Nurse Practitioner - Student Health Center

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:  Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.Organization:Student Health ServicesJob Summary:The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) collaborates with a multidisciplinary healthcare team and is service aligned, managing a defined patient population in the outpatient setting. This role emphasizes general, episodic, and preventive care while delivering patient-centered services. A strong foundation in evidence-based practice and education is essential, as the APP ensures adherence to clinical pathways, protocols, and fosters an environment of safe, high-quality care. The provider will demonstrate advanced medical knowledge, clinical and technical proficiency, sound clinical judgment, effective professional communication, and timely, compliant documentation. Additionally, the provider actively engages in professional development, competency validation, and contributes to the continuous improvement of patient care standards..OutpatientPosition Hours:32hrs/wkMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday07:45am to 4:30pmDepartment Summary:We are located at 1210 Stevenson Center Lane, Nashville TN 37232-8710 in the Zerfoss Building. We are adjacent to Stevenson Center and across the street from McTyeire Hall and the Student Center for Wellbeing.Nurse Practitioner required2+ years experience as an ambulatory/outpatient NP requiredStudent health/public health experience preferred, but not requiredKey Responsibilities:Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.Prescribes therapeutic interventions for both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, needed to achieve expected outcomes.Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.I...