Licensed Practical Nurse

Practice
:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates

Location:

Marietta, Ohio

Office Hours

Tuesday: 7:30am - 4:00pm

Friday: 7:30am - 4:00pm

• Work in conjunction with physicians in providing excellence in all aspects of patient care
• Direct the flow of clinical area/assignment of patients to clinical staff
• Document patient care
• Make post-op patient calls
• Maintain narcotics and other medication and patient medication records
• Give pre, intra, and post-op medications as ordered
• Order medications and oversee documentation/counts of controlled meds
• Help maintain supplies needed; list of office administrator
• Oversee sterilization and related procedures and documentation for infection control
• Send medical clearance requests per doctors’ requests and keep log of when we receive responses. Contact patients and confirm understanding of clearance and clearly document the clearance instructions in the patient chart so scheduler will know to confirm patient compliance
• Send biopsy specimens to Oral Surgery Pathology Lab and confirm receipt of report from lab and chart accordingly
• Review charts and alert staff and doctors of positive history
• Start, maintain, and discontinue IV’s
• Recover and dismiss patients
• Monitor patient pre, intra, and post-op for complications
• Perform charting and check charts for completion
• Maintain defibrillator and emergency medications and equipment and oversee regular emergency training drills for back staff
• Call patients pre- and post-op as needed; patient phone calls taken as needed
• Call in ordered prescriptions
• Perform patient glucose tests and maintain monitor
• Willing to take the DAANCE Certification
• Audit surgical EMR notes of back staff for accuracy

• Perform all duties of surgical assistant
• Home care as needed
• Help with sterilization process as needed

• Bard infusion pump
• O2 and N2O
• Emergency suction and defibrillator training
• CPR, ACLS, and PALS certification

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance plans for full-time employees.
• Two of the three medical plans offer Health Savings Account (HSA) eligibility.
• Company-paid Life, AD&D and Long-Term Disability coverage.
• Additional Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance for you and your family!
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability Insurance available.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) offered.
• Immediately begin saving for retirement through our 401(k) starting with first paycheck!
• Employer 401(k) contribution and Profit Sharing after six months of employment.
• PTO and 8 Paid holidays for full-time employees!

The above statements describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. OPS’s management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.