(Archived) Dental Surgical Assistant -$1000.00 Sign-On Bonus!!!!!!

Position Summary:

Assist dental team in clinical procedures providing a high level of patient care and satisfaction while operating in a team-based environment. Handles a variety of clinical duties for Oral Surgery office operations. These duties range in complexity and skill, and all aspects of the job require an exceptional level of customer service skills and a strong commitment to working well with patients, doctors and other dental office team members.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**):

• Prepare treatment room for patients by following prescribed procedures and protocols.
• Act as a Surgical Assistant for all Oral Surgeons within the practice
• Ensure adequate supplies are ordered and properly account for items once received
• Ensure sufficient supplies in treatment rooms at the end of the day
• Prepare patient for dental treatment by welcoming, comforting, seating and draping patient.
• Review schedule and prepare daily activities for all doctors that they support
• Set up, administration (where applicable) and maintenance of Nitrous/Oxide & Oxygen (N2))
• Ensure proper supply of equipment and materials (stock operatories appropriately) and prepare operatories for surgical treatments
• Suction and Water line maintenance
  
• Distribute and collect completed documentation from patients including medical history, enter into patient’s electronic charting system, examine missing teeth, inquire if the patient has a chief complaint, and if the patient has ever had an oral cancer screening.
  
• Provide instrumentation by sterilizing and delivering all of the instruments needed to treatment area, positioning instruments for dentist’s access, suctioning, and passing instruments.
  
• Conserves dental resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
  
• Fill out exam notes as dictated by doctor. Enter treatment plan(s) into the system.
• Obtain and review needed consent for patient treatment.
• Provide postoperative instructions for treatment as prescribed by dental provider.
• Ensures operation of dental equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements, following manufacturer’s instructions, troubleshooting malfunctions, reporting repairs, maintaining equipment inventories and evaluating new equipment.
• Uphold office policy including HIPAA & OSHA
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  
• Other duties as assigned.

Training & Qualifications:

Education:

• • Min. High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
  • Completion of Dental Assisting Program preferred
    

Qualifications:

• • Ability to assist Oral Surgeon with managing medical emergencies; maintain CPR certification where required
  • Display initiative by maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks
  • High degree of flexibility
  • Anticipation

** To comply with regulations by the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), the principal duties in job descriptions must be essential to the job. To identify essential functions, focus on the purpose and the result of the duties rather than the manner in which they are performed. The following definition applies: a job function is essential if removal of that function would fundamentally change the job.