Part-Time College Nurse (Pool)

Part-Time College Nurse (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Initial placement can range from $83.09 to $103.42 per hour (Salary Schedule AJ - Laboratory Rate).

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provides accurate health information on a broad range of health issues.
2. Provides on-site clinical services within the scope of practice of a registered nurse.
3. Provides health assessment, triage, treatment, and appropriate referral as needed.
4. Maintains reports and record keeping; distributes health information, and makes class and group presentations.
5. Works closely with the Health Services Coordinator to facilitate the coordination of all programs and services.
6. Other duties as assigned.

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

1. Student health services, emergency care, public health services, or health education setting, including recent successful experience
2. A variety of innovative health education strategies, techniques, and practices
3. Budget management and reporting
4. Goal-oriented team and collaboration skills
5. And experience with underserved and underrepresented students
6. Federal, state, and local regulations, policies, and procedures, and skill in working under them

Skills and Abilities:

1. Understanding of and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
2. Good oral and written communication
3. Implement short and long-range operational plans and procedures
4. Proficient in using various computer software and database programs related to student and other educational services
5. Work independently as a self-starter

Job Requirements:

• A master's degree or above in nursing and a California Public Health Nurse certificate OR bachelor's degree in nursing, a California Public Health Nurse certificate, and a master's degree or above in health education, sociology, psychology, counseling, health care administration, public health, or community health OR the equivalent (see below)
• Graduation from an accredited nursing school
• Possession of an active California Registered Nurse License
• Current CPR certification
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• Ability to communicate in Spanish

Additional Information:

• Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incident to their supervisor.
• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on-site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior

Benefits:

Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California or they may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.