Rutgers University is hiring: Dental Assistant in New Brunswick

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Department

Department: RSDM-Endodontics

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) – Department of Endodontics is seeking a Dental Assistant to assist department faculty and residents during examination and treatment of patients. The primary duty will be to perform chair-side assistance. The position reports to the Department Chair and Senior Management Assistant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Seats patients, adjusts chair and drapes patients with protective covers.
• Sets up each unit with proper supplies and instruments needed by postgraduate students during daily patient treatment.
• Performs four-handed assisting with doctor during examination and treatment of patients.
• Mixes endodontic and restorative materials.
• Maintains all dental instruments and equipment.
• Maintains cleanliness of clinic and dispensary area following OSHA regulations.
• Utilizes digital radiographic equipment to obtain images.
• Cleans and prepares instruments for sterilization; re-stocks endodontic kits with proper instruments and materials.
• Assists supervisor in ordering and maintaining clinical supplies.
• Understands and adheres to Rutgers’ compliance standards as they appear in RBHS’s Corporate Compliance Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Graduation from an accredited Dental Assisting Program.
• Certification as a Dental Assistant (CDA) through the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).
• Valid Dental Radiologic Technology License issued by the New Jersey Department of Environment Protection.
• CPR Certified.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds, move and push carts.

Posting Details

Posting Number: 23ST3303

Home Location Campus: Newark (RBHS)

City: Newark

State: NJ

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

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.