Dental Sterilization Tech I Camarillo

Clove Dental•Camarillo, CA

22h

About The Position

The Sterilization Technician I supports dental office operations by cleaning, disinfecting, packaging, sterilizing, organizing, and storing dental instruments according to company infection-control protocols. The role maintains sterilization areas, equipment, logs, and required testing in accordance with OSHA and infection-control standards, and helps keep clinical, laboratory, and supply areas clean and organized. The technician stocks operatories, sterilization areas, and clinical supplies; monitors inventory and alerts the appropriate team member when supplies are running low. The role also supports room setup and turnover, transports instruments and supplies while keeping clean and contaminated items separate, and assists dental assistants and providers with basic non-clinical needs within the permitted scope of the role. Additional duties include following company and regulatory standards, answering phones as needed, arriving on time and staying until close, supporting productive scheduling, referring prospective staff to recruiting, and volunteering for company events and marketing efforts.

Requirements

Follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, attendance, dress, name-badge, and other company standards.
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, sterilization logs, and required testing in accordance with OSHA and infection-control standards.
Stock operatories, sterilization areas, and clinical supplies; notify the appropriate team member when inventory is running low.
Keep instrument cassettes organized and ensure lab cases are in the office.
Follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, attendance, dress, name-badge, and other company standards.
Keep operatories and check-in/check-out areas clean, and maintain floors, lights, doors, and other office areas.
Turn over treatment rooms 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, and supply areas throughout the day.
Answer phones within two rings when needed while the front office is busy.
Arrive on time, stay until close, and build schedules to support productive days; be willing to work as needed.
Refer prospective new staff to the recruiting team.
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.
Support office cleaning, supply organization, and other clinical or operational duties as assigned.