Position: ORAL SURGERY ASSISTANT

Company: Apple Creek Oral Surgery

Job Location: Appleton, WI

Start Date: Immediate

Employment Term: Regular

Employment Type: Full Time

Hours per Week: 30

Starting Salary Range: Negotiotable

Salary/Benefit Notes: We offer 401K, disability, vacation and sick time.

Required Education: Dental Assisting Degree

Required Experience: 2 to 20+ years

Related Categories: Healthcare – Dentistry

Position Description: The doctors at Apple Creek OMS practice a complete spectrum of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from dental implant surgery and wisdom tooth removal to corrective jaw surgery and facial trauma. The doctors and staff strive to provide excellence in surgical care administered in a friendly and compassionate manner.

Responsibilities: Prepare surgical areas. Take and record patient vital signs such as blood pressure and respiration rate. Assist the oral surgeons with general anesthesia and intravenous sedation procedures. Transfer surgical instruments during procedures. Prepare surgical dressings. Perform suctioning to keep the patients mouth dry and clear. Monitor intravenous fluids and vital signs during a procedure. Sterilize instruments. Deliver post-operative care instruction. Take and develop dental radiographs. Prepare prescriptions. Maintain supply inventory.

Required skills: 1-2+ years of dental assisting experience - preferably oral surgery experience. The ability to take direction from the oral surgeon. Works quickly, is organized and detail-oriented. Must have good manual dexterity. Must be able to stand during the work day.

Please send resume to Trisha Weyenberg via email or mail: 2410 East Evergreen Dr. Appleton, WI 54915. We will call to set up an interview if you fit the qualifications and requirements.

Job Type: Full-time