Dental Sterilization 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

Sterilization Technician III
Pay Range: $21–$23/hour

Assist Dentist

• 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.

Labs/Supplies

• 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

Patient Experience

• Follow HIPAA, OSHA, infection-control, attendance, dress, name-badge, and other Company standards.

Office Cleanliness

• 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.

Leadership

• 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.