College of Micronesia-FSM Looking for College Nurse at CTEC campus in Pohnpei Full Time

Duties:Major responsibilities include these:

• Provide primary and preventive health
  services, including emergency care, basic first aid care, and clinical treatment for illnesses, health screenings, family planning and
  referrals for needed services.
• Provide confidential health advice and/or counsel to individual students and college employees.
• Provide comprehensive preventive health care, including routine physical health care examination and screening, such as vision, hearing
  tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, and schedule follow up and referrals.
• Provide and/or coordinate individual and mass
  immunizations.
• Keep account of stock and reordering as required within a budget.
• Provide advice for staff on management
  and control of infectious diseases.
• Provide advice for campus administrators, in particular the college in general on management
  and control of infectious diseases.
• Create health-related education materials and guide s for students and staff members.
• Monitor the safe storage of all medicines and other medical supplies and equipment.
• Organize and implement health education
  regarding alcohol and drug awareness, basic fid aid, family planning, diet, HIV/AIDS, STDs, communicable diseases, and others.
• Educate students and staff regarding health issues, life choices, skills and self-responsibility. Be able to direct student and staff to
  relevant health education information.
• Participate in college lectures and programs aimed at providing students and staff with
  information about sex education, disease presentation, exercise, nutrition, and better lifestyle choices.
• Serve on committees and
  perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Licensed Practical Nurse with at
least two years of nursing experience and valid license by the board of Nursing in the FSM to practice nursing. Knowledge of:
professional nursing theory and practice; health counseling and school health policies; standard nursing techniques to a wide
variety of patient care and counseling situations; family planning theory. Ability to: apply standard nursing techniques to
a wide patient care and counseling situations; administer detailed medication and treatment; keep records and make report; understand and
follow oral and written directions in exact detail; establish and maintain effective working relations with students, local health and
social agencies, and physicians; work with a diverse student, faculty, and staff. Software programs or applications:
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suites, presentation software, spreadsheet, communication and collaboration tools.
Preferred qualification: Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a US accredited college and three (3)
years’ experience in in the field of work and a valid license by the board of Nursing in the FSM to practice nursing. 

Foreign credentials must be equated to US standards using World Education Services at http://www.wes.org. 

Contact: Applications are available at the College of
Micronesia–FSM Human Resources Office, state campus sites or the college’s website at www.comfsm.fm.

Application Procedure

Interested
candidates must submit the following documents:

1. A letter of interest addressing how the candidate’s professional
   qualification and experience match the minimum essential requirements of the position (not to exceed 3 pages);
2. COM-FSM application
   form (http://www.comfsm.fm/jobs/HRdocs/employment08.pdf ); 
3. A current resume which includes personal email address and
   cellular phone number;
4. Copies of college transcripts for all degrees earned;
5. A minimum of three professional reference
   letters under 6 months old;
6. Court report (criminal background) under 6 months old; and
7. Copy of valid FSM issued Nursing
   License

Documents are to be submitted electronically to [email protected] (preferably as PDF attachments) or mailed to:

Human Resources Office

College of
Micronesia-FSM

P. O. Box 159

Pohnpei FM 96941

 (U.S Postal Service domestic rates apply in the Federated States
of Micronesia.)

Applications will be accepted until March 11, 2024_ followed by screening by the committee.
Official and hard copies of college transcripts are require to be mailed directly from schools to HRO when a candidate is being
considered.

The College reserves the right to request or require from any applicant additional documentation or certification in
addition to the minimum requirements stated in this advertisement in order to be considered for this position. All persons applying must
meet or exceed any additional qualifications required in the COM-FSM Personnel Policy Manual. 

The College of
Micronesia–FSM is an equal opportunity employer.

FSM Citizens are encouraged to apply