Sterilization Technician

Team Builder Recruiting•Hummelstown, PA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Sterilization Technician Hummelstown, PA Enjoy six weeks of paid, hands-on training, which will fully prepare you to help keep our oral surgery team running safely and efficiently by ensuring every instrument is properly cleaned, sterilized, and ready for exceptional patient care. Why You'll Love Working with Us Paid Training: Build the skills to work independently through our six-week paid training program. Meaningful Work: Play an essential part in maintaining a safe environment and exceptional patient care. Genuine Appreciation: Join a practice where our partners value their staff and regularly show their gratitude. Team Environment: Enjoy the resources of a larger practice without the corporate feel. Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a supportive clinical team committed to doing things the right way. About Us Conestoga Oral Surgery is a respected oral and maxillofacial surgery practice with seven board-certified surgeons serving patients across our Hummelstown, Lancaster, and Lititz locations. For more than 35 years, we have worked to provide a high-level patient experience through quality care, collaboration, and a commitment to doing things the right way. Our team combines the resources of a larger practice with a supportive environment where employees are valued and appreciated.

Requirements

Dependable: Consistently follows established sterilization procedures and can be counted on in a busy clinical environment.
Detail-Oriented: Notices the small details that matter when cleaning, inspecting, preparing, and sterilizing instruments.
Organized: Keeps instruments, supplies, and the sterilization area orderly and ready for the clinical team.
Trainable: Previous sterile processing experience or a medical background is helpful, but we are willing to train the right candidate; a high school diploma is preferred.
Active: Able to stand for extended periods while completing daily sterilization responsibilities.
Team-Oriented: Brings a positive, self-motivated approach and works collaboratively to support excellent patient care.
Previous sterile processing experience or a medical background is helpful
High school diploma is preferred

Responsibilities

Clean, disinfect, inspect, package, and sterilize dental and oral surgery instruments using established infection-control procedures and aseptic techniques.
Operate and monitor autoclaves, ultrasonic cleaners, and other sterilization equipment, including documenting sterilization cycles.
Inspect and prepare instruments and sterile trays so our clinical teams have the correct equipment and supplies ready for procedures.
Maintain and restock sterile instruments, disposable supplies, and sterilization materials, communicating when items need to be reordered.
Follow infection-control and safety protocols when handling contaminated instruments, sharps, biohazardous materials, and sterile supplies.
Clean and maintain sterilization equipment and work areas, reporting equipment or maintenance concerns promptly.
Collaborate with oral surgeons, surgical assistants, and other clinical team members to keep instruments moving efficiently through the sterilization process.
Organize contaminated, clean, packaged, and sterile instruments appropriately to help prevent cross-contamination.