Dental Assistant

Job Category

Staff & Executive – Healthcare – Medical and Patient Services

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 six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, 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 including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, 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 Dental Assistant for the Dental Department of the Eric B. Chandler Health Center at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The primary purpose of the Dental Assistant position is to assist the Dentist and Dental Hygienist during examination and treatment of patients. Performs both chairside and desk-side duties. Performs administrative work, sterilization and miscellaneous tasks.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Seats patients, adjusts chairs, drapes patient with protective covers.
• Lays out dental instruments and supplies.
• Daily stocks dental operatory units with supplies.
• Assists and guides Dentists and Dental Students with patient management.
• Provides back-up coverage for clinical staff, as needed.
• Monitors infection control.
• Daily cleans and maintains dental x-ray developers and barrier protection on x-ray units.

FLSA: Nonexempt

Grade: 165

Minimum Salary

24.830

Mid Range Salary

25.330

Maximum Salary

26.090

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:

• 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
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discounts programs

For detailed information on benefits and eligibility, please visit: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview.

Position Status: Full Time

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

Terms of Appointment: Staff – 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility: PERS

Minimum Education and Experience

• Graduating from an accredited Dental Assisting Program.

Certifications/Licenses

• Certification as a Dental Assistant in the State of New Jersey is required.
• Valid Dental Radiologic Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
• Basic Life Support Certification

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in a dental office preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Physical Demands: The position requires up to 2/3 of time standing, walking, sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel; reaching with hands and arms and talking or hearing. Position requires lifting up to 10lbs up to 2/3 of the time and up to 25lbs under 1/3 of the time. Special vision requirements are close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less); color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors); peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point); depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distance and spatial relationships) and ability to adjust focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus).

• Work Environment: Environmental conditions require work near moving mechanical parts up to 2/3 of the time; exposure to fumes or airborne particles over 2/3 of the time, exposure to toxic of caustic chemical up to 2/3 of the time and risk of radiation up to 2/3 of the time. Moderate noise is typical for a Dental Assistant’s work environment.

Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)

Home Location Campus: Downtown New Brunswick

City

New Brunswick

State

NJ