Nurse Manager

Middlebury College • Middlebury, VT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Working at Middlebury offers a unique opportunity to build long-term relationships with a vibrant student community while maintaining a healthier work-life balance. Our Nurse Manager will enjoy the benefits of predictable hours, opportunities to connect with students outside of the clinic walls, collaborative care with a dedicated multi-disciplinary campus care team, and the chance to promote wellness and preventive health in a supportive, educational environment. This role is ideal for a nursing professional who values both clinical expertise and meaningful connections, with a strong focus on empowering students through education—helping them develop health literacy and the self-advocacy skills necessary for lifelong well-being. The Nurse Manager provides oversight and supervision of nursing care in Health Services, consistent with professional standards, College protocols and regulatory requirements. Provides direct age appropriate and culturally sensitive professional nursing care for a variety of acute and chronic conditions and injuries in an inclusive, collaborative, and integrated Center for Health and Wellness.

Requirements

• Commitment to multicultural approaches to clinical care
• Commitment to addressing intersections of multiple identities and their related health outcomes
• Successful collaborator with cross-discipline colleagues to support positive outcomes
• Knowledge of the social, psychological, and physical developmental stages of college students
• CPR and First Aid certification
• 4 years of experience in primary care, urgent care, or similar including program and/or staff supervision
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing required with current, or eligible to obtain, Vermont State RN license

Responsibilities

• Receives, triages, and assigns appropriate level of care to all incoming clinical phone calls to Health Services based on clinical assessment including the provision of self-care instructions based on presenting symptoms in accordance with Health Services, state, and federal protocols when appropriate
• Uses physical assessment skills during in-person appointments to independently evaluate a student complaint, making recommendations for self care, further evaluation by MD/NP or for urgent care outside of health services.
• Recognizes and immediately intervenes in emergent situations such as acute traumatic injury, cardiac arrest and anaphylaxis, in accordance with Health Services protocols
• Administers medications, vaccines, and allergy immunotherapy injections with full understanding of appropriate dose, preparation, route of administration, and potential adverse effects
• Provides oversight for nurse triage line, nursing visits, clinical scheduling, clinical supplies, compliance, and preventative maintenance program for equipment
• Ensures appropriate recruitment, training, supervision, development, and evaluation of registered nurses (2) and medical assistants (2), including any trainees or students
• Ensures compliance with regulatory standards including Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and Vermont Immunization requirements.
• Provides oversight of clinical supply ordering/management and completes timely documentation in the EHR according to best practices and Health Services policies
• Communicates professionally and effectively with students, colleagues, CHR Directors and collaborating providers

Benefits

• competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits
• generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens
• robust educational assistance programs
• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl, the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive support services to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager