Nurse Practitioner or PA — Elevate Student Health

University of North Carolina Wilmington; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 61,875 - 71,250; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition waiver program

Paid holidays

Job summary

University of North Carolina Wilmington is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Student Health Center at the Main UNCW Campus. The role functions as part of a clinical team delivering health care to students, with opportunities to provide education, monitoring, and referrals.

The position emphasizes comprehensive patient care, collaboration with campus services, and handling a wide range of primary care activities within a university health setting.

Qualifications

• To qualify as a Physician Assistant: Graduation and/or completion of an educational program for Physician Assistants accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs and an active Physician Assistant License issued by the North Carolina Medical Board (NCMB).
• To qualify as a Nurse Practitioner: Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the North Carolina Board of Nursing, completion of a Nurse Practitioner program approved by the North Carolina Joint Subcommittee of the Board of Nursing and Board of Medical Examiners.

Responsibilities

• Obtaining extensive medical history
• Assessing, diagnosing, and treating acute illness and primary medical care within scope of student health services
• Prescribing therapies including medications as appropriate
• Providing ongoing medication monitoring
• Ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests including laboratory, radiological, and EKGs
• Performing common office-based procedures
• Documenting data in the electronic medical record
• Following up with patients and families as appropriate
• Referring clients to specialists or community resources
• Providing holistic patient education and care

Education

Physician Assistant program accreditation (CAAHEP/ARC-PA)

Nurse Practitioner program approval by NC Joint Subcommittee

Job description

University of North Carolina Wilmington is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Student Health Center at the Main UNCW Campus. The role functions as part of a clinical team delivering health care to students, with opportunities to provide education, monitoring, and referrals.

The position emphasizes comprehensive patient care, collaboration with campus services, and handling a wide range of primary care activities within a university health setting.