dental department. Essential Functions: The Dental Clinic Support Technician (Instruction and Classroom Support Technician 2) will be responsible for the following, but not limited to:
Receives and manages inventories and assembles equipment, sterilizes, and stores instruments as directed.
Rotates products to accommodate inventory movement before shelf-life expiration dates.
Tracks compliance, testing processes through both manual and computerized program as applicable.
Maintains, cleans, and tests sterilizing, dental operatory, and dental lab equipment.
Troubleshoots and performs minor repairs of all dental clinic, radiology and lab equipment, and monitors and schedules services for equipment that must be maintained by third parties.
Schedules and tracks third party required maintenance and creates maintenance work orders for facility upkeep.
Performs, analyzes, and documents dental equipment function tests using manufacturers, state laws, and/or CDC guidelines; takes appropriate action for abnormal results.
Maintains waterlines of dental units, performs water testing, shocking and flushing lines (as needed) per CDC recommendations, product specifications, and equipment manufacturer's guidelines.
Cleans and sanitizes equipment as part of clinic and equipment maintenance.
Completes maintenance logs, inventory, and equipment lists.
Prepares, disposes of, and manages infectious wastes, sharps, chemical and other hazardous wastes as per local, state, and federal regulations.
Reports changes in sterilization log and equipment iss