Oral Surgery Dental Assistant

Bartlesville Oral Surgery offers competitive pay, assistance with relevant certifications and a full benefit package including paid holidays, PTO, retirement.

Qualified candidates must enjoy working hard, while having fun in a fast-paced environment and have at least one year of dental experience (X-ray certification preferred or required soon after hire). Come join our AMAZING team!

Job Description
Position Summary and Purpose: Primarily responsible for assisting the Oral Surgeons with clinical procedures. This individual will help carry out all functions of the back office including surgery assisting and all pre- and post-op procedures while displaying first-rate professionalism towards patients.

Responsibilities: Not to be considered all inclusive.
Essential Functions:

• Regular attendance at work
• Working in a standing position chairside during surgeries, moving about the office assisting in all patient matters, getting the operatories ready for surgery and cleaning up after surgery up to 8 hours per day
• Obtain CPR, and x-ray certifications
• Seat patients, take blood pressure/pulse, record vitals,
• Tray assist doctors at the chairside during surgeries by passing instruments, keeping the tray stocked and in sequential order addition to suctioning, retracting, cutting suture, and performing other duties as needed
• Assist with sedation processes,attach monitors, and monitor the patients well being
• Tray assist during surgicalprocedures: this includes Prepare chart notes in proper sequence of protocol
• Clean surgical rooms and equipment as necessary break down and clean trays in ultrasonic and run autoclaves, set up appropriate instrumentation for the next patient
• Assure that procedure rooms are appropriately stocked with supplies
• Direct doctors to appropriate operatories during the day
• Educate patients in office and over the phone about services and postoperative care
• Follow all OSHA and HIPAA guidelines and internally developed rules regarding safety, sterility and reporting
• Take X-Rays as needed
• Alert front staff if back office procedures change
• If the employee fluently speaks another language, aid the office by providing assistance with communication and transcription in the event an interpreter is needed

Non-essential Functions:

• Periodically check crash cartin location and work with the Team Leader to replace medications before their exp. date
• Any other duties as assigned including helping front office staff

The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience:

• Dental assisting: 1 year (Preferred)
• Patient monitoring: 1 year (Preferred)
• HIPAA: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Dental Assistant (Required)
• X-Ray Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15 - $17