Expanded Duty Dental Assistant Job at Rutgers University
Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Expanded Duty Dental Assistant
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting
Department
RSDM-Doc-Dental & Oral Health
Overview
New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.
Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.
Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark’s University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.
Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant for the Rutgers University Dental Associates Department within the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM). Under general supervision of faculty, the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant performs chair-side, desk-side and sterilization assistance for Rutgers Health University Dental Associates. The Expanded Duty Dental Assistant assists providers during various examinations, treatment of patients and dispenses dental materials and instruments. Performs other clerical and miscellaneous tasks properly aligned with the functions of a Registered Dental Assistant.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Charts examinations under the direction of the oral surgeon.
- Anticipates the surgeons’ needs during procedures, and supports surgeon during examinations and treatment of patients.
- Manages post-operative patient care, monitors anesthesia patients in recovery.
- Works closely with staff nurse to ensure accuracy in patient records (individual, daily, monthly and yearly).
- Maintains inventory, re-stocks equipment and supplies to ensure efficient clinic operations.
- Maintains all dental equipment to ensure they are fully operational pre and post procedures.
Position Status
Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA
Nonexempt
Grade
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
24.310
Annual Mid Range Salary
24.810
Annual Maximum Salary
25.550
Standard Hours
40.00
Union Description
Payroll Designation
PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment
Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility
PERS
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses
- Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) required.
- Valid Radiological Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
- CPR Certification is essential.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
- BLS trained and certified, a plus.
- Knowledge of implant surgical components.
- Minimum of three (3) years of dental experience is highly preferred.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Must be able to lift patients, heavy boxes weighing up to forty (40) pounds, instrument sets weighing up to twenty (20) pounds; must be able to lift surgical supplies above the head.
- Clinic and office operations.
Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
23ST0740
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Newark (RBHS)
City
Newark
State
NJ
Location Details
Newark, NJ
Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster upon eligibility and upload proof of same. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate’s offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
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