Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant - Full-Time

Carolinas Center For Oral & Facial Surgery; Chester (VA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision with employer

Life Insurance

Flex-spending Accounts

Dependent Care Accounts

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Training Programs

401K Retirement with employer

Job summary

Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery in Chester, VA is seeking an Oral Surgery Assistant to join a fast-paced team focused on high-quality patient care. The role involves assisting the surgeon, taking x-rays, documenting charts, preparing rooms, and maintaining instrument sterilization.

Compensation ranges from $21.00 to $24.00 per hour and includes comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate has at least one year of dental assisting or surgical experience, understands sterilization principles, HIPAA

Qualifications

• One year of dental assisting or surgery experience required.
• Knowledge of sterilization principles.
• Understanding of HIPAA.
• CPR certification preferred.
• Familiar with anatomy and dental terminology pertaining to oral surgery.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care with empathy before, during, and after procedures.
• Assist surgeon with evaluations, surgeries, and post-op visits.
• Take digital x-rays and models.
• Document patient charts accurately during evaluations, surgical procedures, and post-op appointments.
• Prepare surgical trays, and evaluation and surgical rooms for procedures.
• Maintain sterilization of instruments, laboratories, and treatment rooms.
• Complete clinical and pharmacy logs according to practice standard.

Skills

Dental assisting experience

Sterilization procedures

HIPAA knowledge

CPR certification

Anatomy & dental terminology

Communication skills

Job description

Virginia Oral & Facial Surgery in Chester, VA is seeking an Oral Surgery Assistant to join a fast-paced team focused on high-quality patient care. The role involves assisting the surgeon, taking x-rays, documenting charts, preparing rooms, and maintaining instrument sterilization.

Compensation ranges from $21.00 to $24.00 per hour and includes comprehensive benefits. The ideal candidate has at least one year of dental assisting or surgical experience, understands sterilization principles, HIPAA