Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Dispensary Clerk
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Allied Health - Dental Clinic
Department	RSDM-Clinical affairs
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) is seeking a Dispensary Clerk to work in the Office of Clinical Affairs.  The Dispensary Clerk will dispense equipment, instruments, and materials used in the Implant Center and will maintain an adequate inventory to meet the needs of the clinic.  The Dispensary Clerk will also perform clerical and miscellaneous tasks for Clinical Affairs. Essential duties and responsibilities: Responsible for greeting visitors, patients ,students, and faculty in the dental Implant Center. Schedules implant screenings for patients and maintains appointments in accordance with the departmental procedures.  Answers phones and screens calls in a professional manner.  Acts as a receptionist for the clinic telephone and takes messages as needed.  Dispenses implants and restorative components using implant tracking system. Issues equipment, instruments, and supplies daily to students, residents, and/or faculty. Maintains an inventory of loaned equipment. Ensures a neat, clean, sanitary, and efficient dispensary and storage area.  Ensures dispensary meets all OSHA regulations.  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 duties as assigned.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	1400
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	18.330
Annual Mid Range Salary	18.830
Annual Maximum Salary	19.390
Standard Hours	35.00
Union Description	Teamsters, Local 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

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	One (1) year of experience working in a dental setting.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must be able to understand the daily operations of a dental setting sufficiently to carry out the duties of this position.
Preferred Qualifications	Bilingual skills ( English/Spanish or English/ Portuguese).
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Lifting up to 10 lbs.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2096
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details	Newark, NJ

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