Job Description
Job Description
Facial Spectrum is looking to add an oral surgery assistant to our team! We prefer candidates with oral surgery or dental experience, but are willing to train the right person. Be part of our highly collaborative, collegiate care team! This full-time position, available immediately, blends patient care, education, and surgical procedures. Daily responsibilities include assisting chairside, developing radiographs, and interacting with patients.
Responsibilities:
- Provides chairside assistance to patients cared for by faculty, residents, and dental students.
- Assist in preparation of operatories, surgical trays, equipment, patient records, and supplies as needed in patient care.
- Seat patients upon arrival and prepare them for screenings, post ops and surgical procedures.
- Assists with IV sedation, surgical procedures, and patient recovery.
- Monitor patient vital signs under Dr. supervision.
- Plays key role in supporting the patient airway during surgical procedures while multitasking with their dental assistant duties (anticipating the doctor’s needs in the passing of instruments, applying suction as needed, etc.), closely observing the respiratory effort and listening to the patient monitors. Make quick adjustments to maintain an open airway.
- Applies knowledge related to emergency situations and surgical procedures in the surgical setting.
- Anticipates the needs of the patient and the surgeon.
- Prepares surgical area for patient care and anticipates the needs of the surgical team.
- Sanitizes (clean and disinfect) operatory and equipment after each patient visit.
- Coordinates proper instrument tray setups and equipment necessary for planned procedures.
- Provides for proper care, handling and maintenance of equipment, instruments, supplies, and implants.
- Demonstrates knowledge of surgical equipment and advanced surgical instrumentation.
- Obtains past medical history and other pertinent medical information from the patient and/or legal guardian.
- Assists medical alert team.
- Assists in providing orientation/guidance to new staff and rotating dental students.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Company DescriptionThe candidate needs to be compassionate, hard working individual that is detail oriented. Willing to help in the front or clinical side of thing for down time. Someone who strides to be better everyday and is willing to learn and teach. Dr. Steven Prstojevich is the Medical Director of Saint Luke's Plaza Facial/Trauma call and oversees the Resident program through UMKC.
Company Description
The candidate needs to be compassionate, hard working individual that is detail oriented. Willing to help in the front or clinical side of thing for down time. Someone who strides to be better everyday and is willing to learn and teach. Dr. Steven Prstojevich is the Medical Director of Saint Luke's Plaza Facial/Trauma call and oversees the Resident program through UMKC.