Nurse Practitioner
Position Type: Professional Staff Faculty Track; Employment Status: Full Time; Months: 12; Campus: Both ME Campuses.
About the role
The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive, evidence-based routine and acute care to university students within Student Health Services. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing staff, administrative staff, Counseling Services, and other campus and community partners, the Nurse Practitioner supports the health and well-being of students and their ability to participate fully in their academic experience. The Nurse Practitioner independently evaluates, diagnoses, and manages a broad range of acute and chronic health conditions within the scope of advanced practice nursing and applicable state and federal law. The position emphasizes accessible, confidential, student-centered care appropriate to the needs of a diverse young-adult population.
The University of New England is Maine's largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state's top provider of health professionals and home to Maine's only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Responsibilities
- Diagnose, evaluate, treat and manage acute and chronic illness, disease and injury, independently and/or in consultation/referral with another health care provider.
- Provide ongoing management of appropriate chronic health conditions and coordinate care with outside specialists and primary care providers when indicated.