Job Category
Staff & Executive – Allied Health – Dental Assisting
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 universitywide, 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 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
Minimum Salary
27.550
Mid Range Salary
28.050
Maximum Salary
28.890
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 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
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
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications
- BLS training and certification are a plus.
- Knowledge of implant surgical components is also a plus.
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.
Posting Open Date: 05/20/2026
Regional Campus: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus: Newark (RBHS)
City
Newark
State
NJ
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 encourage all qualified applicants to apply. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement
