Dental Surgical Assistant - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Bryn Mawr/Navy Yard

Job Details

Dental Surgical Assistant to members of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery and the resident staff. Provide chairside surgical support to the oral
and maxillofacial surgery procedures and the facial pain physicians. Performs a
wide variety of oral and maxillofacial surgical procedures with competency.

 Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values
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 Provide surgical support to the oral and maxillofacial surgeon chairside for
surgery procedures as well as facial pain physicians. Sterilize instrumentation
and prepare tray setups. Setup required instrumentation in sterile environment
Maintain all logs for inspections/certifications per OMFS workflows 
Reprocess/sterilize equipment and prepare tray set-up per protocol 
 Maintain sterile technique while assisting in sterile OMFS procedures
Proficient in radiographs – CBCT, Peri-apical and Panorex x-rays, Take, order
and document radiographs appropriately  Follow clinical policies/ procedures
and workflows to ensure compliance with the Joint Commission, OSHA, ADA, as well
as TJUH Safety, Infection Control and Quality Assurance
Maintain patient electronic medical record per OMFS charting workflows
Ensure Patient safety following BLS guidelines and maintain current BLS

certification

Job Description

Education

* High School Diploma/GED required

Certifications

* Basic Life Support through the American Heart Association, required.
* PA Certification in Oral Radiology is required within 90 days of hire.
* Dental Assistant Diploma preferred.

Experience

* Minimum of 2 years’ experience preferred. Experience in an oral and
maxillofacial surgery practice preferred. Must have excellent interpersonal
skills, knowledge of medical terminology and experience in dealing with
medically compromised individuals.

Travel

* The primary office location is Center City however; this position requires
travel to the Oral Surgery office located at the Navy Yard (South
Philadelphia).

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Jefferson University Physicians

Primary Location Address

135 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater
Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern
New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create
unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to
providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making
our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional
leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through
basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University
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nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the
country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas,
serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals
campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the
region. Jefferson Health Plans
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is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of
health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35
years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment
opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion,
creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy,
national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status,
handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time
colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance,
dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability,
flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as
voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on
insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas
Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part
time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than
part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have
access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

For more benefits information, please click here
[https://www.wearejefferson.org/content/dam/enterprise/documents/restricted/guidebook.pdf]