Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Rutgers University

United States, New Jersey, Newark

Jan 19, 2025

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 a Expanded Duty Dental Assistant within the Rutgers University Dential Associates Department at the School of Dental Medicine ( RSDM). Under general supervision of the Oral Surgeon, the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant performs chairside, desk side and sterilization assistance for Rutgers University Dental Associate providers. This Expanded Duty Dental Assistant assists providers during various examinations, treatment of patients and dispenses dental materials and instruments. Expanded Duty Dental Assistant 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 oral surgeon during standard and complex procedures. Anticipates the surgeons' needs during procedures. Hands instruments to surgeon during examinations and treatment of patients. Manages post-operative patient care, monitors anesthesia patients in recovery. Serves as sterilization assistant. Cleans and sterilizes room after each use; prepares room for oral surgeons based on scheduled procedures.
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	182
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	51729.60
Annual Mid Range Salary	52769.60
Annual Maximum Salary	54350.40
Standard Hours	40.00
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.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	RDA with surgical training and experience and/or medical assistant with oral surgery and anesthesia experience. Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) certification required. Valid Radiological Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. CPR Certification is essential.
Certifications/Licenses	Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) certification. Valid Radiological Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. CPR Certification.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications	BLS trained and certified, a plus. Knowledge of implant surgical components, a plus. Minimum of three (3) years of dental experience is highly preferred.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Position requires standing 2/3 of the time, walking to 2/3 of the time, requires sitting l/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel over 2/3 of the time, reach with hands and arms, l/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. Clinic and office operations, Moderate noise.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	24ST2798
Posting Open Date	12/04/2024
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

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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.

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