Dental Sterilization Lead Technician

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

Job summary

Clove Dental in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Sterilization Technician III to uphold infection-control protocols, sterilize and store instruments, and support clinical operations.

Responsibilities include leading daily sterilization workflow, monitoring equipment, and assisting with X-ray setup where trained. This role requires adherence to HIPAA/OSHA standards and teamwork to ensure smooth patient care.

Responsibilities

• Clean, disinfect, package, sterilize, and properly store dental instruments according to Company infection-control protocols.
• Maintain sterilization areas, equipment, logs, and required testing in accordance with OSHA and infection-control standards.
• Support X-ray setup and other permitted clinical-support duties when appropriately trained and legally permitted.
• Stock operatories, sterilization areas, and clinical supplies and notify the appropriate team member when inventory is running low.
• Sterilize instruments and make sure cassettes are organized
• Make sure lab cases in office
• Monitor sterilization equipment, testing, logs, and infection-control documentation and identify missing or incomplete requirements.
• Lead the daily sterilization workflow and ensure instruments are properly processed, sterilized, stored, and available when needed without disrupting patient care.
• In charge of scanning and sending lab cases
• Follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, attendance, dress, name-badge, and other Company standards.
• Operatories keep organized and clean, Check In / Check Out keep clean, Floors / Lights / Doors (throughout the office)
• Turn over treatment rooms quickly and thoroughly between patients, including disinfecting surfaces and preparing rooms for the next procedure.
• Transport instruments, materials, and supplies between operatories and sterilization while maintaining proper separation of clean and contaminated items.
• Maintain clean and organized clinical, sterilization, laboratory, and supply areas throughout the day.
• Answer phones in 2 rings as needed when front office is busy
• Arrive on time and stay until close
• Build schedules to have productive days and be willing to work as needed
• Refer new staff to the recruiting team
• Volunteer for our events, social work, and marketing efforts
• Support dental assistants and providers with basic room setup, breakdown, and non-clinical needs within the permitted scope of the role.
• Support office cleaning, supply organization, and other clinical or operational duties as assigned.
• Hold Sterilization Technician I–II team members accountable for completion and quality of assigned sterilization, turnover, stocking, and cleaning responsibilities.

Job description

Clove Dental in Oxnard, CA is seeking a Sterilization Technician III to uphold infection-control protocols, sterilize and store instruments, and support clinical operations.

Responsibilities include leading daily sterilization workflow, monitoring equipment, and assisting with X-ray setup where trained. This role requires adherence to HIPAA/OSHA standards and teamwork to ensure smooth patient care.