Nurse - RN

Middlebury College•Middlebury, VT

About The Position

Registered Nurses provide 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. This is a full-time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $65,165 - $81,466 per year.

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.
2 years of experience in primary care, urgent care, or similar.
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 for in-person appointments to independently evaluate a student complaint and make recommendations for self-care, further evaluation, 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 and vaccines with full understanding of appropriate dose, preparation, route of administration, and potential adverse effects.
Conducts and interprets point of care testing including, but not limited to, urine analysis, urine pregnancy test, rapid strep test, Covid antigen test, hemoglobin, and blood glucose.
Collects specimens (and instructs student in self-collection of specimens), utilizing appropriate technique for phlebotomy, ensuring patient safety in the event of syncopal episode.
Demonstrates proficiency in technical procedures including but not limited to EKG, nebulizer treatments, suture removal, audiometry, and wound care.
Completes timely documentation in the Electronic Health Record (EHR) according to best practices and Health Services and communicates professionally and effectively with students, colleagues, and collaborating providers.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoy being part of a vibrant supportive community.
Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation and competitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirement matching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program - up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of service lengthens.
Employees are eligible for robust educational assistance programs.
The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeous setting.
Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellent compensation and other perks of employment including: MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discounts at the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sporting events.
Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a card with the same privileges.
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.
A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on our website or click to see some of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA !
Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.
To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world.
Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities.
The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.