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• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building: John Jay Hall
• Salary Range: $95,000 - $102,000

Position Summary

Columbia Health Medical Services seeks a self-motivated Registered Nurse with superior triage and clinical assessment skills. Join our multidisciplinary staff of dedicated college health professionals and play a critical role in providing comprehensive, continuous, and patient-centered care to our diverse student population.  This is an on-site essential role. 

Responsibilities

• Triage patient concerns using strong clinical assessment skills, including crisis intervention, acute and chronic medical issues, and women?s health?related needs.

• Refer patients for clinical evaluation and follow-up using the electronic scheduling system, including urgent, same-day, or future appointments.

• Administer medications and treatments such as allergy injections, immunization, ear irrigations, urgent care nursing procedures, pregnancy screening, and women?s health counseling, including Plan B.

• Conduct telephone triage through the Nurse Clinical Symptom Line.

• Assist with nursing projects, protocols, and clinical guidelines, including policies and procedure updates.

• Participate in interdisciplinary committees, programs, and community outreach efforts.

• Coordinate patient care for women?s health and a wide range of medical concerns, including follow-up on laboratory work and results.

• Serve as a clinical resource for medical providers (MDs, NPs), Medical Assistants, and Health Services Assistants regarding nursing care and education.

• Participate in educational sessions, in-service trainings, and Practice Group Meetings.

• Administer prescribed medications and treatments under the guidance of providers.

• Engage in ongoing professional development, including self-evaluation, Peer Review, and Quality Management activities.

• Provide health education on acute and chronic medical conditions, emphasizing self-care and wellness/prevention for patients and the broader Columbia community.

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, medical assistants, laboratory staff, physicians, nurse practitioners, case managers, and nutritionists.

• Support patient flow and care delivery in triage and urgent care under the direction of the Associate Director. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and current New York State RN license.
• Minimum 2-4 years related experience required.
• Must possess strong clinical assessment and triage skills with proven clinical judgment and skills in the full range of functions of a Registered Nurse.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and promote interpersonal relationships and work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team.
• A current CPR and infection control certification.
• Required to work a minimum of 3-5 Saturdays during the Spring/Fall Term.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ambulatory care, ER, public health or occupational health nursing experience.
• Proficiency in Bengali, Cantonese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, and other languages is a plus.

Other Requirements

• Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.  Applicants requiring current or future visa sponsorship will not be considered. 

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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