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

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

20d • 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. This role involves assisting with oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures and supporting facial pain physicians, performing 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.

Benefits

• medical (including prescription)
• supplemental insurance
• dental
• vision
• life and AD&D insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• retirement plans
• tuition assistance
• voluntary benefits
• tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED