A professional who offers vocational, educational, and professional counseling to registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and prospective professional and practical nurse students. Responsibilities include:

• Compiles credentials and prepares biographies of counselees.
• Provides information relative to qualifications required, opportunities for placement and advancement, wages, hours, and other data pertaining to selected field of work to assist nurses in determining educational and vocational objectives.
• Refers qualified nurses to employers for placement.
• Assists in establishing personnel policies relative to placement.
• Aids applicants in obtaining vocational, health, or other assistance from community agencies.
• May assist in recruitment.