Surgical Assistant II

Los Gatos Oral & Facial Surgery

Job Title:

Surgical Assistant III

Job Location:

Los Gatos, CA

Job Type: Part-time

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We are looking for an experienced oral surgery assistant to support our oral surgeon before, during, and after each dental procedure. To be successful as an oral surgery assistant, you should be highly organized and attentive to patients' needs. An outstanding oral surgery assistant should have an excellent understanding of oral surgery procedures and exceptional hand-eye coordination.

• Assistant phone calls with Dr. Walker in the office
• Order supplies
• Joint Commission Monthly, Bi-annual, Yearly
• Assist in surgeries (excluding IV Sed)
• Simple implant and/ or bone graft
• Emergency consult (excluding Implants)
• Out of office coverage: phones, asst po, emergency consults
• Support GAS set up
• IV surgeries including 3rds
• Recovery room IV Sed
• GAS Surgeries
• Dr Recon
• ITC Recon
• Implant Complex
• Emergency consultants- implants
• Orthognathic H&P
• OMSA, ACLS

• Restock supplies, forms/handouts, and rooms.
• Take vital signs.
• Understand all forms and handouts (procedure-based, consent forms, etc.).
• Aware of and in compliance with OSHA requirements (e.g. personal protection)
• Greet patients and make them feel comfortable.
• Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, filing, and charting.
• Perform patient consultations.
• Provide discharge instructions.
• Make follow up phone calls to patients.
• Take X-Rays / scans.
• Enter EMR notes for various appointments and procedures.
• Ability to enter EMR notes for various appointments and procedures.
• Coordinate treatment plans with referring dentists.
• Knowledge of “e-prescribe” and Rx used in the clinical setting.
• Ability to make dental impressions.
• May direct the work of and/or train other team members.

• 5+ years previous clinical surgical assistant experience required.
• Training / education from surgical assistant program required.
• Basic life support (BLS) certification required.
• AART certification(s) required.
• DAANCE certification required.
• IV administration certification required.
• CBCT and intraoral scanning training.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to provide excellent patient care, even under stressful circumstances.
• Consistent professionalism in appearance and attitude.

• 3+ years previous people management experience preferred.

• Monday – Friday, 8 hour shift

• Working on-site is essential to the function of this position.
• Must be able to stand up to 80% of the time at minimum.
• Physical requirements include sitting, stooping, turning, standing, bending, walking, hearing, reading, writing, and keyboarding, may lift up to 25 lbs.
• This is not an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. Management may require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Beacon Oral Specialists Management, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.