Dental Sterilization Technician

1 week ago

Kingston, Canada LightHouse Dental Full time

LightHouse Dental Kingston is looking for a sterilization technician to join our team of dental professionals. The Sterilization Technician helps the dental team by improving patient services, efficiency, and productivity by successfully managing sterilization protocols.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
- Adhere to enhanced infection control protocols and PPE requirements to reduce
- transmission of disease and infection.
- Process dental instruments and patient care items through the sterilization process safely and efficiently
- Maintain sterilization equipment, following manufacture maintenance guidelines and intervals and call for appropriate technician/repair support as required.
- Turn over operatories, transporting dirty instruments to the sterilization area for processing
- Set up treatment rooms for the next patient procedure
- Assist with ordering of clinical supplies and supplies required for sterilization
- Prepare hygiene rooms including, but not limited to, set-up, decontamination, sterilization of all instruments, cleaning handpieces, and restocking supplies
- Help dental assistants, doctors, and front desk staff, when necessary
- Maintain accurate records as they pertain to the sterilization process
- Maintain maintenance documentation for all equipment
- Perform water quality testing, monitoring and documentation as required.

**General Duties**
- Adhere to enhanced infection control protocols and PPE requirements to reduce
- transmission of COVID-19
- Turn on equipment in the morning and off at night
- Set up treatment rooms for each patient
- Manage supplies, instruments, and the state of treatment rooms
- Disinfect as required by RCDSO and public health regulations
- Restock operatories as needed
- Offer assistance to the front office during downtime
- Help clinical assistant as needed

**Competencies**
- Ability to maintain composure and professionalism when exposed to stressful situations
- Knowledge of RCDSO and Public Health policies pertaining to Infection Prevention and Control in the dental office.
- Knowledge of the English language - composition, grammar, spelling, and punctuation
- Skilled in the use of standard office equipment including telephones, calculators, copiers, fax, computers, and computer software (MS Excel, Word, Practice Management software)
- Ability to instill trust from the doctors, co-workers, and patients
- Ability to work cooperatively with management, staff, and patients
- Ability to prioritize, organize, and complete tasks in a timely and independent manner
- Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions and accept constructive criticism
- Ability to collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and maintain
- confidentiality
- Ability to communicate and express thoughts and ideas competently
- Ability to quickly grasp relevant concepts regarding duties and responsibilities

**Qualifications**
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: From $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10 - 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care

Work Location: In person

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