Sterilization Technician

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

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About The Position

The Support Services Associate will be responsible for decontaminating, inspecting, wrapping, and sterilizing dental instruments. This position will utilize quality assurance and infection control techniques, processing and inspecting dental instruments. Specific responsibilities include: - providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment - maintaining a positive work environment that fosters inclusion - providing support for clinical licensure exams annually - providing cross coverage for various dental lab and continuing education events - helping reduce costs through collaboration with the team and utilizing inventory tracking systems to manage inventories of all materials - utilizing Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) while following CDC and OSHA guidelines - special assignments within the scope of the position, as assigned

Requirements

• Knowledge in using Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) while following CDC and OSHA guidelines as well as following the OSAP Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention guidelines for Dental Best Practices.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written) to collaborate effectively with all team members
• Organizational skills and the ability to multi-task
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with people of all levels and backgrounds
• Ability to maintain flexibility and professional attitude while providing customer service in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to manage and verify files, records, and inventory

Nice To Haves

• Experience or background in a professional dental setting
• Experience providing customer service in a fast paced environment
• Experience with inventory tracking and barcode scanning
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Dental Assistant l or ll
• Bilingual skills

Responsibilities

• decontaminating dental instruments
• inspecting dental instruments
• wrapping dental instruments
• sterilizing dental instruments
• providing excellent customer service in a fast-paced environment
• maintaining a positive work environment that fosters inclusion
• providing support for clinical licensure exams annually
• providing cross coverage for various dental lab and continuing education events
• helping reduce costs through collaboration with the team and utilizing inventory tracking systems to manage inventories of all materials
• utilizing Personal Protective Equipment ( PPE ) while following CDC and OSHA guidelines
• special assignments within the scope of the position, as assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees