Dental Sterilization Tech

Job description JOB PURPOSE:

The Sterilization Tech will support the dentist, and team, in providing quality patient care in a fast‑paced environment. Must be able to work independently, sterilize and maintain instruments, equipment, set up and break down of treatment areas, and providing a clean and professional environment in general spaces

• Setting up and breaking down sterilization area beginning and end of day, as well as making sure all instruments are processing before leaving for lunch.
• Breaking down, cleaning, and setting up operatories between patients; (both treatment rooms and hygiene rooms) monitoring who may be behind to help them get the rooms turned around.
• Clean supplies, equipment, instruments, and instrument trays, following standard precautions for decontamination.
• Running instruments through ultrasonic and sterilizer machines, keeping sterile area clean and organized.
• Sterilize and disinfect dental instruments properly: must remove all organic and inorganic materials from dental instruments before sterilization process.

• Responsible for monthly maintenance of all sterilization equipment, hand pieces, hand piece motors, suction and traps.
• Test sterilization equipment weekly to ensure proper functionality
• Run suction lines weekly in all treatment and hygiene rooms
• Change traps in all operatories once a week
• Keep stockroom organized, putting away supplies when they come in and monitoring stock, noting when low on supplies
• Stocking all operatories and designated sterilization area(s).
• Help assist in bringing patients back, taking photographs and impressions and/or scans when needed.