"Advanced Practice Registered Nurse"

Job Details

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
Student Health Center

Location: New Orleans, LA

Summary

The Nurse Practitioner I is part of the Tulane University Campus Health team of committed professionals dedicated to supporting and promoting student health and wellbeing as a core institutional value through a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. This position resides within The Health Center for Student Care, and reports to the Medical Director. This position is responsible for providing clinical services, referral to specialists, and provide health education/literacy.

The Nurse Practitioner I is a part of the medical team that provides health care services to the student population at Tulane University. This position provides medical assessments and exams, health education/literacy, referrals, and health screenings in a wide variety of clinic settings. The Health Center for Student Care operates clinical service to students through primary care, women’s health, and men’s health clinics. The Nurse Practitioner I also provides outpatient procedures such as suture/staple placement and removal, I&D, cryotherapy, fluorescence eye staining, removal of foreign body, and other procedures as certified. This position is a part of the health Center provider group and attends regular meetings, participates in peer review projects, grand rounds, and is involved in community engagement activities. As part of a multidisciplinary team, this position demonstrates qualities of effective leadership, communication, and professionalism.

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree.
• Completion of an ANA-approved Nurse Practitioner program with either an AANC or AANP certification.
• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing by the date of hire.
• 1 year of experience in a clinical outpatient setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in a clinical outpatient setting.
• 1 year of experience in a Primary Care setting.
• 1 year of college health experience.
• Knowledge and competency to supervise health profession students and trainees.
• Maintain current clinical knowledge on health-related topics.