Careers Job Description
General Description
As the clinical leader of the health services team, the Director of the Student Health Center will share in efforts to articulate the mission, vision and goals of a responsive student health program at Lehman College. The Director will provide direct healthcare services, while providing confident clinical leadership to a well-established, highly-regarded, and strongly supported campus health program with experienced and student-oriented healthcare practitioners.
As a member of the Student Affairs Leadership Team (SALT), the Director of the Student Health Center is responsible for the leadership, planning, oversight and delivery of medical health and wellness care, which includes programs offered to a community of more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students.
Other Duties
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Direct Student Health Center (SHC) administrative operations, and establish, review, and update policies and procedures to support staff and student needs.
- Supervise and manage direct reports including health care providers and SHS staff.
- Track, analyze, advise, consult, and implement new/updated public health guidelines in coordination with CUNY, other members of the Health Services/Student Affairs team, and other campus stakeholders, as necessary. Continuously monitor the College’s preparedness activities, protocols, and responses to the ever-changing COVID conditions.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Designate thirty percent (30%) of available time to the provision of direct clinical care.
- Formulate, implement, and evaluate plans of care utilizing sound clinical judgment, based on assessments of physical, psychological, emotional and environmental needs of student patients.
- Emphasize and model activity consistent with a culture of high-quality service and best practices, as well as serve as a consulting resource and facilitate referral to outside collaborative care providers and specialists as appropriate.
- Build upon existing integrated models of care, including those associated with mental health and educational initiatives. Provide continuity of care.
Administrative Responsibilities:
- Engage in collaborative establishment of budget priorities and budget administration.
- Conduct annual and programmatic assessments.
- Represent the Student Health Center as a visible spokesperson, engage with colleagues throughout the university in order to identify and respond to the needs of students and advocate for student health and wellness on campus.
- Provide strategic management of resources to optimize availability and access to services, including effective engagement of healthcare team members in a manner that promotes professional knowledge, skill development and diversity, while continuously seeking to improve program outcomes.
- Establish and maintain close partnerships with other offices within the Division of Student Affairs as well as with faculty and other areas within the university to address practices related to illness prevention, health care, emergency management, environmental issues, public health and regulatory requirements.
Operations and Compliance:
- Oversee the daily operation and maintenance of the Student Health Center. Ensuring compliance with NYS medical standards. Maintain licensures including but not limited to: CLIA-waived, DEA, Citywide Immunization Registry.
- Maintain documentation of per diem clinical staff malpractice insurance, BLS certification, NYS licensure and national certification.
- Maintain all medical equipment to standards.
- Ensure University compliance with all state and federal regulations governing health care delivery and assure timely assessment and filing of all regulatory documents. Such as:
- Maintain licensures including but not limited to: CLIA-waived, DEA, Citywide Immunization Registry.
- Maintain documentation of per diem clinical staff malpractice insurance, BLS certification, NYS licensure and national certification.
- Maintain compliance with Public Health Laws 2165 and 2167 (MMR and Meningitis) and complete all immunization-related reporting.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Graduate of a PA BS/MS program or NP BSN/MS from an appropriate accredited school.
- Active, current NYS license.
- Active, current national certification.
- Administrative management experience in ambulatory health care setting, preferably in college health.
- Current maintenance of continued medical education accreditation.
- BLS and AED certifications.
- At least 5-7 years’ clinical experience working with young adults, preferably in college health or relevant specialty.
- Demonstrated supervisory and management experience in health care services and administration, including the design, development, and direction of health-related programs and services and responsibility for quality of health care practice and outreach, fiscal management, budget development, and contractor/vendor relationships.
- Understanding of and appreciation for university individual, community and public health issues.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the integration of health, wellness, and counseling services and a deep affinity and commitment to working closely with students and supporting a diverse student community.
- Possess knowledge of local and national issues, trends, and best practice standards in primary health care, college health, health insurance, and managed care.
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as both a team leader and team member.
- Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills and a strong knowledge of electronic information systems for practice management and production of outcome reports.
- Willingness to be actively engaged in student affairs and college health professional activities and organizations, such as NASPA and ACHA.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Salary commensurate with experience.
This is a benefits eligible position with a comprehensive benefits package.
Please include a cover letter, resume/CV and 3 references
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Division of Student Affairs
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jan 05, 2022 (Or Until Filled)