Working Title: Physician or Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - University Health Center - (9 Month Position)

Position Type: 

Physician - Administrative & Professional Faculty (Non-teaching Faculty) 

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Classified

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: Health and Wellbeing

Department: 300016 - Student Health Serv

Pay Rate: Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $80,000 - $126,000

Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

Beginning Review Date: 07/01/20026

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Situated in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is a vibrant community with a population of approximately 52,000. Harrisonburg is conveniently located approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA.

JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and supportive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 21,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The University Health Center provides a comprehensive array of health care services and health education programs to JMU students. Included in our health care services are several medical clinics, a pharmacy, a medical laboratory, and other programs that provide services for more than 30,000 patient encounters a year. UHC practices evidence-based medicine in a confidential, inclusive environment.

This position is being recruited to support patient care within the Health Center and may be filled as either a Physician or a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA), depending on the selected candidate’s licensure, credentials, and experience. While all providers serve in a primary care capacity for the student population, compensation and responsibilities may vary by role in accordance with scope of practice and organizational needs.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Physician
The selected Physician will function as a primary care provider for acute care illness and injury of college age students and provide collaboration/consultative services for physician assistants and nurse practitioners employed by the Health Center. Upon request of the Medical Director, the Physician will lead clinical projects, perform chart reviews for education and quality assurance and lead or serve as a member of committees within the University Health Center or on which the University Health Center is represented.   The Physician may occasionally be called upon to perform duties normally assigned to the Medical Director or Assistant Medical Director at their discretion.

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
The selected Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will function as a primary care provider for acute care illness and injury of college age students primarily in the appointment clinic with occasional rotation in the urgent care clinic, at a comfortable pace with adequate time for health care and education.  

Qualifications:

Physician
Required:

• DO or MD
• Residency graduate in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, or Emergency Medicine
• Board Certified or Board Eligible in one of the disciplines above
• Unrestricted DEA registration
• License to practice Medicine and Surgery in the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Ability to work well with college-age students in a friendly, student-focused and, at times, fast-paced environment
• Ability to provide education to students during appointments and occasionally as a guest speaker in health science classes or other outreach venues on campus
• Excellent communication skills with clients, colleagues, and other JMU faculty and staff
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn an electronic health record system (EHR); UHC is a paper-free health care facility
• Ability to use multiple software programs, primarily Microsoft Office (including Outlook), and the internet

Preferred:

• Primary care experience
• College health experience

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Required:

• Advanced practice nursing degree and Registered Nurse degree from an accredited nursing school or department, or a master’s degree in Physician Assistant Studies (or equivalent)
• Current Virginia provider license and prescriptive authority (NP/PA)
• Primary care clinical experience; experience with college-age populations preferred
• Ability to work well with college-age students in a friendly, student-focused and, at times, fast-paced environment
• Ability to provide education to students during appointments and occasionally as a guest speaker in health science classes or other outreach venues on campus
• Excellent communication skills with clients, colleagues, and other JMU faculty and staff
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn an electronic health record system (EHR); UHC is a paper-free health care facility
• Ability to use multiple software programs, primarily Microsoft Office (including Outlook), and the internet

Preferred:

• Autonomous practice licensure

Additional Posting Information:

JMU’s Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information, please visit https://bit.ly/2OTF1NG.

Conditions of Employment:  

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.

EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540) 568-6991.

Reasonable Accommodation:

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance searching or applying for jobs please contact us at (540) 568-3597 or jobs@jmu.edu. You may also visit the JMU Human Resource Office, located at 752 Ott Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22807 and we will be happy to assist you.