Oral Surgery Assistant

The following position is for employment with:

FACE2FACE Maxillofacial Surgery Centre

17936 South Halsted, Homewood, IL 60430

POSITION PURPOSE

Are you passionate about patient care and looking to make a difference in a surgical setting? Join our team as a Surgical Technician, where you'll assist the surgeon during consultations and surgeries, enhance patient satisfaction, and boost office efficiency. In this role, you'll provide outstanding pre-operative and post-operative care, ensuring the highest standards for our patients.  You will be working at our brand-new state of the art office in Homewood.

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Standing 80%.
• Sitting 20%.
• Moderate noise levels from medical setting and other lab equipment.
• Medical, office, surgical suites and lab setting.
• Minimum moving requirements of 75 pounds in order to transfer equipment, move and lift surgical patients, and pack and unpack supplies.
• Frequent bending, twisting, and position changes in order to examine and service young patients.
• Exceptional hand eye coordination and control in order to use medical instruments for exams, to provide medical assistance, and the taking and recording of vital signs, preparing and/or placing medical supplies, medical tools, and/or applying medical products to patients.
• Frequent client and interoffice personnel interaction as this position is a service provider to the Physician and all patients including pediatric patients and heavily dependent on excellent customer interaction.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer) as required for applying medical first aid, obtaining and recording vitals, preparing and placing medical tools and supplies in preparation for patient care.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Escort patients to patient rooms and answer any general questions or forward patient/parent/guardian questions or concerns to Surgeon when necessary.
• Ensure chart is complete/Informed consent/Medical Records
• Ordering of supplies
• Maintenance of supply stock, implants and equipment
• Repair of small equipment
• Maintenance of the crash cart
• Maintain relationships with third party providers/suppliers
• Taking of radiographs of a variety of types
• Timely prepare treatment area by sterilizing, positioning, and delivering instruments for surgeons’ access.
• Actively provide hand instruments and materials to Surgeon, as needed, during exams and procedures in order to help maintain patient comfort and doctor’s efficiency.
• Assist circulator and anesthesia provider in preparation of the patient for surgery including but not limited to assistance with intravenous catheter placement, tourniquet application, removal of intravenous catheters, cricoid pressure application, and specialty procedures like: bone graft and implant preparation, and other procedures as needed.
• Breakdown surgical field and deliver instruments to reprocessing room/sterile bay.
• Postoperative function includes applying any other specific dressing material such as splints or bandages, assesses skin integrity, assists in transfer of the patient, and follows the patient to recovery if needed or directed by surgeon.
• Maintains/monitors patients in recovery
• Using and maintaining hazard control protocols as established by OSHA and office standards.
• Must always represent the practice in a professional, pleasant, and cooperative manner.
• Maintain regular attendance and adhere to assigned work schedule and office policies.