PRN Nurse Practitioner
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Job Location:
Colorado Springs, CO - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 43 - 50
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
Job Summary
- A masters degree in Nursing is required.
- Specialty certification as an Adult or Family Nurse Practitioner from a national certification agency is required.
- To qualify applicants must have a current Colorado licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse prior to start date.
- Prescriptive authority or provisional authority is required prior to start date.
- Highly qualified applicants will have experience working with college aged population.
Experience as a Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
UCCS is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or veteran status.
In accordance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act UCCS does not discriminate based on sex in our employment or compensation practices.
PRN Nurse Practitioner
Wellness Center
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Who We Are
Pay Range:$ 43.00 - $50.00 hourly. Compensation will be commensurate upon experience and qualifications.
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Summary
Responsible for providing health care to patients of the UCCS Wellness Center as directed by nurse practitioner scope of practice and clinic protocols. Assists medical director and executive director with other duties as assigned. As needed Nurse Practitioner in a student-based Wellness Center that treats patients from a variety of age groups with a variety of health needs.
Essential Functions
The duties and responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to:
- Position evaluates and treats a wide variety of adolescent/adult patients with a variety of health care needs.
- Completes histories thorough assessments and physical examinations on all patients with appropriate documentation reflected in medical records.
- Able to differentiate patient care situations which require acute and non-acute action and responds accordingly.
- Triages walk-in urgent health care situations and coordinates with emergency medical responders for safe transport to local emergency rooms if deemed necessary.
- Ability to effectively document exam findings in a timely manner.
- Refers patients requiring care that is beyond the scope of the Nurse Practitioners practice to the Medical Director or other appropriate provider.
- Works with medical assistant to contact patients requiring follow up care and documents accordingly.
- Position must work collaboratively with a variety of campus constituents to include but not limited to staff in the following departments:
- Office of Residence Life and Housing; Public Safety; Recreation Intercollegiate Athletics Student Life and Leadership Office of Institutional Equity Disability Services and the Office of the Dean of Students.
- Position must work collaboratively with employees in the Wellness Center.
Tentative Search Timeline
- Priority will be given to applications submitted by: October 19 2025
- Potential interview dates: October 22 2025 - October 24 2025
- Potential start date: November 17 2025
All employees of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) are required to complete training on policies and procedures administered by the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) under the supervision of the Associate Vice Chancellor of Institutional Equity/Title IX Coordinator. Required training includes: understanding and reporting conduct prohibited by the sexual misconduct protected class nondiscrimination and conflicts of interest in cases of amorous relationships policies related retaliation and compliance with accommodations regarding disability pregnancy or related conditions and religion. All employees are also designated as responsible employees and are required to report conduct prohibited under these policies and student disclosures of pregnancy or related conditions directly to the OIE and to provide OIEs contact information to any student disclosing pregnancy or related conditions. More information is available at: Policies and Resolution Procedures Office of Institutional Equity ().
Note: This job description outlines this roles general responsibilities qualifications and physical requirements at UCCS. It is not an exhaustive list of all required duties responsibilities and qualifications. The university reserves the right to modify add or remove duties and responsibilities as needed to meet the universitys needs.
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Pain Management
- Acute Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Suturing
- Vital Signs Experience
- Dermal Fillers
- Experience Administering Injections
- Pediatrics Experience
- Nursing
- Botox Experience
- Medicare
About Company
The University of Colorado (CU) is a premier public research university with four campuses: Boulder, Colorado Springs, Denver, and the Anschutz Medical Campus.
