Surgical Assistant I

Beacon Oral Specialists•Palm Desert, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Beacon Oral Specialists Management, LLC is seeking a Surgical Assistant to join its growing practice at Desert Oral Surgery in Palm Desert. The role supports the surgeon during consultations and treatment and helps provide attentive, professional patient care. The practice offers hands-on training and opportunities to grow within the company. The position combines surgical and non-surgical duties. Surgical tasks include preparing patients, rooms, instruments, and trays; assisting during procedures; supporting sedated patients' airways; and following infection-control and biohazard protocols. Other duties include taking vital signs, maintaining supplies and records, scheduling appointments, making follow-up calls, and helping open and close the office. This is a full-time, on-site position with a Monday-to-Friday, 8-hour shift schedule. The role requires standing for at least 80% of the time and may involve lifting up to 25 pounds. Other physical activities include sitting, stooping, turning, bending, walking, hearing, reading, writing, and keyboarding. Management may assign additional or different tasks.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Current CPR/BLS certification.
Dental X-ray license for Pano, PA, and CBCT.
Strong organizational and time-management skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to provide excellent patient care under stressful circumstances.
Consistent professionalism in appearance and attitude.
Ability to work on-site; on-site work is essential to the position.
Ability to stand for at least 80% of the time.
Ability to sit, stoop, turn, stand, bend, walk, hear, read, write, and use a keyboard.
Ability to lift up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Completion of an accredited Surgical Assistant program.
Certification as a Surgical Assistant.

Responsibilities

Assist the surgeon during consultations and treatment.
Perform basic laboratory duties, including taking impressions and pouring and trimming models.
Clean instruments properly in accordance with infection-control and biohazard protocols.
Operate and monitor the autoclave.
Set up surgical trays and identify instruments used in the clinic.
Set up and break down rooms for IV anesthesia and surgery.
Seat patients and perform pre-operative setup.
Review patient charts.
Set up nitrous oxide.
Position restraints properly.
Support the airway of sedated patients.
Circulate and retrieve instruments.
Provide excellent patient care and communication.
Restock supplies, forms, handouts, and rooms.
Take patients' vital signs.
Become familiar with procedure-based forms, consent forms, and other handouts.
Follow OSHA requirements, including personal-protection requirements.
Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, filing, and charting.
Make follow-up phone calls to patients.
May take X-rays.
Properly open and close the office each day, including tanks, suction, and X-ray equipment.
Greet patients and help them feel comfortable.