Staff Nurse (44 week position)

OFFICIAL JOB TITLE: Staff Nurse

DIVISION: Student Affairs

DEPARTMENT: Health Services

BARGAINING UNIT STATUS: ESU, Cat 13

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

REPORTS TO: Associate Director of Health Services

SUPERSIVES: N/A

SUMMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION: Provides professional nursing care to UMass Dartmouth Community students. Provides proficient, age specific and developmentally appropriate nursing care to college students. Follows the University's best practices to build and/or support student academic success and retention, and assist in meeting strategic objectives for persistence and timely graduation of all the student population.

EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts assessment, evaluation, treatment and/or referrals of student health related complaints.
• Assists and supports nurse practitioners and other health services staff by providing triage, medications, treatments, laboratory tests, post-surgical care, booking follow up appointments and referrals as needed.
• Administers first aid to university staff, visitors, students and employees injured on the job.
• Completes Industrial Accident Reports for employees injured on the job.
• Provides attention to ensure that medical needs of handicapped students are met.
• Assists with data collection and the maintenance of student health records.
• Administers immunizations according to Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice (ACIP) recommendations.
• Maintains vaccine inventory.
• Administers therapeutic and prophylactic injections and other medications as ordered.
• Administers tuberculin tests, documents and interprets results.
• Collects specimens for laboratory tests as ordered, including phlebotomy. Performs CLIA waived tests in the office.
• Troubleshoots issues with reference lab and orders supplies from reference lab.
• Provides student health insurance information, referrals and assists with claims as needed
• Assists in coordination of care by acting as a liaison between primary care providers, ancillary health services, UMD Student Health Services, students and parents.
• Maintains a clean environment per OSHA standards.
• Performs quality assurance activities as directed.
• Maintains medical equipment used for assessment and makes recommendations for additional equipment as needed.
• Maintains records necessary to comply with local, state and federal regulations.
• Assists in tracking of supplies to insure adequate supplies are available.
• Assists Nurse Practitioners with follows-up as directed.
• Maintains material data safety sheets (MDSS) and records of drugs used, stored and secured.
• Respects and supports patient rights.
• Practices and promotes positive customer and peer relations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICAIONS:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Licensure: Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts
• Experience: Previous experience (over 1 year) in Emergency Room, Outpatient or Community Nursing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in college health nursing
• Computer literacy
• Phlebotomy skills

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Ability to provide compassionate nursing care to diverse populations.
• Ability to administer immunizations, draw laboratory tests and provide nursing triage.

SALARY:

UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as:

• 75% Employer-Paid Health Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• State Pension Retirement Plan
• Optional Retirement Savings Plans
• Tuition Credit (Employee, Spouse, & Dependents)
• Twelve (12) paid holidays
• Paid personal, vacation, and sick time
• And More!

Benefits for ESU Union: ESU

Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

To apply please submit a letter of interest, a current resume and the contact information for three professional references.

The deadline for internal applicants is December 2, 2024.

The review of applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.