Nurse Practitioner

Be a part-time, in-house FNP on our beautiful university campus! Provide primary care for a diverse student population focused on general medicine, gender affirming care, trauma, infections disease, minor surgical skills, dermatology, mental health, sexual health, and psycho-social medicine.

Summary of Duties

Advanced Practice Professionals (APP) provide primary care for WSU students. Providing primary care in a college health setting requires competence in general medicine, gender affirming care, trauma, infectious disease including sexually transmitted infections, minor surgical skills, dermatology, mental health, sexual health, and psycho-social medicine using current standards of care.

APP practices within the scope of their board certification to prescribe, place, and provide contraceptive products and be a resource for students seeking family planning options in a primary care clinic. Care includes educating patients, which may include: counseling on addiction, nutrition, and smoking cessation; general outreach; presentations; and trainings related to college-population positive health behaviors.

Professionalism, teamwork, preventive care, patient education and cost-effective practice styles are valued. APP providers also support the university through non-clinical work when requested.

Required Qualifications

A State of Washington Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license, prescriptive authority and National Certification must be obtained within one (1) year of employment.

Required for this position:

A State of Washington Nurse Practitioner license, prescriptive authority and National Certification must be obtained at the time of hire. Maintain current state of Washington Nurse Practitioner license and prescriptive authority through Washington State's Board of Nursing - Nursing Care Quality Assurance at all times.

DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) certification in the state of Washington at time of hire.

Maintain current national board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner with one of the following - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Strong written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a college/university setting.

Experience working with diverse populations such as nontraditional, first generations, low income and historically underrepresented populations).

Essential Duties:

80% Patient Medical Care, Referral, Documentation

15% Health Outreach, Partnership, and Leadership

5% Other duties as assigned.

Application instructions:

Applicants must attach a resume, cover letter and a contributions to equity statement at the time of application. Please read the entire posting description and follow the instructions below to apply .

Additional Information:

Area/College:

Washington State University Vancouver

Department Name:

Student Wellness Center

City, State, Zip:

Vancouver, WA 98686

Department Link:

https://studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/

https://studentaffairs.vancouver.wsu.edu/wellness

Work Location and Schedule:

The position will be primarily in person on campus at WSUV. Limited remote work may be offered during breaks when students are not present.

The work schedule will be part-time 24 hours each week, scheduled between 8 am - 5 pm Monday through Friday with a few evenings and weekends required to support student programming. A specific work schedule will be set with the candidate selected for this position.

This is a 10-month position, part-time 24 hours/week, from August to May. Each year the anticipated time off will be the months of June and July, and during the December break when students are not present.

Monthly Salary:

$7,309 ($73,090/year)

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the approved salary for this position.

Benefits:

WSU offers full-time employees a competitive benefits package including up to 49 days off per year through paid holidays/sick leave/annual leave, a choice of retirement plans, medical/dental/vision, basic life and long-term disability insurance, and an employee tuition waiver program.

For a summary of benefits offered by WSU for AP staff visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf

Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/ .

FTE:

.60%

Posting Close Date:

Applicants must submit their completed application by June 24, 2024, at 11:59 pm.

Background Check

This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions

Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements . Applicants are required to include contact information for professional references within the application.

Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application in the "Resume & Cover Letter" section of your application. :

Resume

A cover letter

A contributions to equity statement (see information and link below)

Please include a statement on contributions to equity. Provide examples from your past activities and experience as well as your future plans to advance equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging at WSU Vancouver. Include examples such as any of the following: Programming, events, and initiatives; Committee, council, or board service; Student and/or staff outreach, recruitment, and retention; Community engagement and volunteerism. WSU Vancouver's strategic plan embeds equity in all 5 goals, including a specific goal for equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging (Goal 4). Please see our Strategic Plan, Goal 4 for more information on what WSU Vancouver is doing in this space, https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/strategic-plan .

About WSU Vancouver

WSU Vancouver is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. One of six campuses in the Washington State University system, WSU Vancouver provides baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people, communities and economy of Southwest Washington.

As the only Tier-1, land-grant and public four-year educational institution in Southwest Washington, WSU Vancouver is committed to accessibility, openness and service to people. WSU appreciates extraordinary community support and is dedicated to developing areas of academic and research excellence that fulfill regional needs.

WSU Vancouver leads with an equity lens and is recognized nationally as a top college for equity , diversity, inclusion and belonging.

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .