Summary

Administers routine and emergency medical care to students through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral, and follow-up; appropriately documents patient visits

Essential Job Functions

• Utilizes clinical knowledge and experience to diagnose and treat students for illnesses and injuries, and refers cases for more advanced treatments outside the university as necessary
• Performs health assessments and gynecological exams, conducts medical tests, and documents patient data
• Orders and reviews necessary lab, x-ray and other diagnostic testing, and follows up with patients to discuss results
• Dispenses and prescribes medications according to medical standards and patient needs
• Processes and reviews medical records and documents clinical visits in the university's electronic medical record system, in accordance with department of health regulations and university policies
• Collaborates with the medical providers and staff nurses to provide high-quality patient care and to maintain office workflow
• Assists with campuswide initiatives and educational programs about health-related matters, such as smoking cessation, residential health education programming, and immunization and communicable disease control, to educate students and promote healthy practices on campus
• Serves on various health- and wellness-focused university committees
• Performs other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a master's degree in nursing or a related field of study 
• Moderate amount of experience in nursing or other related experience
• Registered nurse practitioner's license (R.N.P.) with prescriptive privileges in the state of Rhode Island

Please Note:

Qualified candidates must live or relocate to live within a daily commuting distance of the Providence Campus location upon hire.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until job posting is closed.

Johnson & Wales University is an equal opportunity employer. The university does not illegally discriminate on the basis of any protected class. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnic and national origin, familial status, gender or gender identity, genetic information, military service, national origin, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class.