Job Title: Oral Surgical Assistant I
Location: Los Gatos Oral & Facial Surgery, Los Gatos, CA
Job Description
Are you looking for a company that you can call home and have opportunities to grow? Los Gatos Oral and Facial Surgery is looking for an experienced Full-time or Part-time Surgical Assistant to join our growing practice. We pride ourselves on guiding our staff in the right direction to not only learn but also get hands-on training to move forward within the company.
Your new career awaits you...
We are looking for a diligent full-time or part-time oral surgery assistant to support our oral surgeon before, during, and after each dental procedure. Your responsibilities will include taking X-rays, 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.
Surgical Assistant (Oral) Responsibilities:
- Performing administrative tasks such as appointment scheduling, charting and filing.
- Preparing patient charts, recording treatment plans, and updating dental records.
- Operating X-ray and 3D scanning equipment and developing radiographs for diagnostic purposes.
- Preparing and sterilizing surgical instruments, materials, and equipment in accordance with infection control and biohazard protocols.
- Assisting the surgeon with all chairside procedures including operatory setup, anesthesia administration, and cleanup.
- Preparing patients for surgery and monitoring vital signs during procedures.
- Providing patients with information on oral health care, treatment plans, and postoperative outcomes.
- Monitoring our stock of surgical supplies and medication and replenishing these, as needed.
- Ensuring that instruments and equipment are effectively maintained.
- Providing excellent patient care at all times.
Schedule: Monday - Friday, day shift, typically 8am to 5pm.
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Special Requirements:
- Physical requirements include sitting, stooping, turning, standing, bending, walking, hearing, reading, writing and keyboarding, lifting up to 25 lbs.
- Ability to stand 80% of the time at minimum.
- 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.
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