Dental Sterilization Technician

Join Affordable Dentures & Implants and Help Create Healthy, Confident Smiles!Affordable Dentures & Implants is seeking a detail-oriented Sterilization Technician to support our clinical team in delivering exceptional patient care. This role is responsible for cleaning, disinfecting, sterilizing, and maintaining dental instruments and equipment while ensuring compliance with infection prevention standards. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, works independently, and takes pride in maintaining a safe, organized, and efficient clinical setting.Why Join Our Team?Support a collaborative team dedicated to exceptional patient careOpportunity to work in a specialized dental practice focused on dentures and dental implantsOngoing training and professional development opportunitiesFast-paced, team-oriented work environmentMake a meaningful impact by ensuring safe, high-quality patient careWhat You'll DoAs a Sterilization Technician, you'll play a critical role in supporting the clinical team by ensuring instruments, equipment, and treatment areas are properly cleaned, disinfected, sterilized, and prepared for safe, high-quality patient care in a fast-paced dental practice.Scrub, wash, disinfect, and decontaminate surgical and dental instruments to remove biological debrisOperate autoclaves and other sterilization equipment according to established protocolsAssemble, inspect, package, label, and store sterile instruments and suppliesPrepare, set up, and break down treatment rooms before and after patient proceduresMaintain sterilization records and monitor equipment performanceTrack inventory of sterile instruments and clinical supplies to ensure adequate availabilityMaintain cleanliness and organization of sterilization areas and clinical workspacesDispose of contaminated materials following OSHA and infection control guidelinesSupport dentists and clinical staff by ensuring instruments and equipment are available for patient carePerform additional duties to support daily clinical operationsQualificationsRequired:High School Diploma or GEDAbility to work independently and manage multiple prioritiesStrong organizational and communication skillsCommitment to infection prevention and patient safetyAbility to work in a fast-paced clinical environmentPreferred:Previous sterile processing or dental sterilization experienceExperience operating autoclaves or sterilization equipmentKnowledge of dental instruments and medical terminologyExperience with inventory management in a healthcare settingFamiliarity with OSHA, CDC, and AAMI standardsWe're Looking For Someone Who Is:Friendly, professional, and compassionateDetail-oriented and highly organizedComfortable managing multiple prioritiesPassionate about delivering exceptional patient experiencesDependable, motivated, and eager to grow within a successful dental practicePhysical RequirementsAbility to stand, walk, bend, reach, and sit for extended periods throughout the workdayAbility to lift and move up to 50 pounds occasionallyAbility to work safely in a clinical environment while following OSHA and infection control protocolsIf you're someone who enjoys providing exceptional patient care and wants to grow your career in a specialized practice, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of a team dedicated to transforming lives—one smile at a time.Keywords: Sterilization Technician, Sterile Processing Technician, Central Sterile Technician, Instrument Sterilization, Instrument Decontamination, Autoclave, Infection Control, Dental Sterilization, Surgical Instruments, Dental Instruments, Sterile Processing, Medical Terminology, Inventory Management, OSHA, CDC, AAMI, Biohazard Safety, Quality Assurance, Healthcare Support, Dental Office, Patient Care, Clinical Support.BenefitsWe care about our employees and understand the hard work that goes into providing the best-in-class patient care. You will be provided the training needed to provide you with the support you need to do your job well. Additional benefits include group medical and dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending (health and dependent care), 401(k), 9 paid holidays off, 10 days of vacation, and 5 additional PTO days. We also offer ancillary benefits to include hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance options.About Affordable CareFounded in 1975, today Affordable Care, LLC is America's largest dental support organization (DSO) focused on tooth replacement services, serving more than 360 dental practices across the United States. Supported practices primarily concentrate on extractions, dentures, implants, and fixed arches, with some practices housing an on-site laboratory to enable same-day dental services. Affordable Care is the DSO for several top dental brands including, but not limited to, Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions, and Advanced Dental Implant Centers. From the Affordable Care Support Center, located in North Carolina's Research Triangle Park, along with field-based teams, Affordable Care provides business expertise and support services to dental practices, taking care of non-clinical duties so dentists can focus on treating patients.