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The VCU College Health nurse provides high-quality evidence-based healthcare and health education to students in a university setting. This role supports student well-being by addressing acute and chronic health concerns, promoting preventive care, and collaborating with campus partners to foster a safe and healthy learning environment.
Unit: Student Affairs (Vice Provost) MBU
Department: Student Health
Department Summary: The mission of University Student Health Services is to provide quality outpatient medical care and public health services, which includes health education programming that empowers students to become full participants in their health care.
Duties & Responsibilities
Typical Duties
- Provides direct patient care that is holistic and within the registered nurse scope of practice on an ongoing basis in a fast-paced environment. This includes assessment, treatment, and follow-up for illnesses, injuries, and chronic conditions.
- Responsibilities are divided between both the Monroe Park and the MCV campuses.
- Additional duties, as assigned, may include monitoring expiration dates, AED, emergency drug box, stocking supplies, linen, abnormal pap follow up, urgent patient referrals to specialists, etc. based on current need.
- Administer immunizations, medications, and treatments according to standing orders and provider directives.
- Assesses and assists with data entry of new student immunizations records in a timely manner.
- Promotes a positive work environment through teamwork and collaboration with coworkers to meet the needs of the organization and patient through active participation in process changes, team meetings and work attendance.
- Participate in a minimum of 6 in-services offered by Student Health to stay abreast of new treatments and processes in the healthcare industry.
- Educate students on preventive health practices, lifestyle management, sexual health, mental health, substance use, and other wellness roles.
- Support crisis intervention, including triaging urgent health concerns and coordinating emergency response when necessary.
- Work with varied student populations and collaborate across disciplines.
- Educate students on preventive health practices, lifestyle management, sexual health, mental health, substance use, and other wellness roles.
- Support crisis intervention, including triaging urgent health concerns and coordinating emergency response when necessary.
- Work with varied student populations and collaborate across disciplines.
Required Qualifications
- BLS for Healthcare Providers is required.
- Registered Nurse training: Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN), Diploma in Nursing, or Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Current skills for health assessment, wound care, ECGs and IV infusion required.
- Laboratory skills required: phlebotomy and knowledge of basic laboratory principles.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with a population of faculty, staff, and students from various backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
Preferred Qualifications
- Licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia, unrestricted as a Registered Nurse, CPR BLS
- Knowledge of College Health, Women’s Health and/or Public Health, Adolescent Medicine, and Immunizations.
- Computer skills and prior use of an Electronic Health records system.
- Experience in outpatient or ambulatory care settings.
- Ability to function independently in a fast-paced environment and demonstrate initiative.
Salary Range: 66,000 - 68,000
Benefits: All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave, generous tuition benefits, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more.
FLSA Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Hours per Week: 40
Restricted Position: No
ORP Eligible: Yes
Flexible Work Arrangement: Fully Onsite
University Job Title: 21251Y - Registered Nurse 1
Contact Information
Contact Name: Tiffany Wilson
Contact Email: tswilson3@vcu.edu
