Dentist II

Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 2w ago

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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.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Dentist II for the Eric B. Chandler Health Center at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The primary purpose of the Dentist II position is to provide dental treatment to patients; remediate pain and suffering to patients; ensure ongoing preventive care; develop a plan of care that integrates medical and dental considerations; develop a list according to the individual Plan of Care.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Obtains complete medical/dental history.
Diagnoses and treats dental disease including caries, trauma, and oral pathology. Documents findings according to policies and procedures.
Provides a variety of dental services, including amalgams, composites, extractions, endodontics, fixed and removable prosthetics, preventative treatments and emergency care.
Uses pharmacological adjuncts appropriate to individual circumstances including local anesthesia and other supportive medications.
Consults with medical staff when necessary to ascertain the causal factors that affect the onset of progression of dental diseases.
Instructs and supervises the dental assistants during patient treatment.
Prescribes and reviews work performed by the dental hygienist.
Completes, records and reports patient treatment, necessary for the administration of the dental department (including charts, encounter forms, preauthorization and lab forms).

Position Status: Full Time

This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.

Minimum Qualifications:

Two (2) years in the practice of dentistry.
In lieu of one (1) year of practice experience, may have successfully graduated from an American Dental Association (ADA) approved General Practice Residency (GPR) or Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency training program.

Certifications/Licenses:

Must possess a License to practice Dentistry (DDS or DMD) in the State of New Jersey.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Physical Demands: Position requires standing 1/3 of the time, walking 1/3 of the time, sitting 2/3 of the time, use of hands to finger, handle or feel 2/3 of the time, ability to reach with hands and arms 1/3 of the time, ability to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl 1/3 of the time and talk or hear 2/3 of the time. Position requires lifting up to 25 pounds 1/3 of the time.
Work Environment: Work near moving mechanical parts 1/3 of the time, fumes or airborne particles 2/3 of the time, risk of radiation 1/3 of the time. Moderate to loud noise. Exposure to bloodborne pathogens that require use of personal protective equipment.

Pre-employment Screenings: All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings. Immunization Requirements: Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption.

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.

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