Laboratory Services Assistant

University of the Pacific

Posting Details

Position Information

Job Title Laboratory Services Assistant

Union Level IV

Department Dental Main Clinic

Campus San Francisco

Posting Number 201304399P

Full or Part Time Full Time

Number of Months 12

Work Schedule

5 days a week, 7.5 hours a day

Position End Date

Open Date 11/10/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants

For Applicants Seeking Job Opportunities within the University Internal: Internal applicants will be considered within the first five (5) business days of the posting period. External: External applicants will be considered on the sixth (6) business day of the posting period.

For in-person roles: This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate must be willing to relocate within California, preferably within 25 miles of the (City) Pacific campus.

For online roles: While this is an online position, Pacific’s three campuses are within California and its faculty and staff are mostly California residents. For administrative purposes, California residents are preferred. Out of state hires must be approved either by the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs (for academic hires) or by the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations.

Sponsorship

This position is not eligible for a visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Position Summary Information

Primary Purpose

Under the direct supervision of the Manager, Laboratory Services, performs clerical and shipping duties for various clinical and instructional areas.

University of the Pacific recognizes that diversity, equity, and inclusion is foundational to the success of our valued students and employees. We prioritize policy and decision-making that demonstrates awareness of, and responsiveness to, the ways socio-cultural forces related to race, gender, ability, sexuality, socio-economic status, etc. impede or propel students, faculty, and staff.

Essential Functions

• Receive and log incoming laboratory work from students and issue completed cases.
• Package, send, and receive laboratory cases to and from outsource dental laboratories.
• Complete necessary paperwork to process invoices from outsource laboratories. Maintain status reports.
• Issue materials and equipment to students.
• Perform in-house laboratory procedures to include porcelain additions to contacts, stain and glaze porcelain restorations.
• Support the digital technology equipment to include liaising with vendors to facilitate updates, data storage need, consumable, and error resolution in a timely manner.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by the Manager, Laboratory Services, or designee.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge of:

• Dental terminology.
• Accepted principles of fixed and removable prosthetics.
• Articulation and its application to the use of various articulators.
• Aesthetics as it applies to various tooth forms in relation to prosthetic construction.
• Dental materials and their applications in fixed and removable prosthetics.

Microsoft Word, Excel and in-house e-mail programs.

Ability to:

• Work from written work authorizations.

Experience

• Minimum of one year in general laboratory experience.

Education

• High school diploma or equivalent.

• Associate of Science degree in dental technology program and/or comparable experience.

• Preferred Qualifications

Experience

• One-year dental laboratory experience preferred.

Ability to:

• Communicate effectively with faculty, students, staff and outsource laboratories.
• Work with a minimum of supervision.
• Maintain high productivity while maintaining accuracy and close attention to detail.
• Accurately process paperwork for payment of invoices.

Other:

• Experience and sensitivity in working with people of diverse backgrounds and

• cultures.

• Demonstrated experience in advancing social justice, equity, and inclusion in a

• university setting.

• Ability to engage and integrate culturally responsive practices and knowledge in their work.

• Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work performed is primarily general office/clerical; requires sitting majority of the working day; occasional standing, walking.

• Occasional lifting of boxes/bins up to 25 pounds.

• Hiring Range

• $33.36

• Background Check Statement

• All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment are required to execute a release and authorization for a background screening.

• AB 810 Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: University of the Pacific complies with California Assembly Bill 810, requiring candidates accepting conditional job offers to disclose any final administrative or judicial findings, ongoing proceedings, allegations, resignations under investigation, or appeals related to sexual harassment or misconduct within the past seven years.

• Anti-Discrimination/EEO Policy Statement

• University of the Pacific is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity across backgrounds, experiences and viewpoints. Pacific does not unlawfully discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability, or other legally protected characteristics or combination of such characteristics. While we strive to attract a broad and representative pool of candidates, all hiring decisions are made based on merit, selecting the most qualified individual for each position.

• Posting Specific Questions

• Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• How did you first learn about this employment opportunity?

• University of the Pacific Website

• Asianlife.com

• Blackperspective.com

• CentralValleyJobs.com

• Craigslist

• Dice.com

• Higheredjobs.com

• Hispanic-Jobs.com

• Indeed.com

• Insidehighered.com

• LinkedIn

• Lgbtconnect.com

• Metrochamber.org

• Monster.com

• Thelaa.org

• SimplyHired.com

• Workplacediversity.com

• Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

• Chronicle of HIgher Education

• Diverse Issues in Higher Education

• EDUCAUSE

• Higher

Education

• Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
• Higher

Education

• Recruitment Consortium - Northern California (NorCal HERC)

• Modesto Bee

• Pacific Employee

• Personal Referral

• Professional or Association Listserv

• Publication or website from a professional organization

• Sacramento Bee

• San Francisco Chronicle

• Stockton Record

• Agency Referral

• Other Online Job Board

• Pacific participates in federal healthcare programs. As such, a required part of the hiring process is to verify that potential employees have not been excluded from participating in federal programs for mandatory exclusions (including for fraud, controlled substances crimes, patient abuse or neglect, or other program-related crimes) or for other permissive exclusions by the Office of Inspector General. A "Yes" response would be considered disqualifying. Please answer the following question accordingly:

• Have you received notice that you are under review for possible exclusion from any federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?

• Yes

• No

• Are you currently excluded from participation in federal programs (including Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federal healthcare program)?

• Yes

• No

• Applicant Documents

• Required Documents

• Resume

• Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application

• Other Document

• University of the Pacific / 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211

• [email protected]

• [email protected] / 209.946.2124