Dietrich Orthodontics is seeking a Sterilization/Records Technician to join our team at our Alliance and Canton offices! The Sterilization/Records Technician will be responsible for keeping the clinical team flowing and the office clean and neat, paying special attention to all equipment and tools used with our patients. He/she will also take records and may be assigned additional duties regarding seeing patients. He/she will always represent the doctor in every conversation and interaction with patients and parents. He/she will ensure clean and excellent care through the quality environment provided by the doctor and team.

Sterilization

• Adhere to our:
  • Office Policies
  • Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Guidelines
• Watch “If Saliva Were Red” video/CD: The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP)
• Have a full understanding of cross-contamination
• Have Proper Immunizations
• Ensure that Instruments Are:
  • Sterilized: How/When
  • Set Up: How/When
  • Stored In Their Proper Place & Manner: How/When
• See Patients: Proper Procedures
• Clean Up Units After Patients: How/When
• Set Up Units for Next Patient: How/When
• Pour Models
• Office Maintenance: Empty Trash, Tidy Bathrooms & Tooth Brushing Station
• Sterilization Area Is Always Clean and Tidy
• Stock Units (Mirrors, Gloves, Etc.)
• Trim Models
• Sterilization and Disinfectant Product Procedures/Techniques,/Maintenance are Followed
• Storage
• Shelf-Life Maintenance
• Sterilization Device Maintenance

Records

• Responsibilities:
  • Take Accurate Diagnostic Records that include X-rays—Panorex & Ceph—and intra-oral Photos—downloading, cropping, and printing
  • Impressions
  • Pour up models
  • Place separators as indicated
  • Lab Slips
  • Clean Up
  • Maintain Stock in the Records Area: Notify the proper person of supplies that need to be ordered
  • Maintain the equipment in the records room
  • Maintain the OSHA Safety Manual section specifically for radiography
  • Help with front office duties as time allows
  • Back up clinical assistants as time allows

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