Description Position Status: Full Time / AY (34 Wks/ Yr) Position Summary The Nurse in Health Services is a professional role that requires the ability to work in collaboration with a dynamic team as well as to work independently. The Nurse provides routine, urgent, and emergent nursing care to adolescent/young adults and employees both in the clinic and responding to emergencies on campus. The nurse should possess strong critical thinking, time management, and organizational skills. This a CWA Union position and is benefit eligible. Responsibilities • Administer care according to established nursing protocols and standards of care. • Nursing triage care and treatment of routine and urgent health care problems including patient appointments, walk-ins, phlebotomy, EKG tracing and immunizations. • Administer medications as ordered including oral, injectable, nebulizer treatments, and intravenous fluids. Post treatment monitoring for adverse reactions and efficacy. • Support employees exposed to or diagnosed with an infectious illness and provide clearance when appropriate. Assist with the process of contact tracing infectious diseases. • Assist injured employees by triaging, providing first aid care, and initiating an incident report. • Provide travel health counseling for students and employees. • Collaborate with off campus Allergists to obtain orders and administer allergy injections. • Evaluate and treat individuals on campus when emergencies arise. It requires preparation and the ability to quickly change priorities from routine tasks to emergency assessment and response. • Maintain quality control testing of all diagnostics testing equipment including Autoclave sterilization log and quality. • Maintain necessary equipment, inventory and supplies including crash cart safety checks. • Collect and process laboratory specimens from patients. • Manage medical records and documents in the electronic health record. • Represent Health Services and Vassar College at campus events. • Cross train to fill in for the front office Administrative Assistant and Certified Medical Assistant for lunch breaks and sick calls. • Follow all regulations regarding OSHA and hazardous waste and perform respirator fit testing. Required knowledge, skills and abilities • Two- or four-year nursing degree and valid RN license. • A minimum of one year of acute care nursing experience. • CPR certification. • Well-developed physical assessment skills. • Ability to work independently. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities • Experience in college health, public health, urgent care or emergency medicine. • Allergy desensitization injection experience. • Phlebotomy and IV Skills. Pay Rate: $35.01 hourly To apply, visit https://vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar-External/job/Poughkeepsie-NY/Nurse-D_R00032333-1?jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fa7b8078820e&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fed539988210&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c506cf57a48214 . je-dd02b2dd1ded4a89b3293d1cdee2ac0e

Description Position Status: Full Time / AY (34 Wks/ Yr) Position Summary The Nurse in Health Services is a professional role that requires the ability to work in collaboration with a dynamic team as well as to work independently. The Nurse provides routine, urgent, and emergent nursing care to adolescent/young adults and employees both in the clinic and responding to emergencies on campus. The nurse should possess strong critical thinking, time management, and organizational skills. This a CWA Union position and is benefit eligible. Responsibilities • Administer care according to established nursing protocols and standards of care. • Nursing triage care and treatment of routine and urgent health care problems including patient appointments, walk-ins, phlebotomy, EKG tracing and immunizations. • Administer medications as ordered including oral, injectable, nebulizer treatments, and intravenous fluids. Post treatment monitoring for adverse reactions and efficacy. • Support employees exposed to or diagnosed with an infectious illness and provide clearance when appropriate. Assist with the process of contact tracing infectious diseases. • Assist injured employees by triaging, providing first aid care, and initiating an incident report. • Provide travel health counseling for students and employees. • Collaborate with off campus Allergists to obtain orders and administer allergy injections. • Evaluate and treat individuals on campus when emergencies arise. It requires preparation and the ability to quickly change priorities from routine tasks to emergency assessment and response. • Maintain quality control testing of all diagnostics testing equipment including Autoclave sterilization log and quality. • Maintain necessary equipment, inventory and supplies including crash cart safety checks. • Collect and process laboratory specimens from patients. • Manage medical records and documents in the electronic health record. • Represent Health Services and Vassar College at campus events. • Cross train to fill in for the front office Administrative Assistant and Certified Medical Assistant for lunch breaks and sick calls. • Follow all regulations regarding OSHA and hazardous waste and perform respirator fit testing. Required knowledge, skills and abilities • Two- or four-year nursing degree and valid RN license. • A minimum of one year of acute care nursing experience. • CPR certification. • Well-developed physical assessment skills. • Ability to work independently. • Strong interpersonal and communication skills Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities • Experience in college health, public health, urgent care or emergency medicine. • Allergy desensitization injection experience. • Phlebotomy and IV Skills. Pay Rate: $35.01 hourly To apply, visit https://vassar.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Vassar-External/job/Poughkeepsie-NY/Nurse-D_R00032333-1?jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fa7b8078820e&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c4fed539988210&jobFamilyGroup=71e2c39500161003e7c506cf57a48214 . je-dd02b2dd1ded4a89b3293d1cdee2ac0e