Dental Assistant Registered

Req #:

Category:
Dental

Status:
Full-Time

Shift: Day

Facility:
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Department:
Dental Clinic

Pay Range: $24.16 - $28.99 per hour

Location:

201 LYONS AVENUE, NEWARK, NJ

Job Title:

Dental Assistant Registered

Location:

Newark Beth Israel Medical Ctr

Department Name:
Dental Clinic

Req #:

Status:
Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $24.00 - $28.00 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

The registered dental assistant - RWJBarnabas Health

The Registered Dental Assistant works within a hospital outpatient dental environment and may be exposed to blood saliva bodily fluids blood borne pathogens infectious materials sharps dental materials chemicals radiation associated with dental imaging and other occupational hazards inherent to the clinical dental setting The employee is required to consistently follow applicable infection prevention standard precautions personal protective equipment radiation safety hazardous material handling occupational safety and Jersey City Medical Center and RWJBarnabas Health policies and procedures

• Providing direct patient care support within authorized scope including clinical intake obtaining and documenting vital signs and relevant patient history performing authorized dental radiography preparing patients for examinations and procedures and assisting with patient positioning mobility or transfers as needed.
• Providing chairside assistance to dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons residents and other authorized providers during dental examinations and procedures including preparing instruments materials equipment and treatment areas and reinforcing provider-directed patient instructions as appropriate.
• Supporting efficient patient flow and daily hospital outpatient dental clinic operations by monitoring schedules escorting patients preparing treatment and procedure rooms coordinating with clinical and front end staff and appropriately breaking down disinfecting and resetting rooms between patients
• Maintaining operatories dental laboratory areas sterilization areas dental radiography areas supply areas cabinets equipment and other clinical work spaces in a clean organized appropriately stocked safe and patient ready condition consistent with hospital departmental infection prevention and regulatory standards
• Performing instrument processing, cleaning, disinfection, packaging, sterilization storage and associated quality control activities in accordance with established infection prevention practices, manufacturer instructions hospital and departmental policies and applicable regulatory requirements, including completion of required sterilization documentation and logs
• Performing routine dental equipment and operatory maintenance within assigned responsibilities including cleaning suction lines maintaining handpieces and unit components according to established procedures and manufacturer instructions maintaining properly stocked dental trays and instrument areas and promptly reporting equipment malfunctions damage or safety concerns.
• Maintaining appropriate inventory and par levels of dental and clinical supplies including receiving organizing stocking and rotating supplies monitoring expiration dates identifying shortages and ensuring expired or unusable medications materials and supplies are removed and handled according to institutional policy.
• Performing assigned dental laboratory support…