Nurse Practitioner

Lesley University • Cambridge, MA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Lesley University is seeking a Nurse Practitioner. Reporting to the Director of Student Health Services, the Nurse Practitioner provides direct primary healthcare to college students, including evaluation, treatment, appropriate referrals, and follow-up. In this capacity, the Nurse Practitioner provides health education and outreach to college students, one-on-one and in group presentations, and supports and advocates to enhance the public health of the University community. This role involves comprehensive medical care including the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of student health concerns, as well as the delivery of preventive services. The Nurse Practitioner triages and manages urgent issues promptly, maintains confidential and accurate medical records, and delivers health education to individuals and groups across campus. Additional responsibilities include consulting with colleagues and specialists, supporting administrative operations when needed, and participating in key university events. A successful candidate will have: Masters of Science degree FNP or ANP with a minimum of 2+ years experience, certified to practice independently in the state of MA Massachusetts controlled substances and US DEA licenses to prescribe, or eligibility for same Experience working with adolescents and young adults, or in a college or school health setting Strong interest in preventive care and health education Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, computer literacy, and strong team orientation in a small, cohesive office environment Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities. At our core, we are a caring and compassionate community bound together by our passion for improving the lives of others through education, mental health, and the arts. At Lesley, we believe actively advancing our own and all other’s potential leads to a just and humane world. Lesley is the only university in the country focused on advancing human potential through the life-time cultivation of professionals in education, mental health and the arts. We share an eagerness to build just and humane communities in a stressful and rapidly changing world.

Requirements

• Masters of Science degree FNP or ANP with a minimum of 2+ years experience, certified to practice independently in the state of MA
• Massachusetts controlled substances and US DEA licenses to prescribe, or eligibility for same
• Experience working with adolescents and young adults, or in a college or school health setting
• Strong interest in preventive care and health education
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, computer literacy, and strong team orientation in a small, cohesive office environment

Responsibilities

• Provides direct primary healthcare to college students, including evaluation, treatment, appropriate referrals, and follow-up.
• Provides health education and outreach to college students, one-on-one and in group presentations
• Supports and advocates to enhance the public health of the University community
• Comprehensive medical care including the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of student health concerns, as well as the delivery of preventive services.
• Triages and manages urgent issues promptly
• Maintains confidential and accurate medical records
• Delivers health education to individuals and groups across campus
• Consulting with colleagues and specialists
• Supporting administrative operations when needed
• Participating in key university events

Benefits

• health
• dental
• life
• long-term disability insurance
• significant paid time off
• generous retirement plan
• tuition programs that enable employees and their dependents to expand their knowledge and skills

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees