Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Expanded Duty Dental Assistant

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant within Rutgers Health University Dental Associates (RHUDA) at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. Under general supervision of Faculty, the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant performs chairside, desk side, and sterilization assistance for Rutgers Health University Dental Associate providers. The Expanded Duty Dental Assistant also assists providers during various examinations, treatment of patients, and dispenses dental materials and instruments. Additionally, the Expanded Duty Dental Assistant performs other clerical, sterilizing, and miscellaneous tasks properly aligned with the functions of the position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Chairside assists providers during standard and complex procedures.
• Manages post-operative patient care.
• Monitors anesthesia patients in recovery, when necessary.
• Serves as sterilization assistant. Cleans and sterilizes room after each use; prepares treatment room based on scheduled procedures.
• Maintains all dental equipment to ensure they are fully operational pre- and post-procedures.
• Works closely with office staff and providers to ensure accuracy in patient records (individual, daily, monthly, and yearly). Files all records.
• Contacts patients for appointments personally, by telephone, and by mail.
• Charts examinations under the direction of the oral surgeon.
• Maintains inventory and restocks equipment and supplies to ensure efficient clinic operations. Works closely with staff nurse to assist with accurately documenting the use of clinic narcotics.

FLSA - Nonexempt

Grade - 182

Salary Details

Minimum Salary - 27.550

Mid Range Salary - 28.050

Maximum Salary - 28.890

Benefits - Rutgers provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The specific benefits vary based on the position and may include: 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 (when applicable) Life insurance coverage Employee discount programs

Position Status - Full Time

Working Hours

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

Seniority Unit

Terms of Appointment - Staff - 12 month

Position Pension Eligibility - PERS

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience - Satisfactory completion of a formal dental assisting program in an ADA-approved program and certification as a dental assistant and expanded duty assistant in the State of New Jersey is required. A minimum of two (2) years of prior dental assistant experience is required.

Certifications/Licenses - Certification as a dental assistant and expanded duty assistant in the State of New Jersey is required. Must possess a valid dental technology license and CPR issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred Qualifications - BLS training and certification are a plus. Knowledge of implant surgical components is also a plus.

Equipment Utilized

Physical Demands and Work Environment - PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The position requires standing up to 2/3 of the time and walking up to 2/3 of the time. Sitting may be required up to 1/3 of the time. Use of hands to finger, handle, or feel is required over 2/3 of the time, as is reaching with hands and arms. The role also involves time spent talking, hearing, kneeling, crouching, or crawling up to 1/3 of the time, and lifting or moving items up to 1/3 to over 2/3 of the time as applicable. Must be able to lift patients, heavy boxes weighing up to forty (40) pounds, and instrument sets weighing up to twenty (20) pounds. Must also be able to lift surgical supplies above the head. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Clinic and office operations. Moderate noise.