Recruitment/Posting Title Dental Assistant Job Category Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Assisting 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 include the following: 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. Operates suction equipment. 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. Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Day Work Arrangement FLSA Nonexempt Grade 165 Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 40768.00 Annual Mid Range Salary 41678.00 Annual Maximum Salary 42933.80 Standard Hours 35.00 Union Description Teamsters 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.
Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.

Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility PERS