Summary: The Registered Nurse, Student Health and Wellness Center provides clinical care and collaborates with the director, physician and counselors to meet student health needs. This is a full-time, 10-month position (paid over 12 months) that reports to the Director of Student Health and Wellness.

This position is exempt from provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible to earn overtime pay for hours worked above 40 in a single work week.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities Include:
• Collaborate with the university physician and Director of Student Health and Wellness to provide primary health care to undergraduate students
• Provide treatment of minor injuries and illnesses within scope of care of license
• Triage health needs to include referral to medical care, counseling services, and/or
• community resources
• Provide confidential health counseling
• Provide family planning counseling and services
• Perform and document professional services according to standards of the American Nurses Association, adhere to recommended standards of the American College Health Association, and maintain confidentiality as required by the Nurse Practice Act
• Provide patient education and health promotion services
• Provide engaging education to small and large groups
• Collaborate with the Health Promotion nurse to provide relevant health programing for students
• Develop and update policies for management of health crises including necessary staff training on predictable emergent health issues including immediate response to such problems as allergic reactions, severe asthma, diabetic crises, drug overdoses, suicidality, and head and spinal injuries
• Serve as a liaison between parents, doctors, and students in medical matters
• Screen student health history forms and initiate appropriate follow-up on indicated health problems.
• Follow guidelines and protocols for the administration of medicines, immunizations
• Maintain inventory control of clinical supplies and order as needed
• Participate on health-related committees as requested by the Director or Dean of Students
• Comply with confidentiality requirements as set by HIPAA, FERPA, federal, state and local regulations

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities Include:
• Provide health information, clinical service, and immunizations for students studying or traveling abroad
• Promote and develop outreach such as health fairs, workshops, training and presentations on health and wellness issues
• Advocate for students dealing with health care providers, insurance companies or needing referrals or services
• Manage medical supplies including in-house dispensing of prescription medications
• Compile data to determine effectiveness of services
• Billing Insurance
• Other duties and special projects may be assigned as needed to meet department or university needs

Required Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree required
• Current North Carolina nursing license
• Current CPR certification
• Understanding of health issues affecting the college-age population
• Knowledge of and interest in mental health issues in the college age population
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse campus community with support staff, physicians, providers, students and their families
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills
• Commitment to the holistic model of health and wellness care
• Ability to provide trauma informed care and collaborate with the counseling staff to provide integrative care to students
• Public speaking skills, including the ability to plan, organize and present health-related material in an engaging and participative manner and ability to adapt to audience
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills and experience interacting with multiple constituencies (faculty, staff, students, public).
• Excellent organization and follow-up / follow-through skills to ensure completion of responsibilities in a timely manner.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment, appropriately prioritize projects, and meet given deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Ability to safeguard sensitive and confidential information; FERPA and HIPPA knowledge

Physical Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation)
• Visual Abilities: Read reports, create presentations and use a computer system.
• Hearing: Hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, vendors, and students.
• Dexterity, Grasping, Feeling: Write, type and use the telephone, copier, and computer systems.
• Mobility: Open files and operate office machines; move between departments and attend meetings across campus.
• Talking: Frequently convey detailed or important instructions and ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Lifting, Pulling, Pushing: Exert up to 50 pounds for force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
Work Conditions
• Work in a clinical and office environment, involving contact with students, faculty, staff, parents, service providers and vendors.
• Work has deadlines, multiple interruptions, and high volume and may be stressful at times.
• Periodic expectation to work after hours; mostly related participation in or presentation at student events.

The position will be removed from the website once an offer is extended and accepted, or when a sufficient candidate pool is identified. Due to limited staff resources, phone calls cannot be accepted or returned.

Benefits

Queens offers comprehensive benefits to eligible employees, including: medical, dental and vision insurance, domestic partner benefits, defined contribution (matching) and supplemental 403(b) retirement plans, vacation and generous paid holidays, tuition remission and tuition exchange, Queens-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, dependent life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent care, Health Savings Account), sick leave and long-term disability leave, paid parental leave, FMLA leave when eligible, reduced cost meals at Morrison Dining Hall, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness programs. In addition, employees may choose benefits such as pet insurance, critical care insurance and legal assistance.

About Queens
Queens University of Charlotte is a private, co-educational, Presbyterian-affiliated comprehensive university located in the heart of Myers Park in Charlotte, NC, and is consistently ranked in the top tier of Southern Regional Masters Universities. The university has over 2,200 undergraduate and graduate students in programs offered six colleges/schools. Additional information about may be found at http://www.queens.edu.

Queens values campus diversity and demonstrates this in campus initiatives; we particularly encourage members of historically under-represented groups to apply. Only candidates who best match requirements of job will be contacted. 

Queens University of Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to supporting and celebrating all forms of diversity. Queens does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex (including pregnancy, child birth and conditions related to pregnancy or child birth), gender orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, national origin, disability, political beliefs, veteran status, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law in the administration of its educational and admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, employment and hiring policies, or other university-administered programs. Any applicant for employment who needs any reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Director of Human Resources at 704.337.2297.