Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Job Category

Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting

Department

RSDM - 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 within the Rutgers Health University Dental Associates (RHUDA) at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include 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.
• Knowledgeable of and initiates emergency procedures as established by Rutgers Health.
• Lays out dental instruments and supplies. Develops and mounts x-rays.
• Operates suction equipment.
• Mixes filling and impression materials.
• Maintains all dental equipment to ensure they are fully operational pre and post procedures.
• Works closely with office staff and providers to ensure accuracy in patient records (individual, daily, monthly and yearly). Files all records.
• Contacts patients for appointments personally, by telephone and mail.
• Charts examinations under the direction of the oral surgeon.
• Maintains inventory, restocks equipment and supplies to ensure efficient clinic operations. Works closely with staff nurse to assist with accurately documenting the use of clinic narcotics.

FLSA

Nonexempt

Grade

182

Salary Details

Minimum Salary

28.390

Mid Range Salary

28.890

Maximum Salary

29.760

Offer Information

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks, if and when appropriate, and internal equity to ensure fair compensation relative to the university’s broader compensation structure. We are committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation packages to attract and retain top talent.

Benefits

Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include:

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Position Status

Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours

40.00

Daily Work Shift

Day

Work Arrangement

This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.

Union Description

Teamsters 97

Payroll Designation

PeopleSoft

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 and certification as a dental assistant and expanded duty assistant in the State of New Jersey.
• A minimum of two (2) years of prior dental assistant experience required.

Certifications/Licenses

• 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

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• 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.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clinic and office operations. Moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number

26ST1459

Posting Open Date

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 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.

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 encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Have you successfully completed a formal dental assisting program in an ADA approved program?

• Yes

• No

• Are you certified as a dental assistant and expanded duty assistant in the State of New Jersey?

• Yes

• No

• Do you hold a valid dental technology license issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and are you certified in CPR?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have a minimum of two (2) years of prior dental assistant experience?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Resume/CV

• Certifications/Licenses

• Certifications/Licenses (2)

• Certifications/Licenses (3)

• CPR Certification

Optional Documents