Periodontal Office Sterilization Tech

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Job Summary: Our friendly periodontal office seeks a caring and hard-working Sterilization Tech to help with our ever-increasing workload.

Primary Duties:

1. Sterilizing dental instruments.
2. Organizing exam and surgical instrument kits.
3. Cleaning operatories between patients.
4. Chairside assisting for basic exams and post-ops (preferred but not required).

Our ideal candidate has some experience with dental offices and sterilization procedures. Chairside experience is not required, but it is a plus. No surgical chairside work is required for this position, but there will be the opportunity to learn on the job if the applicant is motivated.

We are a digital office, running a Dentrix system, so experience with Dentrix is also a plus.

Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30am - 5:30pm.

If you are a friendly, hard-working, team player, we look forward to hearing from you!

Responsibilities:

1. Process dental instruments and patient care items through the sterilization process safely and efficiently.
2. Maintain sterilization equipment, following manufacturer maintenance guidelines and intervals.
3. Turn over operatories, transporting dirty instruments to the sterilization area for processing.
4. Set up treatment rooms for the next patient procedure.
5. Prep sterilized equipment and make it available to the dentist for exams and procedures.
6. Adhere to all health and safety regulations and office policies.

Qualifications:

1. Current CPR/AED certification.
2. Excellent communication and customer service skills.
3. Experience with Dentrix or general computer literacy is preferred but not required.
4. Covid vaccination.