Auto req ID 44794BR

Job Code 403033 Staff Assistant III

Location USA - MA - Boston

Business Title Dental Materials/Dispensary Assistant

Sub-Unit

053

Time Status Full-time

Union 55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Basic Qualifications High School graduate or the equivalent.Strong technical competency with MS Office, computers, databases, electronic folder and record organization. Experience with inventory management tools.Must be willing to attend a dental chair training (out-of-state), as required.

Additional Qualifications Associates degree strongly preferred. Dental office and/or academic clinic background a plus. Must be flexible with inheriting new, grade appropriate, duties. Excellent customer-service and communication skills. Can-do attitude is essential. Ability to work in a diverse environment and follow organizational systems. Mechanical Abilities and technical training on equipment repair is desirable.

Physical Requirements: Able to be on your feet for long periods of time, climb stairs and lift or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Additional Information All staff working in the Harvard Dental Center (HDC) are expected to fulfill certain immunization requirements before beginning employment at the HDC.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification through E-Verify upon hire.

Department HDC Clinical Operations

Pre-Employment Screening Criminal, Education, Identity

Schedule Monday-Friday, 7am-4pm

Job Function General Administration

Duties & Responsibilities The Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM), located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical Campus, ranks one of the preeminent schools of dental medicine in the country. Founded in 1867, the Harvard Dental School was the first dental school in the United States to be connected with a university and coordinated to its medical school, thus making the full scholarly and scientific resources of a university available to dental education. HSDM's vision is to set the standard of excellence in and to define the future of interdisciplinary dental education, state-of-the-art clinical practice, and cutting-edge basic, clinical, and translational research. HSDM is the only school at Harvard that offers direct patient care, with the Harvard Dental Center (HDC) welcoming more than 25,000 patients for over 57,000 dental visits every year. In a unique educational model that believes that oral health and primary care are interchangeable. The Dental Center houses a teaching practices, where treatment is delivered by pre-doctoral dental students and advanced graduate dental students as well as our Faculty Group Practice, with care provided by Harvard faculty members.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Labs and Clinical Materials, this position is part of a team that oversees all HDC materials that span budgets of $2.25M in dental materials and lab orders. The successful candidate will be able to act as a team player, and takes the lead on a variety of time-sensitive projects such as directly participating and contributing in the development of a Teaching Practices (TP) dispensary system. We are looking for a person to serve as a primary source of information to students and faculty on choices of authorized dental materials available. Excellent customer service skills are essential. This person is responsible for inventory management, instrument tracking, and equipment maintenance. We are looking for a person able to implement best practices in materials management, control the issuance and security of equipment and instruments, and track vendor orders to ensure all are processed in a timely fashion and within budget. The successful candidate must be highly organized, have the ability to effectively interact with a wide variety of people, demonstrate initiative, and participate in a team as well as work well independently. Additional duties may be assigned as needed.

School/Unit Harvard School of Dental Medicine

EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.