Job description
Oral & Facial Surgery of East Alabama and West Georgia is looking for a new Clinical Assistant in our Columbus, Georgia office.
This position promotes quality care in a stress free, comfortable environment. Clinical Assistants communicate effectively with patients, maintain equipment and inventory, obtain radiographs, and adhere to all OSHA requirements to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff. This position is also cross trained as a Scheduling Coordinator to help at the front desk.
The starting compensation for this role is $14.00 per hour.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Not all of these duties will be physically performed by this employee, but they all fall under the purview of this position.
- Review patients’ medical history and records
- Obtain radiographs as needed
- Chart and record treatment information in chart
- Seat patients in a timely manner
- Acknowledge patients cordially, with a smile, and interact pleasantly with patients and family members
- Assist with front desk responsibilities as needed
- Assist with emergency patients as needed
- Prepare patients for diagnosis and/or treatment
- Recover patients
- Perform post-operative patient care
- Utilize effective scripts for all patient interactions
- Clean and stock operatories
- Perform instrument sterilization and infection control
- Prepare surgical instruments for procedures
- Maintains laundry
- Comply with practice inventory system
- Organize stock room as needed
- Comply with OSHA, HIPAA, and practice policies at all times
- Daily setup, cleaning, and closing of operatories, x-ray and sterilization
- Setup and breakdown operatories for patient procedures
- Setup trays/instruments for procedures
- Follow staff schedule for maintenance, cleaning, and closing of practice common areas
- Maintain and use equipment according to manufacturer’s instructions
- Assist with the implementation of marketing strategies such as asking for referrals and testimonials
- Perform other tasks as assigned by the Personnel Coordinator and/or doctor(s)
Qualifications:
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Self-motivated, willing learner
- Ability to always maintain professional demeanor, even under stress
- Ability to maintain outgoing friendly attitude with patients and staff even under pressure
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Basic technological knowledge
- Ability to view patient needs as a top priority
- A basic knowledge of dentistry and oral surgery is preferred but not required
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