What You'll Do
Dispense and retrieve dental instruments and equipment utilizing the online tracking system. Inspect instrument packages equipment packages for completeness upon return. Provide excellent customer service skills during student/faculty interactions and instrument program inventory.
Prepare, order and inventory materials used for patient care and laboratory procedures to include the supplies in assigned dispensing, clinic and laboratory areas. Aid in clinic and cubicle maintenance as well as dispensing areas assuring all expired materials are taken out of circulation and are properly disposed of per OSHA guidelines.
Monitor student and faculty compliance regarding infection control protocols. Participate in maintenance compliance issues to include changing suction filters and flushing suction lines and record keeping of the process including a log of dates when procedures are carried out. Stock consumables items into student cubicles.
Maintain medical emergency equipment, deliver needed supplies for code alerts. Assist with preparations for extracurricular clinic activities to include licensing examinations. Assist with orientation of new staff.
Why Work at Michigan?
The School of Dentistry is consistently ranked as the #1 dental school in the United States and the world. We embrace diversity in many forms and champion diversity of thought and culture. Our Mission, core values, and additional information about our College can be found on our college website. The University of Michigan also offers comprehensive benefits to help you stay well and to support you as you plan for a secure future. Benefits include:
- Generous paid time off for vacations, holidays, sick time, season days, and paid parental leave.
- A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions.
- Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses
- Work-Life Programs to strengthen a workplace culture that supports personal and family life, including child care, elder care, lactation resources, and mental and emotional health services
Required Qualifications*
Ability to memorize individual instruments and components of all instrument and equipment packages dispensed for patient care. Excellent customer service skills including the ability to anticipate needs of customer while dispensing instruments, equipment and commodities for dental procedures performed in clinic. Good computer skills including data entry. Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work as a team member. Ability to follow instructions from department supervisor. Excellent communication skills. Excellent organizational skills. Excellent attention to detail. Excellent ability to multi task. Excellent attendance record.
Desired Qualifications*
Some knowledge of bloodborne pathogens standard and basic principles of infection control. Basic knowledge of dental materials, dental instruments and dental equipment.
Work Locations
This is an onsite positions at the School of Dentistry, 1011 North University Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Union Affiliation
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the United Michigan Medicine Allied Professionals (UMMAP), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.