The Nurse Practitioner provides high quality and cost effective health care services to the student population and campus community. Health promotion and disease prevention education and counseling is provided and helps students stay healthy, recover from illness and injury, learn healthy lifestyle behaviors and have a healthy and successful experience during thier college education. All of these services are provided consistent with the Catholic mission, the highest ethical standards, federal and state regulations, as well as the Universities philosophies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Patient Care: Provide primary and emergent healthcare services to the student body including: psychosocial assessment, physical examination, ordering and interpretation of laboratory diagnostics, making appropriate diagnoses, initiating and monitoring of treatment plans, prescribing medications and medical devices, evaluating treatment effectiveness, referrals to specialists and institutions, and collaboration with professional staff. Counsel patients regarding disease prevention strategies and screenings. Provide health education with a focus on wellness and life style behavior modification. Administer urgent and crisis health care. Comprehensive follow-up of high risk and non-compliant patients. Participate in the Advanced Practice Nurse/Medical Doctor Joint Prescriptive Protocol as required by NJ state law. Collaboration with Counseling Services staff concerning students with complex psychiatric/medical diagnosis. 2. Health Promotion: Participate in University committees addressing health-related issues. Develop/obtain health promotion educational materials for use in Health Services and campus programs. Act as a resource for students seeking health information for University publications as well as academic course or project requirements. Represent Health Services at university programs, which provide health education and promote healthy lifestyles. Review and revise current practice protocols to reflect medical developments and social trends impacting students 3. Participate in other initiatives and professional activities as assigned by the Director.

Required Qualifications:

Advanced Practice Nurse (Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner)
5 years of RN experience and 1-3 years of APN experience.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience working in a primary care, urgent care or college health setting preferred.

Licenses and Certificates:

New Jersey Registered Nurse Licensure
New Jersey Advanced Practice Nurse Certification
Prescriptive Privileges
National Board Certification
CPR/AED certification

Salary Grade:

AD210 - Administrative

Exempt/Nonexempt:

Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment. Medical environment which requires awareness of the use of personal protective equipment when approaching potentially hazardous conditions

Special Instructions to Applicants:

you will be asked to provide 3 professional references

Seton Hall University is committed to programs of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and the principles of affirmative action.