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Job Description

An essential staff member in the Division of Student Affairs at Stevens Institute of Technology, the Advanced Practice Nurse at Student Health Services provides clinical primary care in an ambulatory setting. Student Health Services at Stevens Institute of Technology provides free care to all enrolled students.  These services include health promotion, disease prevention, care during episodic, acute, and chronic phases of illness, and referrals to outside providers when appropriate. Candidate will have experience in college healthcare, women’s healthcare, proficient in giving injections, antibiotic stewardship, practice dictated by current guidelines and strong critical thinking skills.  The Student Health Services staff strives to promote student wellness of mind and body through culturally competent, confidential health care. 

Responsibilities Include:

●Provide direct patient care including primary care, women’s health/gynecological care and clinical assessment; offer referral services when appropriate. Laboratory results follow-up.  Duties include patient screening and triage, monitoring of vital signs, wound care/dressing change, chart documentation, patient education, procedures such as staple/suture removal when appropriate and all other primary care services within the scope of an Advanced Practice Nurse.
● Provide patient care and services to all students as Director delegates.  
●Collaborate with Wellness Center and colleagues throughout campus to promote and support student health and wellness broadly.  
●Provide immunization clinics and work closely with staff while assisting and overseeing immunization compliance as per New Jersey Department of Health Higher Education law for all enrolled students.
● Phlebotomy and microscopy skills preferred.  
● Proficient with Electronic Health Record. 
●Develop and review policies and procedures in support of a safe and healthy work environment and campus community when delegated to do so by Director.
●Assist in the campus efforts to mitigate the impact of public health concerns (including quarantine, isolation, contact tracing, etc.). 
●Collaborate with community medical providers, hospitals, local, county, and state boards of health as necessary or as delegated to do so by Director. 
 ●Work closely with Athletic Trainers and Sports Medicine team to deliver excellent, coordinated care to student-athletes. 
●Stay updated on college student health knowledge by attending webinars, meetings, and conferences related to pertinent issues in college as delegated and with permission of Director. 
●Demonstrate excellent cultural competence and sensitivity, and the ability to work well with and support diverse groups to ensure that the services are inclusive and meet the needs of all community members.
●Update and review all charting templates in EHR on an ongoing basis.
●Advise and educate students, parents and families in regard to health and wellness-related questions and concerns.  
● Ability to cover various office tasks not commonly associated with an APN role (such as answering phones, stocking or ordering supplies) as well as flexibility to cover other roles as needed (such as the RN or Admin role).
● Understanding that position is fully on-campus without a work-from-home option apart from when the University delegates remote work (snow days or other campus closures). 
● Understanding that due to the nature of a university, position may on few occasions request work outside of the normal business hours (weekends or evenings) and there is no additional pay for this when it occurs.  

Department

Student Health Services

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