Central Sterilization Supervisor – School of Dental Medicine

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM) offers one of the most forward-looking educational
environments in dental medicine in the country. Since its founding in 1868, TUSDM has been committed to leadership in education, patient
care, research, and community service. Students obtain an interdisciplinary education, integrated with medicine, with access to training in
dental specialties. Clinics managed at TUSDM provide quality comprehensive care to more than 20,000 individuals annually. Nationally and
internationally, the school promotes health and educational programs and researches new procedures, materials, and technologies to improve
oral health.
Clinical administration supports the clinical and educational efforts within the pre-doctoral and postgraduate clinic
operations. The clinical administration staff provides courteous, professional and effective support services and is committed to providing
patient, student, and faculty with information, guidance, and quality service to contribute to a successful dental clinic experience. This
includes maintaining a safe environment, assuring that patients’ dental needs are addressed in a caring, confidential, timely, and thorough
manner that patients are informed about their treatment and clinic procedures, and those patients’ finances are handled accurately and
efficiently.
The central sterilization facility is responsible for sterilization processing, security and transportation of equipment and
instruments used in patient care within the dental school clinics for treatment of more than 600 patients per day.

What
You’ll Do

The Central Sterilization Supervisor assists in supervision of the facility and all of the CSF staff members,
coordinates processing of clinical instruments through sterilization, arranges transportation of adequate inventory to multiple locations
within the building, and ensures security through the instrument tracking computer system. Partners with the Central Sterilization Manager
to ensure policies and procedures are accurately and safely followed and communicate with other Clinical Affairs supervisors to ensure
staff, inventory and workflow meet the needs of the clinic. Provides excellent customer service to staff, faculty, and students at all times
to ensure a smooth operation of the clinic. Addresses and resolves conflicts and barriers to productivity which occur within the team, and
escalates unresolved matters to the manager.

What We’re Looking For

Basic
Requirements:
Knowledge and experience typically acquired by:

• High School Diploma.
• 5+ years’ experience
  in a sterile processing role.
• Basic Computer Skills.
• Knowledge of decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilization
  procedures. Understanding of dental instrumentation, and/or dental assisting.
• CRCST (Certified Registered Central Sterile
  Technician) IAHCSMM certification within 90 Days.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong knowledge of dental
  instrumentation and sterilization, central processing procedures.
• Knowledge in Dental Instrumentation.

Pay
Range

Minimum $65,900.00, Midpoint $82,300.00, Maximum $98,800.00

Salary is based on related experience, expertise,
and internal equity; generally, new hires can expect pay between the minimum and midpoint of the range.

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