Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem)

Position Title:

Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem)

School/Division: Enrollment Management

Office: Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success - Student Health Services

Full Time/Part Time: Part-Time

Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director of Student Health Services, the Nurse Practitioner (Per Diem) will support the mission, vision, and goals of a responsive wellness program in a dynamic university setting. The Nurse Practitioner will provide direct healthcare services, in a well-established, highly regarded, and strongly supported campus health program with experienced and student-oriented healthcare practitioners.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the leadership and delivery of medical health and wellness care, which includes programs offered to a community of more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. This is an onsite position; work for this role is performed on campus.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide value driven customer directed clinical care while supporting staff and student needs.
• Facilitate continuous performance improvement using data driven protocols and feedback from the community at large.
• Supervise indirect reports (e.g., Hofstra University students, faculty, and staff).
• Designate available time to the provision of teaching and scholarship with the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing & Physician Assistant Studies.
• Assist in integrated models of primary-behavioral and acute care, including those associated with educational initiatives.
• Engage with colleagues throughout the university and community at large to identify and respond to the needs of the Hofstra community and advocate for student health and wellness on campus.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations governing health care delivery and assure timely assessment and filing of all regulatory documents.
• Engage in lifelong professional knowledge, skill development, and diversity, while continuously supporting administrative, clinical, and academic operations with standards of accreditation.
• Maintain close partnerships with other offices within Hofstra University as well as with faculty to address practices related to health care, emergency management, environmental issues, public health, and regulatory requirements.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A Master of Science in nursing degree with clinical training as a Nurse Practitioner required, doctoral degree preferred.
• Current nurse practitioner licensure or license-eligibility in New York at the time of hire and current, active national certification as a nurse practitioner, required.
• Minimum 2-5 years of clinical experience as an NP working with young adults. Experience in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care or Primary Care, preferred.
• Understanding of and appreciation for university individual, community, and public health issues.
• Possess national board certification in population of focus.
• Possess knowledge of local and national issues, trends, and best practice standards in primary health care, college health, health insurance, and managed care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the integration of health, wellness, and counseling services and a deep affinity and commitment to working closely with students and supporting a diverse student community.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as a team leader and member.
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills and a strong knowledge of electronic information systems for practice management and production of outcome reports.
• Willingness to be actively engaged in student affairs and college health professional activities and organizations.
• Proficiency in electronic health system.
• Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strongly preferred: Licensure as Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health, or an Adult Nurse Practitioner to facilitate provision of services for all students.
• Experience with telehealth.