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Rutgers The State University Expanded Duty Dental Assistant in New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Recruitment/Posting Title Expanded Duty Dental Assistant
Job Category Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting
Department RHUDA - New Brunswick
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 universitywide, 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 Rutgers Health University Dental Associates (RHUDA) within the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM).Under general supervision of Faculty, this position performs chairside, desk side and sterilization assistance for Rutgers Health University Dental Associate providers. The Registered 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 Registered Dental Assistant.Among the key duties of this position are the following:
  • Chairside assists providers during standard and complex procedures.
  • Anticipates the providers needs during procedures. Hands instruments to provider during examinations and treatment of patients.
  • Manages post-operative patient care.
  • Monitors anesthesia patients in recovery, when necessary.
  • Serves as sterilization assistant. Cleans and sterilizes room after each use; prepares treatment room based on scheduled procedures.
  • Seats patients, adjust chairs, drapes patients with protective covers, communicate patient concerns with staff nurse and/or treating provider.
  • Is knowledgeable of and initiates emergency procedures as established by Rutgers Health.
Position Status Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift Day
Work Arrangement
This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA Nonexempt
Grade
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary 24.870
Annual Mid Range Salary 25.370
Annual Maximum Salary 26.130
Standard Hours 40.00
Union Description
Payroll Designation PeopleSoft
Benefits
Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to .
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility PERS
Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
  • Satisfactory completion of a formal dental assisting program in an ADA approved program.
  • A minimum of two (2) years of prior dental assistant experience required.
Certifications/Licenses
  • Certification as a Dental Assistant and Expanded Duty Assistant in the State of New Jersey.
  • Must possess a valid dental technology license and CPR issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
  • BLS trained and certified a plus.
  • Knowledge of implant surgical components a plus.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
  • Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting 1/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, 1/3 of the time, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 1/3 of the time, talk or hear over 2/3 of the time.
  • 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.
Special Conditions
Posting Details

Posting Number 24ST0897
Posting Open Date 04/17/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus Off Campus
City New Brunswick
State NJ
Location Details
Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.
Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 100.3.1 , 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, p regnancy, 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:

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, p regnancy, 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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