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-Oral Surgery

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 School of Dental Medicine (RSDM) is seeking a Expanded Duty Dental Assistant for the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

The Expanded Duty Dental Assistant will assist dentists and residents with dental procedures and patient treatment, provides assistance during general anesthesia, cosmetic surgical procedures and implant dentistry procedures and carries out the variety of general office receptionist assignments, including front desk and data entry.

Among the key duties of this position are the following :

• Identifies and pull selected equipment, instruments and supplies needed for oral maxillofacial surgical procedures.
• Prepares and sets up work area and operatory for the scheduled procedure including turnovers, cleaning, restocking, inventory and ordering of supplies and instruments on a regular basis. Assists in gowning and gloving surgeons.
• Escorts patients from waiting area to operatory and prepare patient for procedure like draping, positioning, witnessing patient consent and organizing instrumentation prior to procedure.
• Checks and records vital signs on the charts (e.g., pulse, blood pressure, temperature, respiration and weight) prior to procedure.
• Prepares implant for insertion and I.V. Cases.
• Protects airways during anesthesia by suctioning and proper positioning of head and chin.
• Prepares implants for insertion.
• Assists resident / student cases.

FLSA

Nonexempt

Grade

182

Salary Details

Minimum Salary

27.550

Mid Range Salary

28.050

Maximum Salary

28.890

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 offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, based on position, which includes :

For detailed information on benefits and eligibility, please visit : .

Position Status

Full Time

Working Hours

Standard Hours

35.00

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

Certifications / Licenses

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

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.

Clinic and office operations, moderate noise.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number

24ST2301

Posting Open Date

09 / 26 / 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

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 :