Colorado Oral Surgery Group located in Westminster, Colorado is seeking an experienced Oral Surgery Assistant to join our team full-time. This is a great opportunity to learn from top-notch oral surgeons and further develop your skills.  We offer daily bonus opportunities, a competitive hourly wage, and an exciting work environment - you will not be bored! Our ideal dental assistant will have 3-5 years of oral surgery experience, be dependable, motivated and passionate about their work. If this sounds like you, apply today-we'd love to hear from you!

Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 7:30am-5pm, Fridays 7:30am-2pm, occasional Wednesdays 7:30am-2pm

Benefits: We offer a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, PTO, paid holidays, 401k matching, short-term disability, long term disability, life insurance and daily bonus opportunities.   

Responsibilities:

• Assist the surgeon with general anesthesia and IV sedation procedures.
• Obtain proper consent forms regarding surgery and update patient health history.
• Set up surgical suite based on the type of procedure being planned.
• Sterilize equipment and materials.
• Prepare patients by obtaining and recording vital signs.
• Inform patients of pre-op and post-op instructions.
• Provide diagnostic information through x-rays, dental impressions, and casts.
• Maintain patient's vital statistics and intravenous fluids during surgery.
• Document treatment by charting in patient's records.
• Pass surgical tools, prepare surgical dressings, and assist with sutures/debris removal.
• Ensure the patient does not breathe in fluids during the procedure through constant monitoring.
• Protect the patient’s lips, cheeks, and tongue from unnecessary injury.
• Help recover patients from sedation and anesthesia, ensuring they have a chaperone.

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of experience in Oral Surgery
• Ability to place IVs
• BLS/ACLS certification
• Certified dental assistant preferred
• Dental assisting experience
• Willing to take direction from oral surgeon/office manager
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-oriented

Accepting applications until this position has been filled