Dental Assistant

Position Details
Position Information
Recruitment/Posting Title
Dental Assistant
Job Category
Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting
Department
RSDM-Interdisciplinary/Extramural P
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 School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) - Office of Clinical Affairs is seeking a Dental Assistant to be responsible for the daily routine operation of a site for the Extramural Clinics. The Dental Assistant will assist dentist during the examination and treatment of patients and assist Dental Hygienist, if needed. The Dental Assistant performs both chairside and desk-side duties. This position does administrative, sterilizing and miscellaneous tasks, including but not limited to inventory, supply ordering, equipment maintenance, laboratory duties and radiation badge maintenance. The Dental Assistant will cover as a Dental Assistant as needed within the Extramural Clinics.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Prepares room for each patient, which includes setting up instruments and supplies.
• Runs H2O through lines and hand pieces after every patient, as per ADA recommendations.
• Takes and records vital signs on each patient at each appointment and update medical history. Passes instruments to doctor during examination and treatment of patients.
• Charts results of doctors' examination.
• Prepares dental materials for the dentist's use.
• Maintains patient's records in accordance with Quality Assurance Guidelines.
• Pour models, trims and evaluates the quality of diagnostic casts.
• Give post-operative instructions to patients and dismiss them.
• Maintains sufficient supplies on hand to efficiently run each operatory and the whole clinic, if assigned this duty.
• Change quick dip x-ray solutions as needed (weekly). Wash, dry and bag all instruments used in the clinic.
• Takes x-rays as requested by the Doctor. Develops and mounts x-rays with proper identification. Keeps accurate records of all x-rays taken.
• Ensures that laboratory reports have been prepared prior to cases being sent to the lab.
• Maintains an accurate record of disposition of all cases. Inspects cases upon receipt from the laboratory.
• May be asked to cover at any one of the Dental centers in the Extramural Clinics.
• Cleans up all discharged bodily fluids in the event that the environmental services/housekeeping is unable to respond promptly.

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
1650
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary
22.400
Annual Mid Range Salary
22.900
Annual Maximum Salary
23.590
Standard Hours
40.00
Union Description
Teamsters, Local 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

• Graduation from an accredited Dental Assisting Program.
• Certification as a Dental Assistant (CDA) in the State of New Jersey.
• Valid Dental Radiologic Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
• CPR Certification.

Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Standing, sitting, walking, talking or hearing required.
• No special vision requirements.
• Must be able to lift or exert force up to ten (10) pounds.
• General dental office environment.
• No significant exposure to noise levels.

Special Conditions
Posting Details
Posting Number
24ST0122
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus
Off Campus
City
Northfield
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.
Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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