Sterilization Tech (Seasonal)

Job Title: Sterilization Technician

Job Location: Oral Surgery of Tidewater, Virginia Beach

Job Type: Seasonal

Are you looking for a company that you can call home and have opportunities to grow? Oral Surgery of Tidewater is seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Sterilization Tech to join our team. The Sterilization Tech will be responsible for ensuring all surgical instruments and equipment are properly cleaned, sterilized, and maintained to meet the highest standards of infection control and patient safety.

Your new career awaits you...

We are looking for a diligent oral surgery Instrument Technician to support our oral surgeon before and after each dental procedure. Your responsibilities will include preparing surgical equipment and tending to patients. You will also be required to monitor inventory levels and replenish our dental supplies, as needed.

To be successful as an oral surgery assistant, you should be highly organized and attentive to patients' needs. An outstanding oral surgery assistant should have an excellent understanding of oral surgery procedures and exceptional hand-eye coordination.

* Will accept and train those with little experience as a medical assistant or dental assistant *

Responsibilities:

• Perform administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, charting and filing.
• Prepare patient charts, record treatment plans, and update dental records.
• Prepare and sterilize surgical instruments, materials, and equipment in accordance with infection control and biohazard protocols.
• Assist the surgeon with operatory setup and cleanup.
• Provide patients with information on oral health care, treatment plans, and postoperative outcomes.
• Monitor stock of surgical supplies, medication, and replenish as needed.
• Ensure that instruments and equipment are effectively maintained.
• Provide excellent patient care.

Required Qualifications:

• Highschool diploma or equivalent required.
• Willingness to learn Front or Back-Office
• Sound knowledge of how to use surgical equipment, instruments, and materials.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to provide excellent patient care, even under stressful circumstances.
• Consistent professionalism in appearance and attitude.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Dental Assisting experience preferred, not required.
• Medical Assisting experience preferred, not required.

Schedule:

• TBD, Monday - Friday

Special Requirements:

• Must be able to stand up to 80% of the time at minimum.
• Physical requirements include driving, flying, sitting, and standing for extended periods of time.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. Management may require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Beacon Oral Specialists Management, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.