- Prepare patients for consultations
- Keep patients focused on optimal treatment while attending to their individual needs and concerns
- Sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment; clean each operatory in accordance with the state applicable infection control guidelines
- Complete radiographs and CT scans of patients in an efficient and timely manner
- Prepare tray setups for dental procedures and maintain adequate supply levels in each operatory, replenishing as needed to provide efficient patient care
- Instruct patients on pre/postoperative care as directed by the oral surgeon
- Record patient charting and all the surgeon's notes in the digital patient chart as directed by the dentist
- Maintain strict compliance with applicable regulations, (e.g. OSHA, HIPAA requirements and best practices)
- Oversee sedation processes, IV supplies, histories, post-op, as needed
- Assist in recording drugs/vitals before and after surgery
- Escort/wheel sedated patients out after surgery
- Assisting the front office staff if/when necessary
- Assist with tracking implant supplies
- RDA certification (preferred)
- Experience in working in dental and/or oral surgery
- Willingness to travel to other offices if/when needed
- Great customer service skills
- Effective written, verbal and electronic communication
- Ability to gain trust and respect of the doctors, practice managers, teams, and peers
- Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Ability to take initiative and exercise independent judgment, decision-making and problem-solving expertise
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Computer proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Practices shared accountability with other functional areas of the business
- Teamwork: We are one community; partners with a shared vision of success. We are more powerful together than alone.
- Integrity: We communicate honestly, transparently, and authentically. We take responsibility for our actions, building our reputation by doing what is right.
- Growth-Minded: We seek to constantly adapt and improve. We provide pathways for personal and professional fulfillment.
- Excellence: We are a performance-driven organization, with a passion for excellence in service and outcomes. We are committed to being the best version of ourselves each day.
- Respect: We actively listen and seek to understand. We are welcoming to all; treating others with dignity, compassion, and kindness.
Surgical Assistant - Plano, United States - OMS 360
Description
Location 3713 West 15th Street, Suite 403, Plano, TX, 75075, United States
Employee Type Full Time
Contact information
Name Jordan Toney
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Mission:
The primary role of the Surgical Assistant is to assist the Oral Surgeons with clinical procedures including assisting with surgery and all pre- and post-op procedures plus contributing to a "white gloves" treatment of our patients.
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Working Conditions:
Clinical setting working closely with doctors during surgeries, using the required surgical equipment for various oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures. Some work in an office setting using a computer, telephone system, and standard office equipment; work hours are expected during company operating hours (hours per week vary according to office needs at the time of an opening)
OMS360 is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).
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