Sterilization Technician - Job Description
Equipment Management
- Check treatment rooms for cleanliness
- Check and turn on treatment room equipment
- Accurately prepare trays for treatment according to each patients’ treatment (preferably night before)
- Set-up treatment rooms for first hour patients the night before
- Clean treatment rooms after each visit by discarding all disposable items, assembling soiled instruments, and placing them in sterilization area and cleaning treatment room surfaces with disinfectant solution
- Presoak soiled instruments and place them in an ultrasonic cleaner tank
- Package and load instruments into the proper sterilizer
- Store instruments in appropriate places
- Mix required cleaning solutions and keep them fresh
- Clean sterilizers and ultrasonic cleaner tank
- Clean up treatment rooms at the end of the day; turn off equipment
- Maintain a supply inventory for treatment rooms and laboratory
- Assist in annual clean-up of storage areas for the practice
Back Office Duties (in general order):
- Arrive 15-20 minutes before the first patient(s) seen
- Assist in set-up of treatment rooms
- Unload autoclave and store instruments away
- Fill ultrasonic with water and tablet
- Morning huddle (review schedule) begins at 8:45AM
- Break down and wipe-down/clean rooms after patient are escorted to front desk after treatment Run instruments through cleaning cycle:
- Place instruments/burs in ultrasonic and run when instruments collect. Do not wait till instruments are piled up, then dry and bag as indicated.
- Place handpieces in Quattro-Care unit (at end of day), then bag as indicated; Keep lab area clean
- Sweep/Mop floors every Thursday (time permitting)
- Empty and take out trash from under-sink cabinets, lab area and kitchen as needed
- Assist with Front Office clerical duties when back-office duties completed and time permitting.