Student Health Center Nurse (Part-Time)
- Employer
- Susquehanna University
- Location
- Selinsgrove, PA
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- Institutional & Business Affairs, Health & Medical Services, Student Affairs, Counseling
- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse, dynamic and interdependent world. Its more than 2,200 undergraduates come from 35 states and 22 countries, and all students study away through Susquehanna’s unique Global Opportunities program. Susquehanna University’s 325 acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information, please visit https://www.susqu.edu.
Position SummaryJob Summary
To advance and support the health, wellness, and learning of the Susquehanna University student. Assess and respond to common illnesses, implement a general plan of care, evaluate progress, and collaborate with health providers and university personnel to promote positive student outcomes. Must have a strong medical knowledge base, be able to relate well to young adults; offer a sensitive, non-judgmental attitude and necessary guidance toward health promotion and health education.
Specific Responsibilities
•Responsible to Student Health Center Director for medical policy, procedures, health law and public health care.
•Responsible to provide general oversight to the health center and safety of the Susquehanna University student.
•Devises, implements, and evaluates plans of care utilizing sound clinical judgment based on assessment of the physical, psychological, emotional, societal and environmental needs of the student.
•Provides education about diagnosis, treatment of medical condition, and appropriate preventive measures as needed.
•Offers continuity of care as needed, based on original and/or ongoing assessment of student’s status.
•Participates in after-hours telephone call in rotation with the other health center staff nurses (not applicable for per diem status).
•Assesses real and or potential health hazards relating to current health status, including analysis of risky behaviors that cause impact on health status.
•Educates and encourages students to recognize and change behavior that has a negative impact on their health.
•Assists individuals to assume responsibility for the prevention of illness and the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.
•Works collaboratively with the nursing staff at SU Health Center, seeking consultation with Nurse Practitioners and/or physicians when clinical care exceeds the nurse’s scope of practice as established by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
•Conducts physical assessment, medical history and treatment (including prescriptive medicines) under established health protocols, standing orders, policies and procedures, and the direction of medical providers.
•Documents in charts utilizing clear, concise language.
•Consults, refers, and collaborates with other disciplines involved in the delivery of total student care within the SU community (i.e. Disabilities Office, Counseling Center, Campus Ministry, Residential Life, Athletic Trainer, etc.) and the greater community; this can be done with assistance of the NP/MD.
•Acts as a resource to the campus community with regard to health promotion. Must be willing to participate in health education programs which may occur after-hours.
•Demonstrates evidence of professional growth by maintaining professional certification through continuing education.
•Responsible to maintain confidentiality of all patients.
•Responsible for OSHA, CLIA, FERPA, and HIPAA other state and federal regulatory guidelines.
•Participates in professional Quality Assurance program, including annual peer review
•Addresses needs and problems of special students in a professional, objective, caring and creative manner.
•Provides support to parents concerned with their child’s illness, while respecting the confidentiality of the student.
•Ensure complete and accurate medical records are available for Susquehanna University students.
•Participate in staff outreach and off-site health care programs (not applicable for per diem status).
•Conduct inventory of supplies and place orders when necessary, ensuring timely arrival of supplies. This includes stocking and issuing of all on site and trip first aid kits, as well as the Health Center clinic rooms.
•Assess and triage illnesses and injuries utilizing the Susquehanna University Health Center standing orders and medical procedure manual.
•Follow and complete the contract Susquehanna University physician’s orders.
•Maintain a current documentation of problems, diagnostic and treatment for each student.
•Correspond and collaborate with all departments and with the community to ensure holistic care for students i.e. counseling center.
•Participate in and/or lead SU related health and wellness educational events.
•Performs point-of-care CLIA waived laboratory tests: rapid strep, urine culture, urine pregnancy, finger stick glucose monitoring.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Possess good physical assessment skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Skilled using a personal computer, calculator, copier, fax, Excel, Word, Publisher, Power Point, Outlook, DataTel, and Laser Jet Printers.
Education
Graduate of an accredited nursing program, Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and current RN license in the state of Pennsylvania required.
Physical Demand
Normal Medical office environment, heavy lifting may be required.
Education
BSN is preferred.
Experience
Knowledge and experience in critical care, emergency medicine or outpatient health center is preferred. Experience with EPIC and telephone triage a plus.
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Organization
Susquehanna University is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in educating undergraduate students for productive, creative and reflective lives of achievement, leadership and service in a diverse and interconnected world. Academic excellence, study away and service learning, student-faculty collaboration, and rich opportunities for creative and personal growth are hallmarks of a Susquehanna University education. About 2,200 undergraduates come from 32 states and 15 countries.
The university is located in Selinsgrove, Pa., a town of about 5,000 situated on the banks of the Susquehanna River, 50 miles north of the state capital, Harrisburg. The campus is about 90 minutes from the Pocono Mountain recreational areas, and about a three-hour drive from New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1858 by Lutherans, Susquehanna University welcomes individuals of all backgrounds and beliefs. It is a community that expresses its Lutheran heritage through the free and open exploration of ideas, commitment to service and development of individual talents.
Students may enroll in one of two schools: the School of Arts and Sciences or the Sigmund Weis School of Business. A Susquehanna education is distinguished by a strong liberal arts program enhanced by equally strong professional programs in areas such as business, education and communications. Degrees are offered for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science.
Susquehanna University is recognized in several guidebooks to selective colleges, including The Fiske Guide to Colleges and Peterson's Competitive Colleges. U.S. News & World Report’s America's Best Colleges includes Susquehanna among National Liberal Arts Colleges. Susquehanna is small enough to be academically flexible, yet large enough to offer a wide variety of choices—more than 50 major emphases, 45 minors and 850 courses. Susquehanna offers a challenging Honors Program for exceptional students and emphasizes experience-based learning, including internships, study-abroad semesters and award-winning community service programs.
Small classes and a student-faculty ratio of about 13 to 1 offer students personal attention and challenging opportunities. Student participation and team learning are encouraged, as is faculty-student research that exposes students to current, practical applications in their field of study. Students are offered extensive opportunities for involvement and leadership in university life. They can choose from more than 100 student organizations, 23 intercollegiate sports, numerous intramural and club sports and a full schedule of lectures, concerts, films, plays and social events.
Susquehanna's strong academic and career advising programs have led to strong post-graduation success. Typically, 94 percent of the graduating class is working full time or enrolled in graduate or professional school within six months.
Diversity Profile: Susquehanna University
Diversity Matters at Susquehanna. Through our commitment to academic excellence, in which diversity is a core element, we affirm the dignity and worth of all persons and strive to ensure that all in our community feel supported in their differences. Current and emerging research underscore the positive educational benefits that manifest in a diverse living and learning community.
As an institution of higher learning, we understand that we will be judged increasingly by how well we prepare our students to succeed in a smaller, flatter and increasingly diverse world. We intentionally seek to create opportunities for understanding the ways that power and privilege influence individual and collective behavior and systems, and to use that knowledge to guide us productively inside the classroom and beyond.
Affirmative Action - Susquehanna University is committed to making every effort to enhance the diversity of our community – students, faculty, and staff. The hiring process is important to achieving our strategic goals to recruit and retain staff from diverse backgrounds. Through the affirmative action process, we work together to ensure a diverse community while remaining diligent in our commitment to selecting the most qualified candidate for open positions.
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Diversity Matters at Susquehanna. Through our commitment to academic excellence, in which diversity is a core element, we affirm the dignity and worth of all persons and strive to ensure that all in our community feel supported in their differences. Current and emerging research underscore the positive educational benefits that manifest in a diverse living and learning community.
As an institution of higher learning, we understand that we will be judged increasingly by how well we prepare our students to succeed in a smaller, flatter and increasingly diverse world. We intentionally seek to create opportunities for understanding the ways that power and privilege influence individual and collective behavior and systems, and to use that knowledge to guide us productively inside the classroom and beyond.
In the classroom, on the campus and beyond
We use experiential learning to engage students in a multicultural education that prepares them for life in a diverse and interconnected world. Our new Central Curriculum, taught by a diverse faculty with different viewpoints and experiences, challenges students in their ways of perceiving and knowing the world. The unique Global Opportunities (GO) requirement prompts students to experience ways of knowing and being that are unfamiliar, and to reflect on those experiences. In the process, we expect that all students will examine their world view and how it is constructed.
A diverse and vibrant campus community fosters relationships marked by mutual curiosity and respect. Students, faculty and staff are supported in these relationships by the Chief Diversity Officer, Center for Diversity and Social Justice, Center for Civic Engagement, Office of Residence Life, and the Bias Response and Education Team.
The university also understands its physical and emotional connection to residents of the Susquehanna River Valley. Arts and educational events open to the community create possibilities for healthy dialogue regarding difference. Relationships built through interaction and dialogue with the greater Selinsgrove community serve to broaden and enhance the community in which we live and learn.
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