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JOB PURPOSE:

The Surgical Technologist supports the dentist and surgical team by preparing the operating room and patient, assisting during oral surgery, and maintaining sterile conditions, equipment, and instruments to ensure patient safety.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

+ Assist chairside during oral surgery (suctioning, passing instruments, retraction).

+ Prepare, set up, and break down surgical/treatment areas.

+ Sterilize, organize, and maintain instruments and equipment.

+ Verify instrument counts and confirm proper sterilization.

+ Monitor supply levels and readiness of surgical tools.

+ Assist with patient prep, positioning, and draping.

+ Support overall workflow and perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

+ CST certification

+ BLS/CPR certification

+ High School Diploma

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

+ Working knowledge of oral surgery procedures, instruments, and sterile processing.

+ Ability to function in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

+ Strong communication and teamwork skills.

+ Accuracy in counts, sterilization, and adherence to protocols.

+ Calm and focused under pressure and in emergency situations.

+ Professional, organized, and patient-centered demeanor.

Benefits

We care about our employees and understand the hard work that goes into providing the best-in-class patient care. You will be provided the **training** needed to provide you with the support you need to do your job well. **Additional benefits include** , group medical and dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, flexible spending (health and dependent care), 401(k), 9 paid holidays off, 10 days of vacation, and 5 additional PTO days. We also offer ancillary benefits to include hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness insurance options.

About Affordable Care

Founded in 1975, today Affordable Care, LLC is America’s largest dental support organization (DSO) focused on tooth replacement services, serving more than 400 dental practices across the United States. Supported practices primarily concentrate on extractions, dentures, implants, and fixed arches, with some practices housing an on-site laboratory to enable same-day dental services. **Affordable Care is the DSO for several top dental brands including, but not limited to, Affordable Dentures & Implants, DDS Dentures + Implant Solutions, and Advanced Dental Implant Centers.** From the Affordable Care Support Center, located in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, along with field-based teams, Affordable Care provides business expertise and support services to dental practices, taking care of non-clinical duties so dentists can focus on treating patients (visit affordablecare.com ).

Job Details

Pay Type** **Hourly

Job Category** **Practice Staff