What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterilization Technician position at MONTOUR ORAL SITE HOLDINGS LLC?
Job Summary:
The Sterilization Technician helps the dental team in improving patient services, efficiency, and productivity by successfully managing sterilization protocols.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Strictly adhere to infection control standards, staying current with changes as they occur.
Process dental instruments and patient care items through the sterilization process safely and efficiently.
Maintain sterilization equipment, following manufacture maintenance guidelines and intervals.
Turn over operatories, transporting dirty instruments to the sterilization area for processing.
Set up treatment rooms for the next patient, carefully setting up to meet the needs of the patient for the next procedure.
Assist with ordering of clinical supplies.
Provide customer service support to patients by escorting them to and from the treatment room as needed.
Assist doctor during clinical examination, recording exam notes, and treatment plans as needed.
Transition exam information to the front office staff for scheduling purposes, as needed.
Prepare operatory rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning handpieces and room, and restocking supplies.
Help dental assistants, doctors, and front desk staff, when necessary.
Adhere to enhanced infection control protocols and PPE requirements.