Mid-Level Provider Temp NP

Location:

Fort Lewis College, Durango Colorado Position Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner position provides professional and highly trained medical care at the Fort Lewis College Student Health Center (SHC) as outlined below. The NP aligns with the FLC Strategic Plan by providing experiences for students to build resilience and adaptability, by empowering students to engage in activities that promote health, balance, and well-being; by providing support to students as whole people through a culture of caring and personalization; providing health education and encouraging essential skills for a healthy future; by fostering a students' ability to take action for their own health; by connecting caring with resilience; and by providing an environment of inclusion, equity, and sense of belonging for all students. NPs provide quality, affordable, and convenient healthcare and treatment to FLC students. It is essential for this position to be flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment and maintain professional relationships with all students, faculty, staff, and colleagues.

Job Description:

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Makes independent decisions about health care needs of patients within the scope of training and experience. Provides Primary Care to patients. Collaborates with supervising medical providers on as-needed basis by phone, personal contact or chart review. Perform daily medical tasks while maintaining good working relationships with the Student Health Center staff, the Health Services Departments, the greater Fort Lewis College including all students, faculty, and staff, and the health care community in La Plata County and State CDPHE. Follow the medical standard of care guidelines as directed by their Accredited Board Certification. Work within the scope of Nurse Practitioner training and experience. Focus on improving patient care quality, ensuring compliance with regulations, and supporting the SHC department's goals. Providing direct patient care services, including assessments, planning, and evaluation, aswell as ordering and administering diagnostic tests, and treatment plans. Serving as a liaison between nursing staff, patients, families, and healthcare providers, fostering effective communication and collaboration. Ensuring adherence to healthcare regulations, standards, and accreditation requirements, including quality and patient safety protocols. Provide excellence in customer service to students. Although trained as an Advanced Practical Nurse, RN skills are continued in the practice as a

NP:

Observe/assess and report symptoms and conditions of patients, record vital signs, educate patients on health issues, administer medications, provide point of care testing, and implements the nursing process. Works closely with Counseling Center staff and consulting psychiatric NP and/or psychiatrist with referrals in both directions, and to initiate medications by protocol based on consultation. Evaluates mental health issues, initiates and monitors use of medications in the student population as needed, with plans for continued consultation for medication management. Ensures strict confidentiality of patient medical information. Provide travel appointments to students providing researched data including CDC guidelines for travel vaccines: Yellow Fever, typhoid, and polio, and medications for malaria prevention and traveler's diarrhea treatments. Maintain IV skills to administer IVF replacement when needed. Draw labs on patients and perform point of care testing on them if needed. Process labs according to Labcorp/ARUP Guidelines including researching correct specimen tubes/containers, centrifuge, use of LabCorp interface within EMR to route and print proper requisitions and insurance information. Follow established guidelines/protocols to provide safe and effective medical care. Promote healthy lifestyles through best practice and researched standards. Knowledge of proper ICD-10 and CPT coding and visits, diagnosis, and procedures. Practice flexibility and perform other jobs as needed when short-staffed. Work closely with the Health and Well-being and Student Engagement Departments to provide wrap around care to FLC students. Strive to use good judgement and reasoning in all aspects of the position. Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student success, as well as working with broadly diverse communities Maintains knowledge and awareness of digital accessibility including the American with Disabilities Act and Section 508. Produces and remediates digitally accessible materials in accordance with FLC standards. May perform other duties as assigned. Required Education, Specialized Skills and Experience• Possesses a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing and Master's of Science in Nursing. Possesses a current Colorado NP Board Certification, Colorado APN License, DEA License, Colorado RXN License, Colorado RN License, CPR certification, and be adept at IV insertion and lab draws. Comfortable with a fast-paced environment which requires multi-tasking. Proven experience providing exellence in customer service. Experience using Electronic Medical Record systems. Experience maintaining confidential patient medical information. Ability to recognize deficiencies in knowledge and seeks consultation and communication with supervising medical providers to provide safe and effective nursing care. Proven positive and professional working relationships following directives of effective medical care.

Preferred Specialized Skills and Experience:

4 or more years clinical experience providing Acute and Primary Care Previous experience providing: College Health Mental Health Assessment and Medication management Women's Health and Contraceptive management Sports medicine and MSK injuries Travel health

Specialized Skills:

LARC contraception Experience performing Suturing and Skin biopsies Experience working efficiently and multi-tasking in a fast-paced office; show attention to detail; work with minimal supervision Reports To /

Supervisory Responsibility:

Assistant Director/NPs report to the Clinic Director and the Medical Director of the FLC Student Health Center, and FLC Administrators. NPs may delegate to or is available for the Office Manager, Medical Office Assistant, the hourly student assistants, the student interns, or Health Center volunteers, and NP students if develops an independent relationship with NP students during mentorship contracts.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee can expect while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Moderate noise (office with computers, phone, printers, light traffic). Ability to work in a confined area. Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period-of-time. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to multi-task. Ability to work in a health clinic during a pandemic with the use of daily Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone, perform vital signs, administer medications, draw blood, or put in IV's. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer and chart work. Light to moderate lifting is required. FLSA Status/ Position Type/Expected Hours of Work Non- Exempt Temporary Part Time .4 FTE Hourly Full Year Position Compensation The hourly rate for this position is $40.97/ hour A complete application packet includes: Cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications Resume Names and contact information for three current, professional references Application materials received by 11:59 PM on April 12, 2026, will receive full consideration. The successful candidate will be required to submit official transcripts and pass a background check.

About Fort Lewis College:

On a sage-brushed mesa overlooking downtown Durango and the La Plata Mountains, Fort Lewis College is Southwest Colorado's premier public undergraduate research institution. With more than half of the 3,300 students identifying as people of color, FLC's academic programming and campus life thrive on nurturing safe, diverse spaces for intellectual exploration and helping people achieve their career goals. A Native American-serving, Non-Tribal Institution, FLC is committed to promoting economic development in neighboring tribal communities and connecting students with the education they need to be the change in the world they want to see. Degree programs span the arts, business, education, health sciences, humanities, and social and natural sciences. Coursework builds on the natural, cultural, and historical resources found around the Four Corners region. Students work closely with faculty on research projects with real-world implications. Like the mountain town it resides in, FLC promotes a culture of work-life balance for students, faculty, and staff. Skyhawks enjoy unparalleled access to a healthy outdoor lifestyle thanks to 300 days of sunshine a year and more than 300 miles of hiking and biking trails in and around Durango Notice to

Prospective Employees:

The Fort Lewis College is required by the Clery Act of 1990 to notify prospective employees, current employees, students and applicants where to access our Campus Security Report. The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989.

This report contains information about:

Fort Lewis College's alcohol and other drug policy Sexual assault policy Campus security policies Campus/community resources The Colorado Riot Offense Statute restriction on enrollment Where to find registered sex offender information Crime statistics for the previous three calendar years Reporting crimes The Campus Security Report can be accessed in two ways: By going to the internet website at: www.fortlewis.edu/AnnualSecurityReport Fort Lewis College Student Affairs Office will also provide a paper copy of the annual security report upon request. You can reach them at (970) 247-7331. Equal Opportunity Fort Lewis College does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex•, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family or domestic status, political beliefs, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment shall be extended to all persons. The College shall promote equal opportunity, equal treatment, and affirmative action efforts to increase the diversity of students, faculty, and staff. The College is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. To file a report, get resources, read policies, or make an appointment, See www.fortlewis.edu/CARE . Discrimination Questions? Office of Compliance and Community Standards David Pirrone, Director of Compliance 210 Berndt Hall 1000 Rim Drive Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 247-7182 djpirrone@fortlewis.edu Questions about Title IX sex discrimination? Office of the Title IX Coordinator Madeleine Gillman, Assistant Director of Compliance and Title IX Coordinator 210 Berndt Hall 1000 Rim Drive Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 247-7049 mgillman@fortlewis.edu Information about Fort Lewis College's alcohol and drug policy, sexual assault policy, campus security policies, campus crime statistics, fire safety procedures and fire statistics, and campus/community resources can be found in the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report. Hard copies are available upon request. • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Fort Lewis College may be directed to FLC's Title IX Coordinator and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. ADAA Accommodations Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact Kristin Polens by phone 970-247-7459 or email kpolens@fortlewis.edu at least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.