Surgical Dental Assistant
Company: ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
Location: Riverside
Posted on: May 6, 2022
Job Description:
Job DescriptionDental Surgical Assistant ClearChoice Dental
Implant Centers are a national network of dental implant centers
founded in 2005 to provide innovative dental implant care to
patients across the United States. ClearChoice has experienced
strong growth over the years and today is a leader in the United
States in providing dental implant treatments. Driven by a
collective desire to improve the lives of prospective patients,
ClearChoice helps people reclaim their health, smile and
confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is about people getting
their lives back. This mission-focused work has enabled the
Clearchoice network to achieve four straight years of double-digit
growth, yet we've only reached a small portion of the population
who could benefit from ClearChoice services. ClearChoice Management
Services, LLC (CCMS) provides administrative practice management
services to the ClearChoice network. We are searching for
individuals who can help us continue pursuing our goal of reaching
prospective patients and helping to transform their lives. When you
join ClearChoice, you are joining a team of individuals with
passion, conviction, and integrity whose mission is to be the
Platform of Hope for those in need of our services. Come help us
write the next chapter of our story!Position Summary:The Surgical
Assistant is receiving patients, viewing charts and beginning
patient preparation. Often the assistant will make notes about
performed procedures, progress, recommendations and other subjects
in the patient's charts. Surgical assistants must ensure that
surgical tools are properly cleaned and sterilized before
procedures begin. Working with x-rays is common, as is processing
items such as removable dental appliances and casts or impressions.
Surgical assistants do not perform any actual surgery upon
patients, but they may be responsible for tasks such as checking
vital signs or maintaining IV fluid flows during
procedures.Surgical Assistant Responsibilities:
- Setting up and preparing the surgery before the start of each
session
- Clean and disinfect all equipment and working surfaces to the
required standards at the end of each session
- Keep the clinical areas and all equipment and instruments
clean, tidy and sterile as appropriate according to the practice's
health and safety and infection control procedures and
manufacturers' instructions
- Use all equipment and machinery in accordance with
manufacturers' recommendations and ensure that they are maintained
regularly and in good working order
- Provide chairside assistance, ensuring that the correct
equipment is available
- Always ensure the care and welfare of patients in a friendly,
helpful and courteous manner
- Accurately complete patient clinical records as directed
- Observe patient confidentiality at all times
- Perform chaperoning duties for dentists, hygienists/therapists
when treating patients
- Handle all substances in accordance with Health and Safety
policies
- Be familiar and comply with all Health and Safety rules and
guidance infection control, and ensure safe disposal of sharps and
clinical waste
- Complete laboratory request forms, keep records of work sent,
received and fitted
- Ensure adequate stocks of materials and other items within the
surgery
- Ensure computer/written records are accurately maintained and
securely stored
- Liaise with reception to ensure smooth patient communications
and transfer of records
- Other duties as necessary for the efficient operation of the
practice, including the duties and tasks of receptionist as
required
- Attend and participate in practice meetings
- Undergo training as may be required to develop your skills and
abilities
- Attend refresher and update training for medical emergencies
and CPR
- Act in accordance with the practice rules and code of
conduct
- Assist in keeping clean the surfaces, sinks, floors of the
surgeries and common areas of the practice reception, office, and
staff room
- Needs to anticipate the Doctor in being one step ahead of
him/her knowing what he/she will need so the surgery runs
smoothly
- In an emergency situation react quickly to change/assemble
equipment such as full face mask, laryngoscope, endotracheal tubes,
etc.
- Knowledge of all emergency algorithms, medications and
equipment
- Able to take x-rays: panorex and periapicals
- Have x-ray license.Surgical Assistant Work Environment:
- Dental assistants work in a well-lighted, clean
environment.
- Work area is usually near the dental chair to allow for
arranging instruments, materials, and medication and handing them
to the dentist when needed.
- Dental assistants must wear gloves, masks, eyewear, and
protective clothing to protect themselves and their patients from
infectious diseases.
- Follow safety procedures to minimize the risks associated with
the use of x-ray machines.Surgical Assistant Experience:
- 2 years of Oral Surgical Assistant experience
- Some prosthodontic experience
- Experience working with IV sedated patients and training in
emergency procedures preferred but not a requirement
- Certified as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Assistant by
the D.A.N.B. Surgical Assistant Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to work in an office environment at both
his/her own and others' desks/offices
- Required daily to walk the floor, sometimes for extended
periods and be able to help wherever needed
- Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Able to stand for extended periods of time
- Able to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while
holding arm and hand in one position
- Able to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of
one or both hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble very small
objects
- Able to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine
to exact positions
- Able to bend, stretch, twist and/or reach with your body, arms
and/or legs
- Must possess good multi-limb coordination – i.e. the ability to
coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing
- Must possess good trunk strength – i.e. the ability to use
abdominal or lower back muscles to support part of the body
continuously or repeatedly over time without "giving out" or
fatiguing
- Able to shift back and forth between two or more activities or
sources of information
- Good manual dexterity required to enable safe, skillful use of
instruments while working in the mouth
- Dental Surgical Assistant ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers
are a national network of dental implant centers founded in 2005 to
provide innovative dental implant care to patients across the
United States. ClearChoice has experienced strong growth over the
years and today is a leader in the United States in providing
dental implant treatments. Driven by a collective desire to improve
the lives of prospective patients, ClearChoice helps people reclaim
their health, smile and confidence. Beyond restoring teeth, this is
about people getting their lives back. This mission-focused work
has enabled the Clearchoice network to achieve four straight years
of double-digit growth, yet we've only reached a small portion of
the population who could benefit from ClearChoice services.
ClearChoice Management Services, LLC (CCMS) provides administrative
practice management services to the ClearChoice network. We are
searching for individuals who can help us continue pursuing our
goal of reaching prospective patients and helping to transform
their lives. When you join ClearChoice, you are joining a team of
individuals with passion, conviction, and integrity whose mission
is to be the Platform of Hope for those in need of our services.
Come help us write the next chapter of our story!Position
Summary:The Surgical Assistant is receiving patients, viewing
charts and beginning patient preparation. Often the assistant will
make notes about performed procedures, progress, recommendations
and other subjects in the patient's charts. Surgical assistants
must ensure that surgical tools are properly cleaned and sterilized
before procedures begin. Working with x-rays is common, as is
processing items such as removable dental appliances and casts or
impressions. Surgical assistants do not perform any actual surgery
upon patients, but they may be responsible for tasks such as
checking vital signs or maintaining IV fluid flows during
procedures.Surgical Assistant Responsibilities:
- Setting up and preparing the surgery before the start of each
session
- Clean and disinfect all equipment and working surfaces to the
required standards at the end of each session
- Keep the clinical areas and all equipment and instruments
clean, tidy and sterile as appropriate according to the practice's
health and safety and infection control procedures and
manufacturers' instructions
- Use all equipment and machinery in accordance with
manufacturers' recommendations and ensure that they are maintained
regularly and in good working order
- Provide chairside assistance, ensuring that the correct
equipment is available
- Always ensure the care and welfare of patients in a friendly,
helpful and courteous manner
- Accurately complete patient clinical records as directed
- Observe patient confidentiality at all times
- Perform chaperoning duties for dentists, hygienists/therapists
when treating patients
- Handle all substances in accordance with Health and Safety
policies
- Be familiar and comply with all Health and Safety rules and
guidance infection control, and ensure safe disposal of sharps and
clinical waste
- Complete laboratory request forms, keep records of work sent,
received and fitted
- Ensure adequate stocks of materials and other items within the
surgery
- Ensure computer/written records are accurately maintained and
securely stored
- Liaise with reception to ensure smooth patient communications
and transfer of records
- Other duties as necessary for the efficient operation of the
practice, including the duties and tasks of receptionist as
required
- Attend and participate in practice meetings
- Undergo training as may be required to develop your skills and
abilities
- Attend refresher and update training for medical emergencies
and CPR
- Act in accordance with the practice rules and code of
conduct
- Assist in keeping clean the surfaces, sinks, floors of the
surgeries and common areas of the practice reception, office, and
staff room
- Needs to anticipate the Doctor in being one step ahead of
him/her knowing what he/she will need so the surgery runs
smoothly
- In an emergency situation react quickly to change/assemble
equipment such as full face mask, laryngoscope, endotracheal tubes,
etc.
- Knowledge of all emergency algorithms, medications and
equipment
- Able to take x-rays: panorex and periapicals
- Have x-ray license.
- Surgical Assistant Work Environment:
- Dental assistants work in a well-lighted, clean
environment.
- Work area is usually near the dental chair to allow for
arranging instruments, materials, and medication and handing them
to the dentist when needed.
- Dental assistants must wear gloves, masks, eyewear, and
protective clothing to protect themselves and their patients from
infectious diseases.
- Follow safety procedures to minimize the risks associated with
the use of x-ray machines.
- Surgical Assistant Experience:
- 2 years of Oral Surgical Assistant experience
- Some prosthodontic experience
- Experience working with IV sedated patients and training in
emergency procedures preferred but not a requirement
- Certified as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgical Assistant by
the D.A.N.B.
- Surgical Assistant Physical Requirements:
- Regularly required to work in an office environment at both
his/her own and others' desks/offices
- Required daily to walk the floor, sometimes for extended
periods and be able to help wherever needed
- Able to regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Able to stand for extended periods of time
- Able to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while
holding arm and hand in one position
- Able to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of
one or both hands to grasp, manipulate or assemble very small
objects
- Able to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine
to exact positions
- Able to bend, stretch, twist and/or reach with your body, arms
and/or legs
- Must possess good multi-limb coordination – i.e. the ability to
coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing
- Must possess good trunk strength – i.e. the ability to use
abdominal or lower back muscles to support part of the body
continuously or repeatedly over time without "giving out" or
fatiguing
- Able to shift back and forth between two or more activities or
sources of information
- Good manual dexterity required to enable safe, skillful use of
instruments while working in the mouth
- $23.00 HourlyEOEEOEPowered by JazzHR1oWcPGnB3f
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