Per Diem Nurse Practitioner, Health Services

Position:
Nurse Practitioner of the Heath Clinic

Department:
Health Services

Reports to:

Assistant VP Student Experience

Classification:
Non-exempt

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
Per Diem, Monday-Friday flex in Guild Health Clinic, 9 months during academic year

Travel: none

Deliver primary care to resident student clients utilizing a compassionate and respectful approach; develop therapeutic plans for both illness prevention and education; and assess actual and potential health hazards, including analysis of risky behaviors that can negatively impact health status

Prescribe and dispense over-the-counter and prescription medications and, when called for, recommend changes in therapeutics

Assess, diagnose and treat both acute and chronic illness and injuries; refer students when necessary to other health care professionals, clinics, specialists, hospitals or other community agencies; and attend to students' psychological and spiritual health issues through referral to Student Affairs colleagues

Order, perform, interpret, evaluate and review diagnostic studies and procedures; record findings and formulate treatment plans; and document visit notes

Provide support to parents concerning their child's illness, while respecting confidentiality guidelines

Serve as a resource to the campus community regarding health issues;

Requirements include a master's degree in nursing , and current licenses to practice in the state of New Hampshire as both an RN and ARNP, and national certification by ANCC as a Nurse Practitioner in the family practice specialty area; current basic CPR certification; and three (3) to four (4) years experience as a nurse practitioner/provider.

Knowledge and

Skills:

1. Strong written and oral communication skills

2. Demonstrated administrative ability

3. Basic computer skills

4. Physical ability to bend and stoop in order to examine patients, access office files, place and retrieve documents, and to obtain medications and materials from cabinets

5. Willingness to work in office and clinic that often pose demanding conditions requiring quick clinical judgment, as well as the need to work with exposure to communicable diseases, blood, and body fluids.

Applicants should apply online with resume and cover letter at:

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Rivier University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran or marital status, sex sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability in admission or access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities, and Title IX requires that the University not discriminate on the bases stated above.