What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Assistant (Part-Time) position at North Mississippi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery...?
Description:
North Mississippi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates in Corinth is looking for a part-time Clinical Assisant to join our team and assist in providing excellent patient care.
This team member will follow universal precautions and all OSHA and HIPAA requirements to ensure a safe and private environment for patients and staff.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as a tray side assistant and pass correct instruments to doctor during surgery.
- Clean instruments and sterilize instruments.
- Set up surgery trays.
- Clean and disinfect procedure rooms.
- Take X-rays and 3D imaging.
- Stock rooms and labs with supplies.
- Assist with post operational duties - including seating and packing dry sockets, and suture removal under direction of doctor.
- Review post op instructions with patients' families.
- Scan documents into patient accounts.
- Check charts that have been scanned for efficiency.
- Seat patients for exams and do necessary paperwork.
- Radiology certificate.
- BLS CPR Certificate.
- Knowledge of what instruments and equipment needed for each surgery.
- Knowledge of operating sterilization equipment.
- Knowledge of operating equipment used during surgery.
- Knowledge of Emergency Protocol.
- Ability to place and remove dry socket dressings.
- Ability to remove stitches and drains as needed.
- Excellenct interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to work with interruptions and to manage multiple priorities.
Clinical Skills Required
- Computer skills
- Telephone etiquette
- Fax and copier
- Autoclave
- Panorex
- Electrosurg
- Processor
- Curing light
- Duplicator
- Laser
- Oxygen and nitrous tanks
- Statim
- Model trimmer
- Handpieces
- Ultrasonic
