Dental Sterilization Tech

Healthcare For the Homeless Inc•Baltimore, MD

15h•Onsite

About The Position

The Sterilization Technician conducts sterilization of dental instruments including sorting, cleaning, decontaminating, and sterilizing instruments following standard procedures and techniques. The technician is responsible for inventory control, equipment and instrument maintenance, biological spore testing, and setup/breakdown of operatories. They also provide clerical duties, including, but not limited to maintaining adequate supplies and records. The technician may chair-side assist for simple dental procedures.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
Current BLS certification
Strong organizational skills necessary to assure smooth operations of the clinic
Able to maintain confidentiality surrounding all information related to clients served by the clinic
Able to cope with interruptions, be flexible, and be a team player
Able to work with ill, disabled, emotionally upset and sometimes hostile individuals

Nice To Haves

One year of experience in a dental setting, preferred
Maryland X-ray license, preferred
Experience in a community health center or primary care setting, preferred

Responsibilities

Assists the dental and medical clinics with sterilization and maintaining infection control standards according to CDC, OSHA and Joint Commission requirements.
Demonstrates current knowledge and maintenance of dental instruments, ultrasonic equipment, and autoclave machinery
Monitors issues with autoclave functioning and keeps a detailed log of machine maintenance
Performs biological spore testing and uses chemical integrators to maintain quality infection control
Performs decontamination of soiled instruments, arrangement of instruments into sterilization pouches, and sterilization according to standard precautions, IFUs (instructions for use) and established protocols
Keeps a detailed and accurate record of sterilizations, testing and maintenance logs
Maintains inventory of equipment, instruments, materials and solutions
Restocks, labels, collects, organizes, and distributes instruments
Inspects, assembles and evaluates all instruments to ensure proper functioning and quality
Determines need for repair/replacement and validates completeness of instrument set
Chair-side assisting for all dental procedures as well as assisting hygienist as needed
Provides assistance to Fallsway as the primary site and other agency dental clinics as needed