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Lafayette Oral Surgery
LPN/Dental/Surgical Assistant
Entry-Level JobVerifiedNo experience needed
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What they do
A Surgical Assistant assists in operations, under the supervision of surgeons. May, in accordance with state laws, help surgeons to make incisions and close surgical sites, manipulate or remove tissues, implant surgical devices or drains, suction the surgical site, place catheters, clamp or cauterize vessels or tissue, and apply dressings to surgical site.
$63,399 / year median in Louisiana
+13% projected growth
Job Description
LPN/Dental/Surgical Assistant Lafayette Oral Surgery Lafayette, LA Job Details Full-time 6 hours ago Qualifications Chairside assisting LPN Patient interaction Oral surgery Full Job Description LPN's, Dental, Surgical Assistants, are you looking for an exciting new opportunity to enhance your career? Join our team of highly skilled and professional surgeons to help us deliver outstanding patient care. Previous experience in oral surgery is helpful, but not required. Our assistants perform many tasks that require strong interpersonal and technical skills.
Some essential responsibilities include:
- Understand and demonstrate proper sterilization and infection control procedures
- Efficiently assist the surgeon with anesthesia and surgical procedures
- Properly take and develop all radiographs
- Help our patients feel comfortable, before and after their procedures
- Guide patients through instructions for oral care following their procedure
- Prepare and provide surgical instruments as needed
- Demonstrate a team-focused work ethic, assisting others with tasks as needed