School Nurse Position

3 weeks ago

West Haven, Connecticut, United States Aveanna Healthcare LLC Full time

Job Title: School Registered Nurse

Job Summary:

The School Registered Nurse (RN) at Aveanna Healthcare LLC is responsible for providing direct school nursing services to promote prevention, medical management, and academics. This role requires a skilled and compassionate nurse to assess and evaluate the health and developmental status of students, interpret their health status to school personnel, parents, and students, and provide health education and resources.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides school nursing services to direct service school districts
  • Assesses and evaluates the health and developmental status of students to make a nursing diagnosis and establish a priority for action
  • Interprets the health and developmental status of students to school personnel, parents, and students as appropriate
  • Serves as a health resource person in the health instruction curriculum and takes leadership in planning and implementing health education programs
  • Provides parent education related to student needs
  • Participates in the development of Health Plans and attends school conferences when applicable
  • Provides care, delegates, and teaches care to others under the established plan of care while following the direction of a physician, nursing supervisor, school designee, and/or parent
  • Attends appropriate continuing education programs as per licensure requirements and participates in Aveanna in-servicing and training as offered
  • Exhibits behavior supporting and promoting students' rights and overall well-being
  • Follows Aveanna and school board policies and procedures that affect the health, safety, and well-being of students in the school health setting
  • Reports any changes in students' mental, physical, or environmental condition (including any incidents) to the physician, nursing supervisor, school designee, and parent as applicable
  • Recognizes and reports signs of substance abuse, physical abuse, or neglect
  • Provides a clean and safe environment within the school, including the safe use of equipment
  • Identifies appropriate methods for storage of equipment, supplies, and medications
  • Maintains and coordinates standards of nursing while managing a comprehensive school health program
  • Provides preventive and rehabilitative measures while assisting/providing nursing assessments and screenings in an effort to promote safety and health for all
  • Performs treatments and/or procedures with skill and competence
  • Maintains and follows physician orders for any invasive procedure and/or skill
  • Administers medication as per MD order and/or parental consent
  • Provides individual teaching and training with students and/or others in an effort to encourage and promote student independence when applicable
  • Collaborates, coordinates, and supervises services with others in order to promote academics and individualized student needs
  • Accurately documents services provided in accordance with agency policies and procedures on the day the services are rendered
  • Submits nursing documentation, logs, reports, and timesheets within a timely manner and per policy

Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
  • Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
  • Current CPR certification
  • Current Basic Life Support certification
  • Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation, and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures
  • Continuing Education as required by state

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Pediatrics experience

Other Skills and Abilities:

  • Must be able to adhere to confidentiality standards and professional boundaries at all times
  • Attention to detail
  • Time Management
  • Leadership skills
  • Effective problem-solving and conflict resolution
  • Good organization and communication skills

Physical Requirements:

  • Must be able to speak, write, read, and understand English
  • Must be able to travel
  • Must be able to lift 50 pounds
  • Prolonged walking, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, twisting
  • Must be able to sit and climb stairs
  • Must have visual and hearing acuity
  • Must have a strong sense of smell and touch
  • Must be able to sufficiently reposition patients and move equipment without assistance
  • Must be able to appropriately respond physically and mentally to emergency situations in the home or during transport

Environment:

  • Must be able to function in a wide variety of environments which may involve exposure to allergens and other various conditions
  • Possible exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and infectious diseases

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