Dental Surgical Assistant - OMFS - Center City - Full-Time Days

Thomas Jefferson University•Philadelphia, PA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

The Dental Surgical Assistant will provide chairside surgical support to members of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the resident staff for oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures and facial pain physicians. This role performs a wide variety of oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures with competency.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required
Pennsylvania certification in Oral Radiology is required within 90 days of hire.
BLS - Basic Life Support AHA - American Heart Association required
Travel to other OMFS office locations, required

Responsibilities

Provide surgical support to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon chairside for surgery procedures as well as facial pain physicians.
Maintain all logs necessary for inspections and certifications.
Sterilize instrumentation and prepare tray setups.
Setup required instrumentation in sterile environment.
Take, develop and label radiographs appropriately.
Maintain all logs for inspections per OMFS workflows.
Reprocess/sterilize equipment and prepare tray set-up per protocol.
Maintain sterile technique while assisting in sterile OMFS procedures.
Proficient in radiographs – CBCT, Peri-apical and Panorex x-rays.
Follow clinical policies/ procedures and workflows to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission, OSHA, ADA, as well as TJUH Safety, Infection Control and Quality Assurance.
Maintain patient electronic medical record per OMFS charting workflows.
Ensure Patient safety following BLS guidelines and maintain current BLS certification.