Dental Assistant III

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established academic health center is seeking a dedicated Dental Assistant III to join its Pediatric Dentistry Department. This role involves providing essential clinical support to faculty and students, ensuring patient care is efficient and timely. The ideal candidate will have a passion for healthcare and the ability to communicate effectively. Join a collaborative team that values innovation and excellence in patient care, and contribute to transforming lives through education and clinical practice in a vibrant academic environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively to perform duties.
• Current CPR Certification is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Faculty and Postgraduate Students with patient care.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment.

Skills

Communication Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish/Portuguese)

Education

Current CPR Certification

Job description

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Department

Department RSDM-Pediatric Dentistry

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, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Dental Assistant III within the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine (RSDM). Under the direction of the Clinical Supervisor, the Dental Assistant III will support the department by providing clinical assistance for the Department of Pediatric Dentistry / Special Care Treatment Center.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Serves as a Dental Assistant to assist Faculty and Postgraduate Students with patient care, set up and stock units daily to avoid delays in patient care.
• Reports equipment malfunction or breakdown to Clinical Supervisor.
• Transports instruments to/from sterilization in accordance with the RSDM Infection Control policy and protocol.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by adhering to RSDM infection control policy and departmental protocol.
• Assists with the ordering of supplies as needed.
• Ensures patients are seen in a timely and efficient manner, and maintains patient confidentiality.

Position Status

Full Time

Daily Work Shift

Day

Work Arrangement

This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Current CPR Certification required.
• No prior Dental Assistant experience is required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and or communicate sufficiently to perform the duties of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior Dental Assistant experience is preferred.
• Bilingual is a plus. (English/Spanish/Portuguese etc.)

Physical Demands and Work Environment

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Standing, sitting, walking, bending and talking or hearing.
• No special vision requirements. Transport instruments to and from sterilization.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Clinic operation.

Special Conditions

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. 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.

Supplemental Questions

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Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• CPR Certification

Optional Documents

• Cover Letter/Letter of Application