Nurse Practitioner

Our Commitment to Equity Diversity and Inclusion:

California State University (CSU) Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 23-campus CSU system which educates the most ethnically economically and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 15000 students with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations and will contribute to policies programs and practices that support an inclusive accessible and equitable learning and working environment. Black Indigenous People of Color veterans and those with diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.

Job/Department Summary:

Under general administrative and medical direction of the Lead Physician and in accordance with established standardized procedures and protocols the Nurse Practitioner provides a wide range of primary health care services to eligible students. These include assessment diagnosis treatment and management of acute and chronic illnesses; preventive and health maintenance services; and health education and counseling. The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed health care practitioner whose scope of practice is established in writing by the supervising physician based on demonstrated competence education training and experience.

Required Education and Experience:

Masters degree or higher from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program required.

AND

Incumbents must be clinically competent in a medical specialty such as: family practice internal medicine womens health or primary care and must possess sufficient experience to independently perform the duties of a Nurse Practitioner within that specialty.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS: Possess (or ability to obtain by date of hire) and maintain the following:
Valid and current California license as a Registered Nurse and a BRN certificate evidencing that the individual is qualified to use the title of Nurse Practitioner as required by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
Valid and current BRN Furnishing certificate.
Valid and current Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) number and certificate.
Basic Life Support (BLS)

Preferences:

Preference may be given to applicants with the following as they may be considered specialized skills:

• Experience in a Student or University Health Setting:
  Preference may be given to candidates with prior experience in a university or student health center or with college-aged populations.
• Womens Health Mental Health or Specialty Experience:
  Preference may be given to candidates with experience in areas commonly encountered in student health settings such as womens health sexual and reproductive health mental health or health promotion services.
• Commitment to Professional Development:
  Preference may be given to candidates who demonstrate engagement in continuing education clinical quality improvement initiatives or efforts to maintain current best practices in advanced nursing care.

Time Base: Full-time

Pay Plan: 12/12

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm Summer: Mon-Thurs 7:00am-5:30pm

CSU Classification Salary Range: $120564 (Step 1) - $175632 (Step 20) per year.

Benefits: This position qualifies for benefits including tuition fee waiver (if eligible).

CSU Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.g. sick leave vacation health insurance). For more information please visit Information:

California State University Chico in accordance with CSU policy requires that the successful candidate complete a background check (including a criminal records check sexual offender registry check and/or fingerprinting) prior to assuming this position. Failure to satisfactorily complete or pass the background check may impact the job offer or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for posted positions identified as sensitive. This position is considered a sensitive position based on CSU guidelines. Incumbent is responsible for the safety and security of Level 1 data sometimes also referred to as Level 1 protected data. This is confidential information that is in most cases protected by statutes regulations or other legal mandates.

The person holding this position is considered a General Mandated Reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 (revised July 21 2017) as a condition of employment.

Adhere to and comply with Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines and regulations.

Must comply with CSU vaccination and public health requirements in effect at the time of employment.

The successful candidate will be required to pass a post offer Respiratory Medical Evaluation. Hepatitis B vaccine is also offered but not required.

Must possess and maintain:
o Valid California license as a Registered Nurse.
o Current California BRN Nurse Practitioner certificate.
o Current BRN Furnishing Certificate.
o DEA number and certificate (if delegated to furnish controlled substances).
o Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

About Chico State:

Graduate and undergraduate programs boast high-quality research experiences exceptional faculty mentoring and civic and global engagement opportunities. The campus motto Today Decides Tomorrow is brought to life by inclusive pedagogy experiential learning and co-curricular programming. The Chico Experience prepares students to be critical thinkers engaged citizens and inspired stewards of environmental social and economic resources. Together they will become leaders solving the challenges of the 21st century.

The campus is located in Northern California 90 minutes from the state capital Sacramento and a three-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area. Chico offers year-round natural beauty outdoor leisure activities and a thriving arts music and events scene. We acknowledge and are mindful that Chico State stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area theMechoopda and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land the flora the fauna and the waters that run through campus. We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that since time immemorial have sustained the Mechoopda people and continue to do so today.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race religion color ancestry age disability genetic information gender gender identity gender expression marital status medical condition National origin sex sexual orientation covered veteran status or any other protected status.

Chico State is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

CSU Chicos Annual Security Report includes summaries of institutional policy relating to campus safety drug and alcohol use sexual assault and other matters. The report is published in compliance with the Clery Act and includes three years of certain crime statistics that occurred in Clery Act defined geography. A paper copy of the report may be requested in person at CSU Chico Police Department or by calling . It is also available on the web at Annual Security & Fire Safety Report.

Open Until Filled (Review of Applications will begin 02/17/26. Applications received after that date may be considered.)