Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health

Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health

McKinley Health Center

McKinley Health Center aims to provide high-qualityambulatory healthcare and health education to students and medical expertise toUniversity leadership. The Center is also accredited through the AccreditationAssociate for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Employees at MHC are required toprovide proof of certain immunizations according to recommendations from theCenter for Disease Control (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices(ACIP) guidelines. To review the full policy, please click here : https : / / public.powerdms.com / UIUC / documents / [redacted] / Employee%20Immunization.

Ourstaff works on campus with an academically talented and ethnically diversestudent population, including international students totaling 22.2 percent ofthe total student population, 18.8 percent for Asian American students, 11percent for Latinx / e students, 5.0 percent for African American students, and3.2 percent for multiracial students, with a total enrollment of over 56,000students.

Job Summary

To provide primary mental health care for students presenting with women's health concerns.

Duties & Responsibilities

Patient Care Responsibilities

• Take patient histories, sufficient to address the patient's chief complaint and other health concerns.
• Provide women's health assessment and treatment for students with women's health problems. Appropriate treatments may include individual, couples and group psychotherapy if applicable, referral for hospitalization, and be consistent with limitations of MHU staff resources.
• Prescribe, administer, and dispense prescription and nonprescription medications.
• Provide emergency triage for crisis evaluation and management, including development of a safety / crisis plan, when necessary.
• Follow up with patients to review lab test results and progress in an appropriate and timely manner.
• Make referrals to other providers as appropriate to facilitate treatment plan with standard and crisis interventions. This may include out-patient psychotherapeutic techniques or facilitating hospitalization at community hospitals on behalf of students.
• Consult with other women's health care professionals, physicians and / or health care professionals to confirm difficult diagnosis and facilitate appropriate treatment plan.
• Ensure that patients receive adequate education to effectively participate in their diagnostic and therapeutic plan, and that they understand and assent to that plan and understand other appropriate alternatives.
• Complete all visit documentation in an appropriate and timely manner as determined by policy.
• Display competency with regard to diagnosis and procedure coding.
• Adhere to established Health Center policies and procedures including maintenance of records.
• Develop and maintain technical skills necessary to provide excellent and efficient patient care. This includes competency with computer applications that enhance individual patient care and the efficiency of the health center.
• Be efficient in the care of patients with regard to time spent with patients, number of patients seen, and resources utilized, such as laboratory, consultations, and pharmaceuticals.
• Be effective in the care of patients, with regard to overall patient outcomes, satisfaction and cultural competence.
• Provide patient access by staffing clinics and special events per policy.
• Collaborate with other clinical staff for patient care.
• Provide mental health consultation to Mental Health Unit clinicians.
• Provide mental health consultation to health service physicians, Counseling Center staff, Housing and other appropriate University faculty and staff.

Practice and General Responsibilities

Minimum Qualifications

225 ILCS 65 et seq.

Preferred Qualifications

Appointment Information

This is a 100% full-time Civil Service 3100 - Nurse Practitioner position, appointed on a 12-month basis. The expected start date is as soon as possible after 3 / 16 / 2025. Salary for this position is $105,851.20.

Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.

For more information on Civil Service classifications, please visit the SUCSS web site at https : / / www.sucss.illinois.gov / pages / classspec / default.aspx.

Application Procedures & Deadline Information

Applications must be received by 6 : 00 pm (Central Time) on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 . Apply for this position using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of this posting. In order to be considered as a transfer candidate, you must apply for this position. Applications not submitted through https : / / jobs.illinois.edu will not be considered. If required by the position, transcripts or other documentation of credentials are to be provided no later than the first day of employment. For further information about this specific position, please contact Keri Collins at [redacted]. For questions regarding the application process, please contact [redacted].

The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and / or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment / misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and / or interview process. Accommodations may also be requested on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions, or religion. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the Office for Access and Equity at [redacted], or by emailing [redacted].

Requisition ID

Job Category : Technical

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