Senior Dental Surgical Assistant - OMS Program
Senior Dental Surgical Assistant - OMS Program
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Job Description
Required education:High School Diploma or GEDAND:
- 24 months experience in Oral Surgery
Certifications:
- Radiology Certification
- Nitrous OxideCertification
- Dental Anesthesia Assistant National Certification (DAANCE)
- Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Skills:
- Able to keep hand and arm steady while moving arm or while holding arm and hand in one position
- Able to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp manipulate or assemble very small objects
- Able to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine to exact positions
- Able to bend stretch twist and/or reach with your body arms and/or legs
- Must possess good multilimb coordination i.e. the ability to coordinate two or more limbs while sitting or standing
- Must possess good trunk strength i.e. the ability to use abdominal or lower back muscles to support part of the body continuously or repeatedly over time without giving out or fatiguing
- Able to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information
- Good manual dexterity required to enable safe skillful use of instruments while working in the mouth
Working Conditions:
- Physical:
- Standing for long periods of time.
- Manual dexterity.
- Speaking bending and reaching.
- Environmental:
- Clinic Environment.
- Exposure to infectious diseases and radiation from xray.
Why You Belong at the University of Oklahoma:The University of Oklahoma fosters an inclusive culture of respect and civility belonging and access which are essential to our collective pursuit of excellence and our determination to change lives. The unique talents perspectives and experiences of our community enrich the learning and working environment at OU inspiring us to harness our innovation creativity and collaboration for the advancement of people everywhere.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:The University of Oklahoma in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin sex sexual orientation genetic information gender identity gender expression age religion disability political beliefs or status as a veteran in any of its policies practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions employment financial aid housing services in educational programs or activities and health care services that the University operates or provides.
Required Attachments
Documents required for this position are listed under the Required Attachments section of this job listing. You will be required to upload and attach these documents in the application process.
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OU HSC) is one of the nations few academic health centers with all healthrelated colleges Allied Health Dentistry Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Public Health and the Graduate College. OU HSC serves approximately 4000 students in more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs on campuses in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Duties:
- Assists faculty residents and dental students with oral surgery procedures
- Acts as a Lead to other Dental Surgical Assistants
- Provides surgical assistance to faculty residents and dental students
- Assists surgeon with the placement of implantsduring the surgical procedure
- Prepares patients for the procedure with proper monitors for sedation
- Prepares surgical trays with instrumentation for basic extractions IV extractions biopsies and implants
- Sterilizes instruments.
- Prepares surgical rooms for the properprocedures
- Prepares trays with needed materials such as anesthesia implants bonding agents bone grafting and collagen membrane
- Reads and notates monitor readings from theprocedure
- Maintains awareness of emergency situations and responds according to departmental policy
- Exposes and develops xrays
- Recovers patients from sedations
- Gives prescriptions from the surgeon with dosage instruction and proper home careinstructions
- Cleans and sanitizes rooms after patient treatment
- Completes paperwork for surgeries and sedations including anesthesia records drug cards and consent forms
- Properly completes all paperwork from the procedure
- Performs basic administrative office procedures such as chart management seating and dismissing patients etc.
- Continues dental surgical education by attending training sessions to learn concepts of sterile procedures sterilization radiology dental record keeping fire and safety procedures
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations nitrous oxide administration and basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Acts as the lead employee
- Trains new assistants and acts as the unit leader
- Performs various duties as needed to successfully fulfill the function of the position
Attachment Requirements:
- Resume
- Current OMS Assistant (Preferred) / Dental Assistant License Current Certifications
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
