Surgical Assistant III

Beacon Oral Specialists; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) Matching

Life Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Referral Program

Job summary

Beacon Oral Specialists is seeking an experienced oral surgery assistant in Irvine, CA to support the oral surgeon before, during, and after procedures. You will stay highly organized, coordinate with dentists, and ensure patient comfort and safety throughout treatments.

The role requires 5+ years in clinical surgical assisting, CA Infectious Disease Certification, BLS, and AART credentials, with strong EMR and imaging familiarity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years clinical surgical assistant experience required.
• CA Infectious Disease Certification required.
• Training from a surgical assistant program required.
• BLS certification required.
• AART certification(s) required.
• CBCT and intraoral scanning training.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Strong communication skills and patient care focus.

Responsibilities

• Assist oral surgeon before, during, and after procedures with setup and monitoring.
• Sterilize instruments, autoclave, and maintain infection control.
• Prepare surgical trays, review charts, and assist with IV sedation support.
• Take vital signs, perform X-rays/scans, and document EMR notes.
• Coordinate treatment plans with referring dentists and train team members as needed.
• Ensure patient comfort and safety, manage emergency procedures, and maintain equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Patient care excellence

Stand for long periods

Education

CA Infectious Disease Certification

Surgical assistant program

BLS certification

AART certification

CBCT training

Intraoral scanning training

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Job Location:Honest Oral Surgeon, Irvine, CA

Your new career awaits you...
We are looking for an experienced oral surgery assistant to support our oral surgeon before, during, and after each dental procedure. To be successful as an oral surgery assistant, you should be highly organized and attentive to patients' needs. An outstanding oral surgery assistant should have an excellent understanding of oral surgery procedures and exceptional hand-eye coordination.

Surgical Responsibilities:

• Proper instrument cleaning in accordance with infection control and biohazard protocols.
• Autoclave operation and function.
• Identification of instruments used in the clinic.
• Surgical tray set-up.
• Room set up/break down for IV anesthesia and surgery.
• Seat patient and perform pre-op set-up.
• Review charts.
• Nitrous oxide set-up.
• Properly position restraints.
• Support airway for sedated patients.
• Demonstrate patient calming techniques.
• Ability to circulate and retrieve instruments.
• Monitor patients post anesthesia.
• Assess if a patient needs to see a doctor.
• Possess strong working knowledge of medications used in the clinic for IV sedations.
• Understand emergency procedures and operation of emergency equipment.
• Perform daily, weekly, and quarterly preventative maintenance on instruments, equipment, headpieces.
• Provide excellent patient care.

Non-Surgical Responsibilities:

• Restock supplies, forms/handouts, and rooms.
• Take vital signs.
• Understand all forms and handouts (procedure-based, consent forms, etc.).
• Aware of and in compliance with OSHA requirements (e.g. personal protection)
• Greet patients and make them feel comfortable.
• Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, filing, and charting.
• Perform patient consultations.
• Make follow up phone calls to patients.Take X-Rays / scans.
• Enter EMR notes for various appointments and procedures.
• Ability to enter EMR notes for various appointments and procedures.
• Coordinate treatment plans with referring dentists.
• Knowledge of “e-prescribe” and Rx used in the clinical setting.
• Ability to make dental impressions.
• May direct the work of and/or train other team members.

Experience/Education/Certification Requirements:

• 5+ years previous clinical surgical assistant experience required.
• CA Infectious Disease Certification required.
• Training / education from surgical assistant program required.
• Basic life support (BLS) certification required.
• AART certification(s) required.
• CBCT and intraoral scanning training.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to provide excellent patient care, even under stressful circumstances.
• Consistent professionalism in appearance and attitude.

Preferred Qualifications:

• OMSA or DAANCE certification heavily preferred.
• 3+ years previous people management experience preferred.

Schedule:

• Monday – Friday, 8 hour shift
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Referral Program

Special Requirements:

• Working in the office is an essential part of the job function.
• Must be able to stand up to 80% of the time at minimum.
• Physical requirements include driving, sitting, and standing for extended periods of time.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. Management may require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Beacon Oral Specialists Management, LLC family, provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.