Senior Dental Sterilization Tech - Lead Instrument Workflow

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

Job summary

Clove Dental is seeking a Sterilization Technician III in Oxnard, CA to manage sterilization operations and ensure compliance with infection-control standards. The role includes cleaning, disinfecting, and storing instruments, maintaining logs, and supporting clinical duties as trained.

The candidate will lead daily sterilization workflow, coordinate instrument readiness, and assist with lab case management while upholding OSHA and patient-care standards.

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.
• 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.
• Turn over treatment rooms quickly and thoroughly between patients, including disinfecting surfaces and preparing rooms for the next procedure.

Skills

Sterilization procedures

Infection-control

Team leadership

Job description

Clove Dental is seeking a Sterilization Technician III in Oxnard, CA to manage sterilization operations and ensure compliance with infection-control standards. The role includes cleaning, disinfecting, and storing instruments, maintaining logs, and supporting clinical duties as trained.

The candidate will lead daily sterilization workflow, coordinate instrument readiness, and assist with lab case management while upholding OSHA and patient-care standards.