SURGICAL ASSISTANT- UTAH ORAL SURGEONS
Company: TN Specialty Dental Services, PLLC
Location: Price
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
Job Type
Part-time
Description
Utah Oral Surgeons is looking for our next amazing team member! We
are committed to providing outstanding customer service and quality
treatment to all our patients. Utah Oral Surgeons is a growing and
advancing practice that employs friendly, dependable, compassionate
people who take their job seriously. We are seeking the perfect
team member who will have a strong work ethic, excellent
communication skills, the ability to work well with others, and a
passion for providing top-quality service. We look forward to
hearing from you!
- This role is needed one Wednesday a month at our Price
location.
- Monitoring sedated patients.
- Responsible for turning on all dental equipment.
- Prepare all equipment, instruments, and materials for use prior
to patient arrival.
- Escort each patient to the operatory in a timely manner.
- Help patients feel comfortable before, during and after
treatment.
- Stay in the operatory and interact with the patient until the
doctor arrives.
- Take X-rays as needed or instructed after reviewing case notes
or dental referral.
- Confirm with medical history with patient and make any
necessary changes needed.
- Confirm the patient is aware of and educated on the treatment
being performed.
- Assist the doctor with all dental treatments and/or procedures
performed.
- Responsible for accurately charting appropriate data in the
patient's record. Including but not limited to clinical notations,
clinical irregularities, treatment performed, updates of medical
history records, additional doctor's comments, confirmation of the
priority of treatment with the doctor and noting the patient's
response and questions to treatment.
- Provide patients with instructions for oral care following
surgery or other dental treatment procedures. You will also work
with the Dental Treatment Coordinator to ensure our patients are
scheduled for proper treatment and length of dental appointment is
accurate.
- Sterilize and disinfect dental instruments properly: must
remove all organic and inorganic materials from dental instruments
before sterilization process.
- Stock all operatories and designated sterilization
area(s).
- Responsible for notifying the Lead Dental Assistant of
materials that are running low and need replacement or
re-stocking.
- Assist in daily and monthly maintenance of all sterilization
equipment, hand pieces, hand piece motors, suction, traps and
x-ray/sensors units.
- Navigate software without assistance.
- Aid the Lead RDA in training of new Sterilization Techs, RDA's
and Doctors.
- Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant,
and cooperative manner.
- Maintain regular attendance and adhere to assigned work
schedules and office policies.
- Must be flexible.
- Regular attendance of continuing education courses
- Other duties as assigned Requirements
Requirements
- One Wednesday a month
- Minimum of 1 year experience
- Must excel in forward thinking to anticipate the needs of the
patient and our dental team.
- Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned by
management.
- CPR Certified
Salary Description
$15.50-$16
Keywords: TN Specialty Dental Services, PLLC, Draper , SURGICAL ASSISTANT- UTAH ORAL SURGEONS, Healthcare , Price, Utah
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