Dental Sterile Processing Technician

Posted: 11-Mar-26

Location: San Francisco, California

Type: Full-time

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 88464BR

Employment Duration: 1 month

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare and process contaminated instruments through instrument washing and sterilization equipment.
• Maintain dental instruments and sort and process them according to sterilization protocols.
• Follow manufacturer guidelines for monitoring and recording biological indicator testing.
• Maintain accurate cycle sterilization logs and instrument distribution records.
• Ensure proper operating cycles for the instrument washing machine and autoclaves.
• Work periodic weekend special events hosted by the School of Dentistry.
• Distribute sterile instruments into student lockers.
• Collect contaminated instruments from various clinics in the dental school.
• Perform weekly and monthly sterilization equipment maintenance, including testing of units and internal and external cleaning.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area and ensure that proper EH&S policies and guidelines are followed for the care and cleaning of instruments.
• Accept and receive deliveries to the warehouse.
• Check receivable documents and match them with purchase orders.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

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