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Position: Central Sterilization Technician
Location: Sitka, AK
Shift: will be discussed during interview
Contract Length: 13 weeks
MUST HAVE COVID-19 VACCINATION AND BOOSTER
POSITION SUMMARY
The Dental Central Sterilization Technician collects, decontaminates, cleans, packages and sterilizes critical and semi-critical dental instruments in accordance with SEARHC policies and procedures, manufacturer's written instructions for use and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AMMI) guidelines.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Responsible for all steps necessary for decontamination, packaging and sterilization of dental instruments.
Responsible for disinfection of dental equipment that cannot be sterilized.
Completely and thoroughly dissembles dental instruments to ensure the removal of any debris, surgical soil and bio-burdens prior to sterilization or high level disinfection.
Performs multi-step procedures to effectively reprocess various dental instruments.
Performs and validates all cleaning of dental instruments through the use of SEARHC policies and procedure, manufacturers' instructions for use guidelines, along with the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AMMI) guidelines.
Maintains records for all sterilization procedures that are processed including interpretation of all biological monitoring, validation of monitoring results, and quality assurance checks to ensure sterilization parameters are met.
Effectively communicates with dental providers and dental staff to problem solve in the event of an instrument shortage and the need to substitute and/or offer alternatives.
Verifies that equipment functions properly, requisitions for equipment maintenance, repair or replacement, and removes defective equipment.
Shows competency in the maintenance of equipment by way of demonstration and continuing education
Maintains a clean and organized workstation.
Assists in the training and certification of members of the team on SEARHC sterilization process.
BASELINE QUALIFICATIONS
Education:
High school diploma/GED
Experience:
1-2 years of dental or medical clinic experience preferred
Licensure and Certification:
Current CPR certification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Knowledge:
Working knowledge of Infection Control
Skills:
Strong oral & written communication skills
Task and detail oriented
Self-Motivated
Ownership of project
Advanced levels of hand & eye coordination skills
Working level of organizational skills
Ability to:
Communicate with patients and staff
Follow written and verbal instructions
Treat patients and staff with respect
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