Dental Sterilization Lead Tech III – Santa Monica

Clove Dental; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Clove Dental in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Sterilization Technician III to lead daily sterilization workflows, ensure proper instrument processing, and support clinical operations with compliant practices.

The role emphasizes infection-control, OSHA standards, inventory management, and coordination of lab cases, with opportunities to assist X-ray setup and non-clinical duties within scope.

You will mentor Sterilization Technicians I–II and help maintain a clean, efficient operatory environment.

Qualifications

• Must maintain infection-control standards and OSHA compliance.
• Experience with sterilization workflow and instrument processing required.
• Ability to support clinical operations and basic room setup within scope.

Responsibilities

• Clean, disinfect, package, sterilize, and store instruments per infection-control protocols.
• Maintain sterilization areas, equipment, logs, and testing per OSHA standards.
• Support X-ray setup and other permitted clinical-support duties when trained.

Skills

Sterilization & disinfection

Medical instrument handling

Infection-control protocols

Inventory management

Team leadership

HIPAA compliance

Education

Sterilization technician certification

Job description

Clove Dental in Santa Monica, CA seeks a Sterilization Technician III to lead daily sterilization workflows, ensure proper instrument processing, and support clinical operations with compliant practices.

The role emphasizes infection-control, OSHA standards, inventory management, and coordination of lab cases, with opportunities to assist X-ray setup and non-clinical duties within scope.

You will mentor Sterilization Technicians I–II and help maintain a clean, efficient operatory environment.