Surgical Assistant I
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Job Location:
Virginia Beach, VA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: Surgical Assistant I
Job Location: Oral Surgery of Tidewater
Job Type:Fulltime
Summary:
Your new career awaits you...
Oral Surgery of Tidewater is seeking a skilled and dedicated Surgical Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will provide comprehensive support to oral surgeons during surgical procedures ensuring patient safety and efficient operation flow. This role requires strong clinical skills attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Surgical Responsibilities:
- Assist Surgeon during consultations and treatment.
- Basic lab duties (Impressions pouring up/trimming models).
- Proper instrument cleaning in accordance with infection control and biohazard protocols
- Autoclave operation and function
- Surgical tray set-up
- Identification of instruments used in the clinic.
- Room set up/break down for IV anesthesia and surgery.
- Seat patient and perform pre-op set-up.
- Review charts.
- Nitrous oxide set-up.
- Properly positioning restraints.
- Support airway for sedated patients.
- Ability to circulate and retrieve instruments.
- Excellent patient care & communication.
Non-Surgical Responsibilities:
- Restock supplies forms handouts and rooms.
- Take vital signs.
- Familiar with all forms and handouts (procedure-based consent forms etc.)
- Aware of and in compliance with OSHA requirements (e.g. personal protection)
- Perform administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments filing and charting.
- Make follow up phone calls to patients.
- May take X-Rays.
- Properly closing and opening the office each day (Tanks Suction Xray)
- Greet patients and make them feel comfortable.
Required Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Current CPR/BLS certification required.
- Dental X-ray license (Pano PA CBCT) required.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Completion of an accredited Surgical Assistant program preferred.
- Certification as a Surgical Assistant preferred.
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday 8am-5pm
Benefits:
- 401(k) Matching
- Dental Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Referral Program
- Vision Insurance
Special Requirements:
- 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.
How to Apply
If you are a motivated professional looking to contribute to a dynamic oral surgery practice please submit your resume and cover letter to .
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 policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Aseptic Technique
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- Anatomy Knowledge
- Basic Life Support
- Computer Skills
- Physiology Knowledge
- Military Experience
- Suturing
- Medical Terminology
- Sterile Processing
