| Position Responsibilities |
| Health Clinic Leadership and Operations | - Supervise, mentor, schedule, and support Health Clinic staff, including onboarding, training, and performance management.
- Coordinate the daily operations of the Health Clinic to ensure safe, efficient, and student-centered care.
- Develop, review, and implement clinic policies, procedures, and clinical protocols.
- Ensure compliance with New Mexico Board of Pharmacy regulations, Department of Health requirements, nursing standards, and other applicable regulatory and accrediting bodies.
- Coordinate the clinic's after-hours on-call schedule.
- Maintain clinic equipment, emergency supplies, medications, and dormitory first aid kits.
- Order medications, medical supplies, and equipment, and monitor inventory and expenditures.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives, policy review, and implementation of best practices in school nursing and adolescent healthcare.
- Prepare reports and maintain documentation required for regulatory agencies, accreditation, and school administration.
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| Clinic Opening Responsibilities | - Prepare the Health Clinic for the beginning of each school year.
- Review incoming student medical documentation and establish health records.
- Verify immunizations, insurance coverage, and required medical documentation.
- Prepare student medication plans and coordinate receipt of prescription medications.
- Schedule student health checks.
- Restock clinic supplies and dormitory first aid kits.
- Coordinate onboarding and orientation for new Health Clinic employees.
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| Student Medical Care | - Assess, treat, monitor, and provide nursing care to students for acute illness, injury, and ongoing health concerns.
- Administer over-the-counter medications
- Oversee the administration by residential team members of prescription and over-the-counter medications.
- Oversee secure storage, inventory, documentation, and disposal of medications in accordance with applicable regulations.
- Coordinate referrals to physicians, specialists, hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers.
- Accompany students to medical appointments, emergency care, or hospitalization when required, serving in loco parentis.
- Provide emergency medical assessment to employees as appropriate.
- Provide health education, injury prevention, and wellness promotion to students individually and through campus programming.
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| Care Coordination and Communication | - Collaborate with Clinical Supervisor for Mental Health, Residential Life staff, faculty, administrators, and external healthcare providers to coordinate comprehensive student care.
- Communicate with students, parents/guardians, national committees (when appropriate), and healthcare providers regarding medical needs, treatment plans, and follow-up care.
- Serve on the Health Team and participate in Student Success Team meetings as needed
- Provide health information to faculty and staff on a need-to-know basis.
- Proactively report concerns related to student health, safety, or well-being to the Dean of Student Life and other appropriate personnel.
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| Health Records and Compliance | - Review incoming student health records and verify immunization compliance prior to student arrival.
- Notify families of incomplete health documentation or outstanding medical requirements.
- Obtain and maintain required medical authorizations, releases, insurance information, and consent forms.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential medical records in Magnus Health and other required systems.
- Document assessments, treatments, medication administration, incidents, attendance related to illness, hospitalizations, and follow-up care.
- Prepare health summaries, medication plans, and emergency information for expeditions, off-campus programs, and Residential Life staff as needed.
- Coordinate student health insurance documentation and assist with insurance claims as appropriate.
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| Public Health and Risk Management | - Coordinate communicable disease prevention, surveillance, reporting, and response in accordance with public health guidance.
- Support campus emergency preparedness, disaster planning, and medical response protocols.
- Participate in emergency response, fire safety planning, and crisis management efforts.
- Monitor campus health trends and recommend initiatives that promote student wellness and reduce illness and injury.
- Develop and facilitate health education for students and employees on topics including illness prevention, medication safety, nutrition, sleep, sexual health, and other student wellness topics.
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| Professional Responsibilities | - Participate in faculty meetings, Health Team meetings, professional development, and school committees as assigned.
- Maintain current nursing licensure and required certifications, including CPR and other certifications required by the school.
- Display UWC-USA Leadership. All UWC-USA employees are expected to provide varying levels of leadership in order to support the UWC mission. Examples include but are not limited to:
- Actively participating and contributing to committee or task force assignments, providing leadership in campus-wide events or initiatives, strategic planning efforts, in the experiential education program, the dormitories, dining hall, and/or in physical plant initiatives.
- Initiating strategic discussions and sharing thoughtful and innovative ideas with your co-workers for carrying out the UWC mission and successfully completing day-to-day work assignments.
- Demonstrating a growth mindset by believing and acknowledging that intelligence, skills, learning, and creativity can all grow with time and experience.
- In all interactions, upholding the UWC mission and values, and creating an environment that promotes and values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Foster collaborative relationships with local healthcare providers and community partners.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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