Assistant Director of Health Services (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant)

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a top-ranked, fully accredited, 4-year, co-educational state university with 7 undergraduate degree programs focusing on science, engineering, technology, math and business that are highly regarded in the domestic and international maritime industry and its related business sectors. Located at the western end of the scenic Cape Cod Canal, MMA is an hour’s drive from the thriving urban communities of Boston, MA and Providence, RI and offers easy access to beautiful Buzzards Bay and the pristine beaches of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The Academy offers generous benefits packages and competitive salaries commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Job Summary: MMA is looking for a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for a clinical setting at a regimented academy. This role does have administrative responsibilities, but the majority of time will be seeing patients in a practitioner role. The Assistant Director of Health Services provides comprehensive healthcare to college students, including urgent, primary, preventative, travel, occupational, and sexual health care services. This role requires experience in women’s healthcare, including contraceptive counseling, gynecological exams, and prescription management. Additionally, the Assistant Director supports medical operations aboard the training ship and collaborates with campus departments to ensure student health and safety. This position includes a 3-week at-sea interval as one of three medical officers onboard the NSMV PATRIOT STATE during its annual sea term, typically during January and February.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver primary, urgent, and preventive healthcare to students. Provide initial care in emergency situations.
• Perform minor medical procedures within scope of practice and expertise.
• Provides contraception counseling, prescription writing, women’s health support, and sexual health care
• Provide medical care and support for cadets and crew aboard the NSMV PATRIOT STATE during the annual sea term semester. Assists in the preparation of the medical facilities aboard the training ship
• Assist with extended clinical operations, including vaccination clinics, Campus EMS, U.S. Coast Guard physical exams, and travel and commercial shipping related medical needs.
• Assess cadets' medical fitness in coordination with the Mariner Credentialing Office, Career Services, Athletics, Navy and other ROTC programs.
• Offer individual health counseling, particularly regarding medical conditions relevant to U.S. Coast Guard medical standards for Merchant Mariner licensing.
• Assists in medical clearance of incoming freshmen class with a particular focus of clinical conditions which may interfere with Merchant Mariner licensing.
• Interface with student-facing departments, such as Admissions, Registrar, Commercial Shipping, Mariner Licensing, Athletics, and Command Staff, to promote student health and success both on campus on the training ship and in preparation for domestic and overseas experiential learning programs
• Collaborate with the Director of Counseling to coordinate behavioral health care for students.
• Work with the Commandant of Cadets to promote student health and safety during Orientation and throughout the academic year.
• Support/help develop and participate in educational programs covering general health, preventive care, sexual health, travel health, interpersonal relationships, and substance use.
• Support administrative functions of Health Services as assigned by the Health Services Director.
• Stands in for the Director of Health Services when needed

• Holds Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner license in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with experience in college health, primary care, urgent care or emergency medicine.
• Holds a Massachusetts medication control license
• Experience/comfort in women’s healthcare, including gynecological exams, contraception counseling, and sexual health care services.
• TWIC/MMC: Once hired, the Academy will assist the successful candidate to obtain the needed shipboard credentials of a Transportation Worker Identity Credential (TWIC) and an entry-level Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC).

• College health or adolescent medicine experience
• Strong collaboration skills with multidisciplinary teams in a higher education setting.
• Prior knowledge of Merchant Marine medical requirements is valuable, but not required.

To apply electronically via email, please attach a cover letter and resume, Employment Application and Affirmative Action form along with contact details for three (3) professional references to hr@maritime.edu Alternatively, application materials may be mailed to Human Resources, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. Finalists must complete a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

Massachusetts Maritime Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage members from historically underrepresented communities, women and veterans to apply.