Traveling Sterilization Technician/EPDH Assistant

Capitol Dental Care; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Assistance Program

Medical and pharmacy coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

6 Paid holidays

2 Paid floating holidays

PTO 80 hours/year

401k plan and deferred compensation

Job summary

Capitol Dental Care is seeking a Traveling Sterilization & Clinical Support Technician to accompany an Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist (EPDH) to schools. You will help prepare each site, maintain sterilization standards, and ensure smooth patient flow in a mobile clinic setting.

Ideal candidates enjoy working with children, are dependable and organized, and can travel to multiple school locations. The role offers full-time hours and a comprehensive benefits package as described in the posting.

Qualifications

• Interest in working with children and community-based healthcare
• Ability to travel to school locations with reliable transportation
• Strong communication and customer service skills
• Commitment to infection control and patient safety
• Ability to transport, set up, and break down portable dental equipment

Responsibilities

• Travel with and support an EPDH delivering dental services at schools
• Assist with transporting, setting up, breaking down, and organizing portable equipment and supplies
• Prepare treatment areas and reset between patients
• Disinfect, sterilize, and properly store instruments and equipment
• Follow infection-control, OSHA, HIPAA, and safety protocols
• Help maintain efficient patient flow in the school program
• Provide a welcoming experience for children receiving care
• Coordinate with school personnel to support daily schedule
• Monitor and maintain supplies and arrange equipment as needed
• Support documentation and administrative activities for school-based services

Skills

Dependable

Organized

Flexible

Independent work

Communication

Job description

Job Category: Operations

Requisition Number: STERI017338

Locations

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Gentle Dental Outreach Salem
Salem, OR 97301, USA

Description

At Capitol Dental Care, we value our teammates' smiles as much as our patients' smiles.

We believe oral health is essential to overall health and well-being. Our teams are guided by a commitment to patient care, operational and clinical excellence, personal accountability, and building strong relationships. We continuallyseekinnovative and creative approaches to expand access to care and better support our patients, communities, and teammates.

We are seeking a Traveling Sterilization & Clinical Support Technician to support our school-based dental program. In this unique role, you will travel with an Expanded Practice Dental Hygienist (EPDH) to schools throughout the community, helping provide accessible preventive dental care and treatment to children.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with children, being out in the community, and having a role where every day may look a little different. You will be an essential partner to the EPDH, helping prepare each school location for care,maintainsterilization and infection-control standards, support efficient patient flow, and ensure equipment and supplies are ready throughout the day.

Key Responsibilities

• Travel with and provide day-to-day support to an EPDH delivering dental services at schools and other community locations
• Assistwith transporting, setting up, breaking down, and organizing portable dental equipment, instruments, and supplies
• Prepare treatment areas before students are seen and reset areas between patients
• Clean, disinfect, package, sterilize, andproperly storedental instruments and equipment
• Follow established infection-control, sterilization, OSHA, HIPAA, and safety protocols
• Prepare instruments and supplies needed by the EPDH for scheduled treatments
• Helpmaintainan efficient flow of students through the school-based dental program
• Provide a welcoming, positive, and supportive experience for children receiving dental care
• Assistwith organizing students and coordinating with school personnel as needed to support the day's schedule
• Monitor andmaintainadequate levels of clinical and sterilization supplies
• Maintain clean, organized portable equipment and treatment areas
• Assistwith loading and unloading equipment and supplies at each location
• Support documentation and other administrative activities associated with school-based services as appropriate
• Communicate supply, equipment, scheduling, or operational needs to the EPDH and program leadership
• Serve as a reliable partner to the EPDH and help troubleshoot day-to-day needs in a mobile clinical environment

Schedule

Full time

Pay Range

$18.00-$20.00

Location:

Gentle Dental Outreach Salem |04203

Suite 200

Salem, OR 97301, USA

*** This position will provide dental care in schools within Salem, OR and the surrounding communities.

• Employee Assistance Program
• Medical and pharmacy, dental, vision (for employees and their families)
• Basic life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
• 6 Paid holidays and 2 Paid floating holiday
• PTO (80 hours per year for hourly)
• 401k plan and deferred compensation plan
• Referral Bonuses ($600-$2500 depending on role)

Qualifications:

• Strong interest in working with children and supporting community-based healthcare
• Dependable, organized, flexible, and comfortable working independently alongside an EPDH
• Ability to work efficiently in changing environments and adapt to different school locations
• Strong communication, teamwork, and customer service skills
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to infection control and patient safety
• Ability to transport, set up, and break down portable dental equipment and supplies
• Dental, healthcare, sterilization, or clinical support experience preferred
• Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel to school locationsrequired

Help us bring dental care directly to children in our communities. As a Traveling Sterilization Technician, you'll play an important role in helping our EPDH deliver safe, efficient, high-quality dental care to students who may otherwise face barriers to accessing treatment.

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