Dental Laboratory Technician

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a fully qualified and experienced dental laboratory technician assigned to the Dental Service at the VA Medical Center in Louisville, KY. The role requires performing a full range of dental laboratory services and functions with professional skill.

English proficiency is required for direct patient care positions, per 38 U.S.C. 7402(d). Specialized experience, education substitutions, and combined education/experience options are outlined in the

Qualifications

• Specialized dental lab techniques and process workflows.
• Experience handling impression materials, plasters, waxes, metals, ceramics.
• Familiarity with dental lab equipment such as lathes, engines, hand pieces, casting furnaces.

Skills

Dental laboratory techniques

Material handling

Quality control

Education

Graduate education in dentistry or related field

Tools

Dental laboratory equipment

Casting machines

Furnaces

Presses

Impression materials

Job description

Employee will be assigned to Dental Service, VA Medical Center, Louisville, KY, functioning as a fully qualified and experienced technician and applying a full range of Dental Laboratory services and functions.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY: In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), No person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. You must be proficient in basic written and spoken English in order to meet the requirements of this position.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one (1) year of specialized experience which has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent to the GS-8 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: use of dental laboratory material such as impression materials, plasters, stones, hydrocolloids, waxes, metals, acrylics, porcelain, and similar materials; use of laboratory equipment such as hand tools, dental lathes, engines, and hand pieces, furnaces, casting machines, presses, flasks, and related equipment; use of precision instruments such as articulators, surveyors, and microanalyzers; and construction of dental prosthetic appliances.

OR SUBSTITUTION OF EDUCATION FOR EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Successful completion of 2 full years of graduate education or a master's degree directly related to the work of the position meets the requirements for GS-8. This education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

OR COMBINING EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (Transcript Required): Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements.

Physical Requirements: Work requires some bending, stooping, lifting of supplies, and periods of standing and sitting.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.