Sterile Processing Assistant STAR Dental

St. Luke’s University Health Network•Allentown, PA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Sterile Processing Assistant STAR Dental is responsible for supporting the daily functions of Star Community Health Dental by maintaining and operating the sterilization equipment, ensuring that dental instruments and supplies are properly cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized. Maintaining records and logs, checking inventory, and executing proper infection control measures.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent required
Must be able to hear above noise level of operating equipment (sterilizers)
Must be able to see as it relates to general, near, far, color and peripheral visions (must be able to detect defects in instruments)

Nice To Haves

Dental experience preferred

Responsibilities

Understand and execute proper infection control measures, follow OSHA guidelines and CDC infection prevention practices
Responsible for all dental instruments being cleaned, sterilized, and properly stored
Operate, monitor, and clean sterilization equipment
Maintain a clean and safe environment and workspace
Prepare clinical items and set ups throughout the day, help clinical team with infection control and cleaning of operatories between appointments
Maintain dental equipment and materials
Maintain records of inventory or tool usage and relay information to dental program clinical lead to order supplies
Check sterile supplies to ensure that they are not outdated
Deliver tools to specified locations in the office
Perform daily and weekly infection control tests to ensure optimum sterility
Observe instruments during sterilization procedures to ensure that sterilization standards are being followed
Prepare sterilization equipment for use by maintaining sterilizer logs and maintenance schedules, determine whether sterilization equipment is working properly by performing routine maintenance checks