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Licensed Practical Nurse/Medical Assistant

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Position Information

Posted with Limited AccessNoLimited Access Period Ending DateTitleLicensed Practical Nurse/Medical AssistantPosting NumberS01213Full-Time/Part-TimePart-timeTypical Hours Per Week26Regular, Temporary or TermIf temporary or term, enter anticipated end dateBenefits Eligible?YesHourly/SalariedHourlyBand/LevelSP1BHiring MinimumCommensurate with experienceDepartmentParton Center for Health and WellnessLocationMiddlebury, VT CampusHire contingent upon successful completion of the following post-offer screeningCriminal Background Check Position Summary

Position Summary

Provides age-appropriate care to college students, under the direction and supervision of a registered nurse or MD or NP. Provides technical nursing care to students in varying states of health and wellness.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

General Responsibilities

• Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.
• Collaborates with MD and NPs, College counseling staff and area health care providers in offering students comprehensive services.
• Provides medical support to MD/NP, as needed, preparing students’ for MD/NP visit and providing care or obtaining diagnostic tests as directed by the MD/NP.
• With every visit, takes a full set of vital signs (temperature, pulse, BP – O2 sat is indicated by chief complaint – height and weight for physicals and contraceptive visits). Checks and updates students’ allergies and current medications (with dosages).
• Administers medications, including vaccines, fully knowing their action, dosage and possible side effects.(LPN only)
• Performs a variety of in-house point of care laboratory tests and interprets results.
• Demonstrates proficiency in performance of technical procedures, such as venipuncture, EKGs,nebulizer treatments, suture removal, audiometry and point of care lab testing.
• Thoroughly and concisely documents all student interactions into the electronic medical record.
• Reviews all incoming documents from lab, radiology and other health care provider, tasking them to the ordering MD/NP, with priority for abnormal results. Notifies students of test results, as directed by health center protocol or as directed by MD/NP.
• Protects confidentiality of students’ health information.
• Responds to questions and concerns of student’s family and the College community referring appropriately to MD/NP or Managing Nurse Practitioner while maintaining student privacy.
• Assists in providing orientation to new personnel.
• Responds on short notice to cover staffing shortage to ensure nursing coverage, as able.
• Participates in the maintenance of the health care environment by ordering medications,supplies, stocking and preparing exam rooms and storage cabinets, preparing medications for
distribution, reporting supply/medication shortages, instrument cleaning, lab and refrigerator maintenance, maintaining logs, quality control testing, disposal of hazardous waste, etc.
• Engages in special projects or assignments as directed by Administrative Director and/or
Physician.
• Provides other related duties as necessary.

Qualifications

Education

Licensed practice nurse with a current license to practice in Vermont required OR certified medical assistant.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• CPR certification.
• Must handle confidential information in a discreet manner.
• Clinic availability: nursing services are provided when school is in session including lunch recesses.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication that is clear, well-organized and demonstrates an understanding of audience needs.
• An effective team member who contributes valuable ideas and feedback and can be counted on to meet commitments.
• Pursues activities with focus and drive, defines work in terms of success and
can be counted on to complete goals.
• Prioritizes and multi-tasks to optimize patient flow and the patient experience.
• Adherence to standards of business conduct and compliance
• Familiarity with Banner, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.

Experience

Nursing/ medical assisting experience is required. Experience in a community setting preferred.

Physical Demands

Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
Potential exposure to infectious diseases via contact with skin, mucous membranes
or contact with blood, body fluids and tissues. Personal protective equipment is provided and expected to be used.

Posting Information

Close DateOpen Until FilledYesSpecial Instructions to Applicants

Offer is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Recommendations

Some postings require contact information for reference providers for confidential letters of recommendation.

Recommendation Letter RequirementsSupplemental Questions for Posting

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
    • Middlebury web site
    • Email Job Alert
    • LinkedIn
    • Employee Referral
    • Newspaper advertisement
    • Indeed.com
    • Vermontjoblink.com
    • Newenglandherc.org
    • Insidehighered.com
    • Higheredjobs.com
    • Hispanicsinhighered.com
    • Blacksinhighered.com
    • Asiansinhighered.com
    • Other
Applicant DocumentRequired Documents
  1. Cover Letter
  2. Resume/C V
Optional Documents

    Organization

    Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

    Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.

    In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.

    Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.

    Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.

     

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