Nurse Practitioner- Part Time
The University of Central Missouri is an equal employment opportunity employer
Nurse Practitioner- Part Time
Description
Provides professional nursing care to clients of University Health Center in an advanced practice role consistent with the Missouri Nurse Practice Act and the Code of State Regulations-General Rules governing Advanced Practice Nursing in the State of Missouri.
Delivers primary, acute, preventive, sexual, and reproductive health care services in a college health setting. Services include assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, health education, contraception counseling, family planning, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, pregnancy testing and options counseling, and appropriate follow-up or referral as indicated.
Ensures that care is provided in a confidential, supportive, inclusive, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental manner.
Serves as clinical preceptor for Advanced Practice Nurses as requested.
Serves as a member of the clinical leadership team, performing administrative duties as requested.
Examples of Duties
Delivers Advanced Practice Clinical Care in a College Health Setting - 90%
Provides professional nursing care to clients of University Health Center in an advanced practice role consistent with The Missouri Nurse Practice Act and the Code of State Regulations-General Rules governing Advanced Practice Nursing, in the State of Missouri.- Serves as a primary care provider, including ordering laboratory tests, x-rays, and prescribing medications according to guidelines specified in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
- Provides acute, episodic, preventive, sexual, and reproductive health care services for students in a college health setting.
- Provides well woman care to include annual exam, pap smear, breast and pelvic examination as indicated, family planning, contraception counseling, pregnancy testing, and follow-up as indicated.
- Provides sexual health services to include sexually transmitted infection screening, testing, treatment, education, partner management guidance as appropriate, and follow-up care according to current clinical guidelines and established protocols.
- Provides reproductive health counseling and education, including contraceptive options, preconception health, pregnancy options counseling, and appropriate referral for services not provided on site.
- Performs a comprehensive and focused physical assessment of a patient.
- Evaluates, diagnoses, treats, and refers patients for common health concerns seen in the college health population.
- Ensures that accurate, well-documented clinical records are generated for all clinical evaluations.
- Ensure that patient care is provided in a confidential, supportive, inclusive, culturally responsive, and nonjudgmental manner.
- Provides education and guidance in health maintenance, sexual health, reproductive health, risk reduction, wellness, and disease prevention.
- Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of protocols, standards, medical audits, and educational programs.
- Provides educational information during each patient visit to ensure the patient understands his/her condition, treatment, medication use, follow-up needs, and referral recommendations.
- Serves as clinical preceptor for Advanced Practice Nursing students, BSN students, athletic training students, or other health-related students as requested.
- Serves as a member of the clinical leadership team, performing administrative duties as requested.
- Assists with review of clinical workflows, protocols, patient education materials, and health center processes as assigned.
Typical Qualifications
Education:
Bachelors degree in Nursing required.
Masters degree in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner required.
Experience:
Two (2) years of experience in general nursing practice preferred, which may be concurrent with ambulatory care experience.
One (1) year of experience in an ambulatory care setting in an advanced practice role is preferred.Experience in college health, urgent care, primary care, womens health, adolescent/young adult health, or public health is preferred.
Supplemental Information
Physical/Environmental Factors:
- Possible exposure to infectious and communicable diseases.
Working hours & days:
Three to four days per week during the fall and spring semesters while classes are in session. Summer hours are scheduled on an as-needed basis, based on clinic staffing and operational needs.
Special Instructions:
Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.
Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.
Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.
Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.
NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.
The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Benefits
Our faculty and staff are the universitys most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.
Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:
32% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid 100% by the university;
Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
Employees can earn up to 6 credit hours for themselves per academic year.
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;
Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;
University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;
Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.
The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.
The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.
An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;
UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.
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