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Professional Nurse

NC Central University

life insurance, flexible benefit account, paid holidays, sick time, 401(k), 403(b)

United States, North Carolina, Durham

1801 Fayetteville Street (Show on map)

Sep 02, 2025

Posting Details

Position Information

Position/Classification Title	Professional Nurse
Working Title	Professional Nurse
Competency Level	Journey
Position Number	201332
Salary Grade Equivalent
FLSA	Non-Exempt
Appointment Type	Permanent - Full Time
FTE	1 = 40 hours/week, 12 months
If time limited, duration date
Department Hiring Range	$39,152 - $72,000
EEO-1 Category	Laborers & Helpers
SOC Code	11-3051 - Industrial Production Managers

Position Overview

Be an Eagle - Where Purpose Takes Flight!	Are you ready to make an impact? At North Carolina Central University ( NCCU), we are more than an institution-we are a community rooted in a legacy of excellence and transformation. A historically Black university located in Durham, North Carolina, also known as 'The City of Medicine,' NCCU has been a cornerstone of education since 1910, fostering innovation and progress. Join our team and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and exclusive perks designed to support your work-life balance. At NCCU, your professional growth will be nurtured, and your contributions will help shape the future for our students and the community we serve. Become part of a legacy that drives change and achievement. An opportunity awaits you at NCCU, where your purpose can take flight. Visit NCCU.edu.
Primary Function of Organizational Unit	Student Health Services ( SHS) supports the University and Division by providing an array of preventative educational, physical and mental health services. Inclusive and student centered in our approach, SHS adapts to the changing needs of the campus community through innovation, technology and excellence. Student Health and Counseling Services is responsible for providing primary health care to the student campus community in a professional, competent, caring, and confidential manner. SHS is committed to: providing reasonably comprehensive ambulatory medical services to all eligible students; promoting disease prevention through health education; providing non- classroom health education on issues that impact the student both physically and psychologically; provide counseling services with referrals to other psychological professionals when necessary; provide ancillary support services (i.e. laboratory, pharmacy, and administrative); providing advisory, collaborative, and educational assistance to other university departments; and ensuring staff competency to support and fulfill this mission. The goals are to maintain quality of care, client satisfaction, affordability, accessibility, and suitability for operational effectiveness.
Primary Purpose of Position	The primary purpose of the position is to deliver primary health care to students. Applies current nursing theory, principles of care and nursing procedures in performing the following functions appropriate to the age of the patient, maintains a safe and clean care environment, quality improvement, actively and consistently contributes to department operations and communications, behaves in a manner consistent with the mission and objectives FSU Student Health Services and performs other duties as requested. The Registered Nurse is responsible for handling patient appointments and performing routine examinations to ensure patient health. Provides counseling with regards to health promotion and disease prevention. Teach, and evaluate students and other medical staff. Provides clinical knowledge to health-related queries from faculty and staff. Their duties include speaking with their patients about healthy lifestyle choices for their age, completing diagnostic tests to help diagnose and treat patients for injuries or illnesses and coordinating with other healthcare professionals to maintain updated medical records.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Soft and hard skills are especially critical for nurses who rely on communication, teamwork and other interpersonal interaction skills. Nurses need to demonstrate the following skills, including: Communication Interpersonal Teamwork Empathy Critical thinking and problem solving Attention to detail Time management Adaptability Ethics and professionalism Basic care techniques and knowledge Urgent care Patient transport Patient and family education Patient safety Technology
Minimum Education/Experience	Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
Licenses or Certification required by Statute or Regulation	Registered Nurse must obtain a license to practice in North Carolina. This licensure requires a valid state Registered Nurse license and the completion of a national certification examination. Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina with two or more years of experience. At the minimum, candidates must have graduated from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing or a master's in public health and graduation from a school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and three years of professional nursing experience including two years of nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Equal Opportunity Employer	North Carolina Central University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
Work Hours	Monday-Friday
Position required to work during periods of adverse weather or other emergencies	Yes
Campus Security Authority Designated Position	No

Key Responsibilities and Related Competencies

Required Competency

Knowledge - Program/Technical

Duties

Responsibility for continued professional development, involvement in professional organizations, and participation in local, state, national, and international health policy activities.
Recording patient histories and ensuring they reflect all relevant information, such as symptoms, treatments, and prescribed medications.
Prioritizes the workload of scheduled patients and other related duties as assigned to ensure that effective time management strategies are embedded within the team's culture.
Time management, organizational, and teamwork skills.
Actively promotes the workplace as a learning environment, encouraging everyone to learn from each other to promote quality health practices and care delivery.
Make accurate decisions based on the review of patient symptoms and medical records.
Manage complex dilemmas.
Anticipate, recognize, and respond to potentially problematic situations.
Provide accurate, effective care in stressful situations.

Required Competency

Client/Patron Service

Duties

Provides holistic, age-appropriate total patient care, demonstrating the ability to assess patient and situation needs and problems.
Implement activities programming for students/patients with other disciplines such as wellness education, drug, alcohol, and counseling.
Maintain continuity of all phases of nursing services and ensure that students/patients are provided with care and treatment consistent with the university's policies and procedures and standards of professional nursing practice.
Promotes, develops, and maintains a safe, therapeutic, and sanitary environment in the health services center for students/patients and staff.
Supervisors in university health services centers direct the nursing staff for all shifts in identifying and assessing the physical and psychosocial needs and problems of students/patients and administering treatment according to physicians' orders.
Maintained records and prepared reports, such as nursing care protocols, student/patient' charts, and accident reports.
Provide nursing triage, assessment, and patient education via telephone interactions and secure messaging.
Organize and direct the work of professional nursing personnel in the treatment of patients with life-threatening health problems.

Required Competency

Client/Customer Service

Duties

Monitoring NC Immunization requirements, engaging in research activities, and providing training and education for various medical conditions under the supervision of a medical director. Patient care is provided in an outpatient clinical setting.
Interview the patient for pertinent medical history questions to determine the extent of the present illness or injury. Communicate test results to patients.
Obtains the necessary past medical, family, and psychosocial history to put the present illness/injury in a comprehensive context.
Provides women's and men's sexual health education. Able to intervene in medical emergencies. * Adheres to and promotes the organization's established values, i.e., customer service, safety, compliance standards, and all others.
Written, verbal, and listening skills for communication.
Knowledge of advanced communication techniques.
Establish and maintain effective communications with patients, their families, healthcare personnel, and others.
Convey information clearly and concisely, either verbally or in writing, regarding the disease process and the level of care and services being rendered to ensure that the intended audience understands the information and the message.
Draft reports to upper management on units' operations.
To disseminate information on changes in policies, procedures, and protocols through various channels such as meetings, bulletin boards, memos, and emails.
Communication and collaboration. Ask relevant questions and actively listen to others while avoiding judgment. Promoting a collaborative environment may lead to improved patient outcomes and interdisciplinary communication.

Required Competency

Coaching/Mentoring

Duties

Communicate the basic principles of health promotion and disease prevention.
Provide advice and counsel to patients, their families, and healthcare personnel.
Answer questions from healthcare personnel on disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.
Provide guidance and feedback to help patients, their families, and healthcare personnel strengthen their understanding of and/or capacity to deal with health issues.
Provide instruction to healthcare personnel on disease processes, diagnosis, and treatment.
When needed, consult with physicians or other health care providers to create treatment plans, and diagnose patients with difficult symptoms.
Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings, e.g., admitting, referrals, and counseling patients.
Develop and maintain a close working relationship with facility, regional and central office management, and administration.
Empathy and compassion skills

Required Competency

Planning and Organizing Work/Supervision

Duties

Work involves planning and organizing work, allocating staff, assigning work, evaluating employee work performance, receiving, and answering grievances and complaints, interviewing, and recommending employee selection, and approving leave requests for subordinate registered nurses and non-professional and paraprofessional nursing care staff.
Establish and maintain communications with all staff to ensure appropriate and continuous nursing care and treatment and to maintain a safe, therapeutic environment for students/patients and staff.
Responsible for the shift of care and treatment for students/patients with health problems and independently regulated nursing care standards and procedures for health services.
Directs the auxiliary clinical staff for all shifts in the identification and assessment of the physical and psychosocial needs and problems of students/patients and in the administration of treatment according to physicians' orders.
Maintain continuity of all phases of nursing services and ensure that students/patients receive care and treatment consistent with the university's policies and procedures and standards of professional nursing practice.
Work includes auditing, monitoring, and evaluating the quality of nursing care and treatment provided to ensure compliance with nursing quality assurance and infection control standards, adherence to the university's policies and procedures and standards of professional nursing practice, initiating corrective actions as appropriate, and updating protocols.
Work also includes identifying staff training needs, initiating, and evaluating training recommendations for nursing personnel, and appraising the effects training has on nursing staff's overall performance.
Participate in and evaluate in-service and out-service training, staff development, and continuing education programs to enhance supervisory and professional nursing skills consistent with the type of healthcare setting.

Required Competency

Critical Thinking

Duties

Independently assess and analyze. Seek clarity, accuracy, relevance, precision, logic and significance. Ability to make logical and accurate inferences and interpretations.
Make decisions and understand the implications of those decisions. Be a creative thinker. Strategically think and plan both short term and long-term objectives. Critically analyze organizational issues after a review of evidence and data.
Analyzes and resolves unusual and novel situations based on significant knowledge of organizational activities, administrator's priorities, and delegated authority.
Coordinate and facilitate solutions with internal and external organizations constituents within delegated authority from the administrator.
Clinical judgment. Prioritize a patient's care needs and make adjustments as changes occur. Gather the necessary information and determine what nursing intervention is needed. Use your critical-thinking skills to interpret and understand the importance of test results and the patient's clinical presentation, including their vital signs. Then prioritize interventions and anticipate potential complications.
Patient safety. Recognize deviations from the norm and take action to prevent harm to the patient. Before giving the medication, question the physician's rationale for the modification to avoid a potential error.
Problem-solving skills. Practicing your problem-solving skills can improve your critical-thinking skills. Analyze the problem, consider alternate solutions, and implement the most appropriate one. Besides assessing patient conditions, you can apply these skills to other challenges, such as staffing issues

Required Competency	Other Duties as Assigned
Duties	* Additional Duties Completes other duties as requested: Medical Director, NCCU Director, Student Affairs leadership, and Campus leadership.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number	SPA01427P
Open Date	09/01/2025
Close Date	09/30/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants	Pre-Employment Requirements: You must complete and submit an electronic application for employment to be considered. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completing an electronic application. Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 form or those seeking National Guard Preference must attach as NG23A form. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with your application during the process of applying to the job posting. Final candidates are subject to criminal background checks, and education/license verification prior to employment. North Carolina Central University participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Employee Benefits available to NCCU permanent employees include the following and more: Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave Community Service Leave NC State - Health Benefits NCFlex - Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Account, Life Insurance and more 11-12 Paid Holidays Teachers and State Employees Retirement System (TSERS) Optional Supplemental Plans - 401k, 403b, 457b and 457 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Campus Recreation Center Discount University Bookstore Discount and more.