School Nurse

Job Title: School Nurse - Reedsport School District
Category: Confidential

School Nurse - Reedsport School District

Reedsport School District is seeking a full-time School Nurse for the 2024-25 school year.

To Apply: Complete an application by clicking the "Apply" button in the upper right of this announcement. (If you are not viewing this via Applicant Tracking (Applitrack), click HERE.

NOTE: For current employees of Reedsport School District interested in applying - in the beginning of the application process, please select "YES" when asked if you are an ESD employee. It is only by selecting YES that you will be able to see this job ID to apply to.

EMPLOYMENT REWARDS:
Competitive salary - $73,000 per year
240 days per year
Friendly and helpful staff
District picks up 6% PERS
Excellent benefit package

LOCATION
Reedsport School District is a small, pleasant school along the Oregon Coast. We invite you to join the Reedsport School District where the staff collaborate and partner together to help every student succeed.

Job Summary: Provide comprehensive health services to the Reedsport School District students. This position will also be responsible for Medicaid billing.

Major responsibilities and duties: This is not an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, or functions associated with the job. Full job description attached in Applitrack.
Ability to understand and bill for Medicaid purposes.
In accordance with the standards of school nursing practice and the Oregon nurse practice act, implement appropriate use of the nursing process to plan and provide individualized nursing in the school community, including nursing delegation and training for anticipated emergency.
Collaborate with client, family, school staff, school nurse colleagues and other pertinent professional and community persons in the delivery of school health services.
Evaluate nursing care needs and participate in eligibility meetings to establish educational disability.
Develop nursing treatment plans and health care IEP/IFSP goals.
Provide training and supervise medication administration and record keeping as prescribed by physician and program procedures as well as administer random screens for the student drug-testing policy and procedure.
Provide direct nursing treatment as specified on IEP/IFSP and train/supervise educational staff in delegated nursing tasks.
Provide staff development in-services regarding health care concerns.
Maintain accurate documentation of services and submit accountability records in a timely manner.
Communicate clearly and appropriately and make independent decisions within established policies and procedures.
Establish and maintain positive working relationships with teachers, assistants, partners, building staff and other providers.

Education and/or Experience:
Valid Registered Nurse license issued by Oregon State Nursing Board.
BSN/BS in a health-related field required or equivalent years of experience.
Knowledge and experience managing individuals with type 1 diabetes, mentally and multiply disabled children, seizures, asthma, allergies, feeding tube care and management and applicable health care treatment procedures is preferred.
Knowledge of health care treatment procedures is helpful.

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