Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Colgate University is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Student Health Services team. As an LPN, you will play a vital role in providing high-quality, confidential, and equitable healthcare to our students.

Job Summary:

The LPN will be responsible for delivering healthcare services to students under the supervision of an RN or provider, in accordance with NYS Education law Section 6902. Key areas of focus include efficient and accurate rooming of patients, providing accurate and effective supervised triage, and ensuring accurate and timely capture of key medical information for incoming students' required medical forms.

Responsibilities:

• Efficiently and accurately evaluate and triage patients within scope of practice.
• Execute protocols related to patient care.
• Communicate with and engage patients and the campus community to understand, guide, and answer questions within their scope of practice.
• Maintain confidentiality of healthcare protected information (HPI).
• Work effectively with local healthcare organizations, such as hospitals, EMS, county health groups, volunteer groups, and vendors.
• Advance student health initiatives via development of collaborative relationships with other campus resources.

Requirements:

• Current New York State licensure and registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) at time of application.
• Maintenance of the following are required: New York State licensure, BLS/AED healthcare professional certification, CPR, and annual OSHA and bloodborne pathogen training.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team-oriented, fast-paced work environment with a demonstrated ability to meet deadlines, anticipating the needs of the team, and delivering outcomes.
• Proficient with current medical office technologies.
• Ability to balance requests from several people and have proven ability to prioritize tasks with conflicting deadlines, handle frequent interruptions, work in an open office environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a medical office environment working with student populations.
• Previous experience working in a fast-paced environment and experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software systems and Google, Excel software.
• Experience fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment, sensitive to students with physical and mental health challenges.
• Ability to demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the desire and ability to successfully work with a broad spectrum of individual identities, including personal, social, and otherwise.

Physical Requirements:

Moderate physical activity. Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 25 pounds and standing or walking for more than six (6) hours per day. The work environment involves exposure to potentially dangerous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment. Will work with blood or blood-borne pathogens and will require OSHA training.

Benefits:

Colgate University is proud to offer in-depth, competitive benefits that support the health and wellbeing of our employees and their family. The majority of benefits are effective on the date of hire. We invite candidates to visit our Benefits page to learn more about our generous benefits package, which includes but is not limited to:

• Health and Wellness:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, behavioral health benefits, disability and life insurance, 403 B Retirement with employer core and matching contributions.
• Paid Time Off:
  • Vacation time (varies based on position classification), sick time, 13.5 holidays including a Winter Recess between Christmas and New Year's and 3 floating holidays.
• Paid Family Leave:
  • After six months of employment, employees become eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid time off up to 67% of salary to a state maximum for bonding with a newborn, adopted or foster child, caring for a family member with a serious health condition or to help after a family member has been deployed to active military duty abroad.
• Continuing Education and Professional Development:
  • Employees and their spouse/domestic partner may take up to 2 courses per semester at Colgate, tuition free with a $20 per course registration fee.
• Funding for work-related courses to obtain an undergraduate or graduate degree related to your current position.
• After 7 years of service in an eligible position an employee's eligible children may be awarded up to half of Colgate's tuition to attend an accredited college, university or trade school of their choice.

Department Statement:

Colgate Student Health Services provides high-quality, confidential, and equitable healthcare and education to empower all students. Student Health Services offers routine medical care, gender-appropriate health services, and mental health services while promoting wellness through health education. Student Health Services is part of an integrated Health and Wellness team, partnering with the university's Counseling Center, Haven Sexual Assault Resource Center, and Shaw Wellness Institute to provide a holistic approach to health and wellness.

Accountabilities:

As an LPN, this position is primarily responsible for the delivery of health care services to students under supervision of an RN or provider in accordance with NYS Education law Section 6902. Areas of focus include responsibility for:

• efficient and accurate rooming of patients including electronic documentation of vital signs, review of medication list, allergy list, and any other screenings per clinic policy/procedure;
• providing accurate and effective supervised triage;
• ensuring accurate and timely capture of key medical information for incoming student's required medical forms;
• appropriately following protocol with respect to documentation and communicating student health information to impacted stakeholders;
• proper administration and documentation of ordered vaccines or medications;
• maintaining stocking of clinical areas;
• as assigned, may be accountable for efficient and effective operation of specific supervised clinics (e.g. allergy shot clinic, immunization clinics);
• provides cross-functional support for inbound/outbound document processing and maintaining electronic health records according to Student Health Services' confidentiality policy and best practices;
• upholding confidentiality of all health and wellness support services in the university's Student Health Services, and other locations, including the department's EHR and other practice management systems;
• provides cross-functional support with medical referrals, requests for insurance authorization, and prescription authorizations;
• actively participate in integrated Health and Wellness meetings, committees, and student-focused activities;
• providing assistance and logistical support for department, Health and Wellness programming, and off-site medical clinics;
• rotating weekend coverage (Saturday 9am-1pm);
• attend department, division, and university meetings and participate in other committees as requested;
• performing other job-related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Technical Competencies:

• Name Direct Patient Care:
  • Demonstrated ability to efficiently and accurately evaluate and triage patients within scope of practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to execute protocols related to patient care.
• Name Customer Service:
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate with and engage patients and the campus community to understand, guide, and answer questions within their scope of practice.
  • Maintain confidentiality of healthcare protected information (HPI).
• Name Licensure and Certifications:
  • Maintenance of New York State licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
  • Maintenance of BLS/AED certification for the healthcare professional.
  • Maintenance of annual OSHA and bloodborne pathogen training.
• Name Networking:
  • Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships and collaborate with numerous local, regional and national health groups to provide medical and broad health services.
  • Ability to work effectively with local healthcare organizations (e.g. hospitals, EMS, county health groups, volunteer groups, and vendors).
  • Demonstrated ability to advance student health initiatives via development of collaborative relationships with other campus resources.
• Name Training/Education:
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively teach healthcare concepts to patients and non-healthcare professionals.
• Name Systems and Equipment:
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently use the electronic medical record system consistent with privileges associated with the position's required professional licensure.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively use medical equipment and process lab samples consistent with procedures associated with the position's required professional licensure.
• Name Administrative:
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively and consistently apply time management, problem-solving, and planning skills in the implementation of processes or programs, within scope of practice.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively use technical solutions to assist in the collection/maintenance of key data and records and within university, division, and department guidelines.
  • Demonstrated ability to consistently meet functional accountabilities while staying within assigned budget constraints.
• Name Medical Domain Knowledge:
  • Demonstrated fluency in medical terminology and practices sufficient to work effectively as an LPN within a clinical setting.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Name Personal Accountability for Results:
  • Takes responsibility for decisions, performance, and outcomes; behaves in a responsible manner with a positive attitude; shows self-awareness and openness to feedback.
• Name Effective Communication:
  • Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills; shares information and seeks input from others; adapts communication to diverse audiences; protects private and confidential information.
• Name Problem Solving and Decision Making:
  • Analyzes and prioritizes situations to identify and solve problems; generates solutions to improve efficiency and quality; involves others in solving problems and making decisions; factors organizational goals into decisions; makes clear, transparent, and timely decisions.
• Name Change Management:
  • Responds positively to changing university initiatives and readily adapts behavior to maintain effective performance; understands the long-term direction of the university and can relate this to departmental area; adapts to new methodologies; identifies and acts on areas where change is appropriate.
• Name Leadership and Teamwork:
  • Applies skills and knowledge to provide a climate to achieve departmental and organizational success; balances individual and department goals; helps others perform at their best; builds productive relationships to enhance individual and organizational effectiveness; treats others with respect; resolves conflicts among team members.
• Name Creativity and Innovation:
  • Generates, explores, encourages, and implements innovative ways of creating strategic value for the university, division, department, and individual level; critically assesses the effectiveness of new initiatives.
• Name Diversity and Inclusion:
  • Demonstrates respect for people and their differences; understands the benefits of a diverse workforce; earns the trust and respect of others; includes and welcomes others; works to understand the perspective of others; promotes opportunities to experience diversity within our community.
• Name Sustainability:
  • Understands the impact of decision making and personal behavior in achieving the university's commitment to a sustainable and carbon-neutral campus; supports and advances the university's sustainability initiatives; influences others to use sustainable practices.

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