Dental Sterilization Tech II Hillview

Clove Dental•Ventura, CA

15h

About The Position

The Dental Sterilization Tech II supports dental clinical operations by cleaning, disinfecting, packaging, sterilizing, organizing, and storing instruments in accordance with Company infection-control protocols. The role maintains sterilization areas and equipment, completes required testing and documentation, monitors logs, and identifies missing or incomplete infection-control requirements. When appropriately trained and legally permitted, the technician may assist with X-ray setup and other clinical-support duties. The technician stocks operatories and clinical areas, monitors supplies, organizes cassettes and lab cases, and keeps clinical, sterilization, laboratory, and supply spaces clean and orderly. The role turns over treatment rooms between patients, transports instruments and supplies while keeping clean and contaminated items separate, and supports basic room setup and breakdown within the permitted scope. Additional duties include answering phones as needed, supporting office operations and events, helping build productive schedules, and training Sterilization Technician I team members. The technician follows Company standards for HIPAA, OSHA, infection control, attendance, dress, and name badges, and is expected to arrive on time and stay until close.

Requirements

Follow HIPAA, OSHA, and infection-control standards and Company policies.
Be appropriately trained and legally permitted before supporting X-ray setup or other clinical-support duties.
Arrive on time and stay until close.
Be willing to work as needed.

Responsibilities

Clean, disinfect, package, sterilize, organize, and properly store dental instruments according to Company infection-control protocols.
Maintain sterilization areas and equipment, complete required testing and logs, and monitor infection-control documentation for missing or incomplete requirements.
Support X-ray setup and other permitted clinical-support duties when appropriately trained and legally permitted.
Stock operatories, sterilization areas, and clinical supplies, and notify the appropriate team member when inventory is running low.
Organize instrument cassettes and ensure lab cases are maintained in the office.
Turn over treatment rooms quickly and thoroughly between patients by disinfecting surfaces and preparing rooms for the next procedure.
Transport instruments, materials, and supplies between operatories and sterilization while maintaining separation of clean and contaminated items.
Maintain clean and organized clinical, sterilization, laboratory, supply, and other office areas; support cleaning and supply organization as assigned.
Follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, attendance, dress, name-badge, and other Company standards.
Answer phones within two rings as needed when the front office is busy.
Arrive on time and remain until close; help build productive schedules and be willing to work as needed.
Refer prospective staff to the recruiting team and volunteer for Company events, social work, and marketing efforts.
Support dental assistants and providers with basic room setup, breakdown, and non-clinical needs within the permitted scope of the role.
Train and support Sterilization Technician I team members on sterilization, room turnover, stocking, cleaning, and infection-control workflows.