Staff Nurse

Company: Hartwick College
Location: Oneonta
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

Title: Staff NurseDate: December 22, 2020Description: The staff nurse at Perrella Health Center utilizes nursing skills and knowledge to assist a diverse population of students to realize optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well-being by facilitating preventative health care, assisting with care of ill or injured students, and by promoting healthcare education that assists students to become educated consumers of health services. The staff nurse also plays a role in assuring that students are in compliance with College, State, and Federal regulations regarding health requirements.Responsibilities:* Facilitates medical visits: Obtains and documents pre-visit data including vital signs, chief complaint, and other screening data appropriate for the visit. * Implements the treatment plan: Follows provider orders to obtain and label lab specimens (may include venipuncture) for transport according to OSHA standards, label medications to be dispensed from in-house formulary, provide vaccinations, provide medication or diagnosis specific education, document appropriately for billing/insurance and statistical tracking purposes, and facilitate the referral process for off-campus testing or appointments if indicated. * Schedules nurse and provider appointments: Assists administrative assistant with scheduling of routine appointments and collaborates with provider when necessary to determine if referral to urgent care or emergent care services is indicated.* COVID-19 case management.* Complies with health care standards for documentation of interactions with students, parents, faculty, staff, and outside agencies. * Assists director with review of student health forms and immunization records for compliance with College, State, and National requirements: Reviews forms of all incoming 1st year and transfer students, international students, all new and returning scholar athletes, and all students in the nursing major annually.* Monitors inventory and submits requisitions for purchase of necessary medications, and medical office supplies. Assists with office maintenance duties when not providing direct patient care. * Participates in staff meetings, patient care conferences, and continuing education and provides guidance for student workers (work-study). * Assists with health requirement review and care of youth summer sports campers* Maintains good customer service standards.* Participate in all campus wide events including but not limited to Commencement Weekend, True Blue Weekend, and Welcome Weekend.* Comply with all applicable College, Federal, State, local and associational laws, rules and regulations.* As a representative of the College, comport oneself in a professional manner at all times, both on and off campus.Qualifications:The minimum requirements for this position are completion of the educational requirements necessary for NYS licensure as a licensed practical (LPN) or registered nurse (RN) and at least 2 years of clinical nursing experience. Must have a current NYS license as a LPN or RN. Experience in phlebotomy is preferred. Candidates must meet all current mandated NYS professional nursing requirements including being current in infection control and holding CPR certification. A valid driver's license is required.The successful candidate for this position will demonstrate a dedication to customer service and provision of health care services to a diverse student population while interacting as a member of the health care team. Candidates must possess strong interpersonal communication skills, the ability to work well as a member of an aligned professional team, and basic computer skills.An independent, residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,200 full-time undergraduates, Hartwick embraces the teacher-scholar model, with teaching excellence as the first priority, and seeks to recruit, retain and promote a diverse workforce.Located in the scenic Susquehanna River valley in Oneonta, NY, near the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains, the College features a Liberal Arts in Practice general education curriculum and aspires to "be the best at melding liberal arts education with experiential learning."Hartwick offers health benefits to domestic partners of employees, and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/preference and gender identity/expression. Hartwick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to broadening "the understanding, awareness, and appreciation of diversity among all members of the Hartwick community." Women, minorities, and other underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.Hartwick College is committed to providing a safe and secure educational and employment environment. Employment at Hartwick College is therefore contingent upon a successful background check on every new employee. Candidates to whom an offer of employment is made will be required to sign a Release of Information Form authorizing the College to conduct a thorough background check.Hartwick College is committed to a diverse candidate pool, values an inclusive workforce and workplace environment, and wishes to minimize or eliminate the impact of implicit bias during the search and hiring process.All applicants are asked to submit the following materials with their online applications:* A cover letter;* A resume; * A Diversity Statement that addresses how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College's Diversity Statement (https://www.hartwick.edu/campus-life/intercultural-affairs/diversity-at-hartwick/); and* The names and contact information for three references, with annotation regarding how the reference is related to you and your work (at least one of your references must be from a current and/or previous supervisor).Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.Powered by JazzHRLATpoxtwkt

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