What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sterilization Technician position at Valleygate Dental Surgery Centers?
Valleygate Surgery Center Midland is looking for a full-time sterilization technician. The job duties include training, ordering supplies and assisting dental teams. Serve as back up to the surgery control team which includes performing and participating in decontamination, cleaning, assembling, packaging, sterilization, storage and distribution of reusable surgical instrumentation, equipment training and turning over rooms.
Job Purpose:
Primary responsibility is to sterilize instruments and prepare supplies in accordance with OSHA standards. Maintains all equipment used in attaining and assuring sterility. This position has the potential to assist the providers and assistants with a variety of oral health care services including radiographs, charting and operatory turnover.
Duties:
-Prepares, cleans, organizes, and closes the sterilization room and lab for daily functions.
- Maintains equipment, instruments, handpieces, burs and armentarium by proper care, cleaning, and sterilization according to OSHA standards and manufacturer's instructions.
-Prepares all instrument packs, handpieces, burs, etc. and distributes to operatories.
-Consults patient schedule to ensure proper availability of instruments in operatories.
-Operate and maintain sterilizers, keeping records of loads completed, items in loads, and maintenance procedures performed.
-Monitors biological and chemical wash solution to ensure quality and consistency for decontamination of instruments and medical equipment.
-Assist with cleaning of rooms between cases and terminal cleaning
-Maintains laundry daily to include towels, smocks, uniforms, etc.
-Contributes to VDSC efficiency.
-Communicates effectively with clinical staff and across departments as needed.
-Consults patient schedule to ensure proper availability of instruments in operating rooms.
-Ensure necessary equipment is available by continually maintaining surgical inventory.
-Contributes to the fluctuating staffing needs of the department by being flexible in own assignments and work schedules.
-Assists in preparing operatories when requested.
-Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with OSHA infection control policies for the protection of patients, self and co-workers.
-Maintains laundry daily to include towels, smocks, uniforms, etc.
-Maintains patient confidentiality and conducts herself in a professional manner.
-Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications.