Medical Assistant/ Dental Surgical Assistant Support
About The Position
About Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery: Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery is a premier provider of comprehensive oral and maxillofacial surgical services, serving communities across West Virginia, Virginia, and Kentucky. With over 40 years of experience, our board-certified surgeons offer a full scope of procedures, including dental implants, wisdom teeth removal, corrective jaw surgery, and facial cosmetic surgery. Our nine conveniently located offices are equipped with advanced diagnostic and surgical tools, ensuring patients receive the highest quality care in a comfortable and compassionate environment. At Mountain State, we're not only dedicated to clinical excellence-we're also committed to fostering a workplace where employees can thrive throughout every stage of their careers. We're looking for team-oriented professionals who are passionate about growth and excellence. Position Summary: To provide support to doctors and assistants in a timely manner and assist with discharge of patients.
Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Must be detail-oriented
- Must maintain professionalism at all times
- Must maintain training/ continuing education requirements
- Ability to function in fast paced and/ or stressful work environment
- Must adhere to company policies and procedures and safety guidelines
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
Nice To Haves
- Certificate in dental assisting and/ or surgical assisting preferred
Responsibilities
- Stocks ice packs and makes bags for recovery rooms
- Makes gauze and syringe packs for patients to take home
- Does laundry, including the folding once cleaned and dried
- Labels all autoclave bags and envelopes
- Keeps forceps organized in rooms
- Helps empty trash in each operatory and central before lunch and at end of each day
- Helps clean operatory rooms between patients
- Helps set up operatory for upcoming surgeries
- Cleans recovery rooms in between patients
- Performs x-rays as needed
- Helps central answer post-op concern calls as needed
- Assists with discharge of patients and safely assist patients to their escort's automobile
- Changes patients gauze before discharging
- Provides support for ongoing surgeries
- Assists with local anesthesia surgeries if trained
- Assists central as needed with production of surgical trays
- Completes calls backs of patients that SAS discharged
- Logs call back of patients and last blood pressures in computer
- Makes packets for front office when work is finished
- Makes sure call backs are completed the same day as surgery
- Responsible for all call backs for patients having surgery
- Retrieves post op patients from rooms and helps recovery process to holding area
- Maintains upmost confidentiality
- Any duties required to maintain patient flow and any other extra duties office clinical manager assigns
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Low-cost medical insurance
- Zero-premium dental and vision insurance
- Employer F.S.A./H.S.A. contributions
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous PTO, paid holidays, and personal time
- Seasonal bonuses and company/partner discounts
- Employer-paid basic life insurance
- Voluntary insurance benefits
- Educational Assistance
- Wellness program and employee assistance program
- Weekday, daytime-only schedule with early-out Fridays!
- Join our growing team and be part of a practice that values both patient care and employee well-being.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
