Title: Temporary Hourly: Clinical Assistant
Position Type: Temp Hourly
College: Pikes Peak State College
Location: Colorado Springs
Salary Range: $17.00 - $22.00 per hour
Who We Are:
Pikes Peak State College is the largest and most diverse college in the Pikes Peak region, serving students with a wide range of goals, experiences, and responsibilities. Our students include recent high school graduates, working adults, military-affiliated students, parents, first-generation students, career changers, transfer students, and lifelong learners.
Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities to all, with a focus on student success and community needs. We fulfill that mission by creating affordable, flexible, and accessible pathways that help students transfer to four-year institutions, enter the workforce, advance their careers, and build better futures close to home.
As the needs of our students, employers, and communities continue to evolve, so do we. PPSC embraces innovation that is human-centered, ethical, and focused on student learning. Through strong workforce partnerships and the thoughtful integration of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, we prepare students not only for today's opportunities, but for what's next.
We're looking for people who are passionate about access, collaboration, innovation, and student success. Whether you work in the classroom or behind the scenes, your contributions help create opportunities that change lives.
At PPSC, our vision is simple: Students Succeed at PPSC.
Job Summary:
Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) is dedicated to providing high-quality education while fostering a diverse and inclusive community. We aim to create a supportive environment where every individual is valued and feels a sense of belonging. Learn more about our mission and values at Pikes Peak State College.
The PPSC Delta Dental Oral Health Career Center (DDC) functions as both an educational institution and a dental care facility. We are committed to delivering top-tier dental hygiene and dental assisting education, alongside exceptional patient care, by integrating the latest state-of-the-art technology. Our mission at the DDC is to build stronger dental teams.
Provide support to the dental hygiene and dental assistant students in the dental clinic and simulation laboratory. Responsible for
sterile instrument processing, monitoring equipment functioning and maintenance schedules, and inventory.
This is a temporary part-time hourly position, not to exceed 28 hours per week.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Infection control and sterilization:
Manage proper instrument processing.
Conduct weekly biological testing and maintain appropriate documentation.
Collaborate with Dental Center Director to maintain infection prevention, instrument processing protocols and internal audits.
Maintain proper operation and maintenance of sterilizer and ultrasonic baths.
Implement infection control practices including environmental sanitation, safe waste management and disposal procedures.
Equipment maintenance, repair, and regulatory compliance:
Maintain familiarity with the operation of dental equipment and, in collaboration with the Dental Center Director, IT, and the Facilities, monitors equipment functioning, assisting in scheduling maintenance and repair of clinical dental and computer equipment in the clinic and simulation lab.
Monitor oxygen and nitrous usage and communicate with Dental Center Director regarding replenishing needs.
Maintain equipment manuals updated.
Collaborate with the Dental Center Director to schedule compliance and regulatory inspections for nitrous/oxygen and radiation equipment.
Conduct quarterly in-house waterline testing and maintain documentation of results in both paper and electronic formats.
Collaborate with the program coordinator, schedules software updates if needed.
Ensure that each semester opens with all equipment functional and ready for use, including the dental units, sealant, air polishers, IO cameras, ultrasonic and piezo scaler units, and dental materials bins.
Recommend replacement or updating of equipment to Dental Center Director for budget considerations.
Inventory and supplies:
Collaborate with Dental Center Director and faculty to update directions for use of equipment.
Maintain on-going inventory of supplies, program instruments, small equipment, forms, and patient recruitment materials.
Communicate with Dental Center Director regarding purchasing & inventory needs.
Organize equipment and stock supplies in the storage, sterilization room, mobile carts, clinic workstations, and other auxiliary areas, ensuring proper labeling.
Unpack deliveries of supplies, inventory, and put products away promptly.
Assist faculty in monitoring the check out and return of program instruments, small equipment, and supplies to students as needed.
Maintain updated material data safety sheets for clinic products.
Attend regular clinic operations meetings.
Perform other duties of a similar nature as assigned by Dental Center Director.
Competencies/KSAs:
Assist administrative staff and faculty.
Assist in the opening and/or closing of the Dental Center during assigned hours. Maintain current knowledge of infection control, radiation safety, and hazardous waste regulations.
Perform scheduled equipment maintenance and maintain appropriate documentation.
Restock supplies and patient use items.
Implement all clinical facility policies and procedures.
Ensure compliance with federal HIPAA and FERPA regulations.
Effectively represent the Dental Center and the dental hygiene and dental assisting programs to patients, vendors, and the surrounding community.
Ability to balance multiple priorities; adapt readily to changing priorities cycles.
Utilize time effectively without close supervision
Identify and implement improvements to systems and processes.
Interact effectively with patients, students, and faculty.
Must be personable and professional, be someone who can take direction and is willing to grow.
Demonstrated excellence in customer service skills.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate’s degree from a regionally accredited institution OR two years of professional level experience performing similar duties to those described for this position.
Familiarity with dental clinical equipment including intraoral cameras, digital intraoral and extraoral radiographic equipment, and CEREC scanners and mills.
One-year related clinical work experience in a dental office required.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, etc.).
Preferred Qualifications:
Familiarity with dental terminology is a plus.
Familiarity with Ascend Academic dental office management software required.
Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Selection Process:
Applications are accepted until position is filled. This is a temporary part-time hourly position, not to exceed 28 hours per week.
Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.
Visa support is not available for this position.
Application Instructions:
Application must be submitted online. Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration. A complete application will include:
Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred. Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.
Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position
Additional Information/Benefits:
Retirement
Pikes Peak State College participates in Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates. State employees are required to make a mandatory contribution of 11% of the salary to the plan, and the college contributes a percentage as well. While you are enrolled in PERA, you do not pay Social Security. In addition, there are supplemental retirement plans available through three other vendors.
Leave Programs
Temporary hourly employees earn one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked.
Temporary hourly employees are eligible for the Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI).