Clinical - Surgical Assistant - Scottsdale, United States - AZ Perio PLLC

Description

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Want to know why we have been ranked one of the Top Places to work in Arizona, and why our employees love working at AZPerio?


About us
AZPerio is looking for a qualified Surgical Assistant in the Valley to join our growing practice.

This particular position requires travel between our 5 valley-area locations supporting our patients as an integral part of the team.

Core responsibilities include assisting with checkups and surgical procedures related to gums, tissue, and bone as well as operating secondary and tertiary equipment and tools required for a given procedure.

Become a Part of Our Team

If you are looking to make an impact, AZPerio is the place for you AZPerio is a comprehensive periodontal group of 8 board-certified periodontists practicing at facilities throughout Arizona.

Become part of our long-term team and enjoy the benefits of professional growth and opportunity unlike any other practice in the community.

We were honored 3 times by CareerBuilder as a Top Company to work for.

Our Core Values, are essential to the successful execution of our mission and fulfillment of our vision statement:

• Passion

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it's the Passion for patient care excellence and compassionate care that fuels our team members.

• Responsibility

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to ensure that all members of AZPerio are accountable to each other and our clients for the core values of Integrity, Compassion and Excellence

• Integrity

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to maintain the highest standards of professional and personal ethics

• Compassion

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for patients and their families

• Excellence

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in everything we do


Position:

Surgical Assistant

The Surgical Assistant is a critical member of the AZPerio team that is responsible for assisting with surgeries under the supervision of the managing doctor.

This particular position requires flexibility to travel to all AZPerio valley-area locations.


Primary Responsibilities

• Demonstrates knowledge and proficiency in all tasks and responsibilities in the surgical department and provides technical assistance when needed.
• Analyzes internal processes to recommend and implement procedural or policy changes to improve operations.
• Ensures that accountabilities for all clinical staff at their location are executed as expected.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as assigned by clinical team leader.
• Demonstrates knowledge of, supports, and implements company mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions and confidentiality standards.
• Any other relevant duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge and understanding of dental surgery and associated procedures, terminology, and techniques, including periodontal instruments and implant surgery.
• Knowledge of patient screening, charting and medical history procedures, and documentation.
• Knowledge of CPR and emergency procedures.
• Knowledge of all job responsibilities in the clinical department.
• Knowledge of office software, including DSN, Dexis and digital imaging software.
• Superior knowledge of operating systems.
• Knowledge of exceptional customer service standards.
• Active listening skills to give attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, asking questions, as appropriate.
• Active learning skills to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem solving and decisionmaking.
• Strong time management skills; the ability to multitask and establish priorities, to manage one's own time and the time of others for efficient flow of work in the clinical department.
• Monitoring skills to be able to assess performance of clinical staff and make the Managing Doctor for improvements and/or for corrective action.
• Instructing skills to train clinical assistants on procedures.
• Ability to perform all job responsibilities in the surgical department; to set priorities, motivates, and assists others on the clinical team.
• Ability to communicate effectively sensitive information, when speaking and/or writing, to respond quickly/ thoroughly to maximize customer satisfaction to common inquiries on dental procedures and/or complaints from patients and coworkers.
• Ability to multitask; to organize, coordinate, and prioritize work efficiently and to work under stress, with interruptions and deadlines; to concentrate on a task over a period of time, without being distracted.
• Ability to read, listen to, and understand information and ideas presented verbally and/or in writing for input into the computer information system.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where broad standardization exists; to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; to recognize and solve the problem.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form; to follow complex instructions and think lo