Registered Nurse - UMKC Student Health Services

Location

UMKC Volker Campus

Full-Time

Our nurses have the opportunity to practice across the continuum of ambulatory care - from triage and direct clinical nursing to preventive health, immunization, student education, care coordination, and campus health initiatives. As part of a small interdisciplinary team, the RN has an active voice in improving clinical workflows and developing programs that directly affect the health, well-being, and academic success of UMKC students.

UMKC Student Health Services is seeking a collaborative and student-centered Registered Nurse to join our interdisciplinary outpatient health care team. The RN supports the health and academic success of a diverse university population by providing ambulatory nursing care, clinical triage, immunizations, medication administration, point-of-care testing, specimen collection, health screening, care coordination, and student health education.

The RN works closely with nurse practitioners, medical assistants, administrative staff, and campus and community partners to provide timely, evidence-based, developmentally appropriate care. The position also plays an important role in communicable disease prevention and response, tuberculosis and immunization compliance, clinical quality improvement, supply and vaccine management, and outreach initiatives that promote student well-being.

This position is well suited for an RN who enjoys developing meaningful relationships with patients, working collaboratively within a small clinical team, practicing with a high degree of professional judgment, and contributing to both individual patient care and the health of the broader campus community.

• Provide professional ambulatory nursing care to university students within RN scope of practice and established Student Health Services protocols.
• Perform in-person and telephone/portal triage; assess symptoms and clinical urgency; provide appropriate nursing guidance; and facilitate timely evaluation by a medical provider or higher level of care when indicated.
• Obtain focused nursing histories, vital signs, clinical assessments, and other information necessary to support patient evaluation and treatment.
• Administer medications, injections, immunizations, and other treatments pursuant to provider orders, standing orders, and approved clinical protocols.
• Perform or assist with point-of-care testing, phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, wound care, and other outpatient nursing procedures.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, preventive health, follow-up care, and indications for urgent or emergency evaluation.
• Communicate abnormal or time-sensitive results and coordinate follow-up according to established protocols.

• Support university tuberculosis and immunization compliance programs, including review of health records, administration of vaccines and TB testing, student education, documentation, and appropriate clinical follow-up.
• Participate in communicable disease prevention, surveillance, exposure management, and outbreak response in collaboration with Student Health Services leadership and appropriate university and public-health partners.
• Maintain current knowledge of applicable CDC, state, university, and professional recommendations related to immunization and communicable disease prevention.
• Assist with vaccine inventory management, storage and handling, temperature monitoring, documentation, forecasting, and regulatory compliance.

• Coordinate referrals, diagnostic testing, prescriptions, follow-up care, and communication with outside health care organizations when appropriate.
• Assist students in navigating health care resources and overcoming barriers to obtaining recommended care.
• Collaborate with medical providers, behavioral health professionals, campus partners, pharmacies, laboratories, public health agencies, and community health organizations as appropriate.
• Recognize students with complex medical, behavioral, social, or safety needs and facilitate appropriate escalation and multidisciplinary support.

• Support daily clinic flow and collaborate with providers and clinical support staff to promote efficient, timely patient care.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic…