Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title |
Expanded Duty Dental Assistant |
Job Category |
Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting |
Department |
RSDM-Clinical affairs |
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 Office for Clinical Affairs within the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (
RSDM).
Under general supervision, this position will perform chairside, desk side and sterilization assistance for Rutgers University Dental Associate providers. Dental Assistant assists providers during various examinations, treatment of patients and dispenses dental materials and instruments. The position performs other clerical, sterilizing and miscellaneous tasks properly aligned with the functions of a dental assistant.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Seats patients, adjust chairs, drapes patients with protective covers.
- Lays out dental instruments and supplies.
- Hands instruments to doctor during examinations and treatment of patients.
- Operates suction equipment.
- Mixes filling and impression materials.
- Maintains all dental equipment.
- Maintains patient records (individual, daily, monthly and yearly).
- Dispenses equipment and supplies to students.
- Charts examinations under the direction of the doctor.
- Serves as sterilization assistant.
- Restocks equipment and supplies.
- Maintains enough supplies on hand to efficiently run the clinic.
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Position Status |
Full Time |
Hours Per Week |
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Daily Work Shift |
Day |
Work Arrangement |
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement. |
FLSA |
Nonexempt |
Grade |
182 |
Position Salary |
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Annual Minimum Salary |
45263.40 |
Annual Mid Range Salary |
46173.40 |
Annual Maximum Salary |
47556.60 |
Standard Hours |
35.00 |
Union Description |
Teamsters 97 |
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.
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Seniority Unit |
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Terms of Appointment |
Staff - 12 month |
Position Pension Eligibility |
PERS |
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience |
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Certifications/Licenses |
- Must possess Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) license.
- Valid Radiological Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
CPR Certification is essential.
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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities |
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Preferred Qualifications |
- Minimum of three (3) years of dental experience is highly preferred.
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Equipment Utilized |
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Physical Demands and Work Environment |
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Must be able to exert force up to 30 lbs. cart retrieval and mobility, reach storage shelves and transport instruments to and from assigned areas. WORK ENVIRONMENT:Clinical/Office/Research dental environment. Moderate noise level.
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Special Conditions |
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Posting Details
Posting Number |
24ST2123 |
Posting Open Date |
09/03/2024 |
Special Instructions to Applicants |
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Regional Campus |
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) |
Home Location Campus |
Newark (RBHS) |
City |
Newark |
State |
NJ |
Location Details |
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Pre-employment Screenings
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements
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.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
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