School Nurse

2 months ago


Hattiesburg, United States Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative Inc Full time

Job Summary:

The School Nurse is responsible for promoting the SEMRHI School Based Health Program (SBHP) within their assigned school district and is responsible for the nursing care provided to the students who are enrolled in the program. This includes coordinating preventative and acute care patient care, collaborating with multidisciplinary professional staffs; and reviewing and carrying out provider orders. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to appropriately communicate and interact with the staff, patients, families, and visitors of all age groups, while being sensitive to their cultural and religious beliefs.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Demonstrate flexibility in job duties
  • Effectively communicate with patients, families, staff, and providers
  • Promotes SEMRHI services to parents, staff, and faculty of the school district and registers students into the school-based health program
  • Act as a liaison between the schools and SEMRHI leadership
  • Coordinates the scheduling of provider visits to include physical examinations, preventative screenings, and telehealth visits
  • Provides care to students with special needs who are enrolled in the SEMRHI school-based health program and who have established care with a SEMRHI provider including medication administration and procedural care
  • Demonstrate a caring and compassionate attitude toward patients and staff
  • Effectively teach and document patient education
  • Adequately document required information in the medical record including complete and accurate vital signs
  • Adequately assess patients according to symptoms
  • Prompt in following provider orders
  • Understand and complete work queue procedures for patient call-backs, prior authorizations, and referrals
  • Demonstrate proficiency in performing in-house lab testing
  • Maintain a safe and clean working environment
  • Adheres to infection-control policies using universal precautions at all times and PPE as appropriate
  • Anticipates and prepares supplies needed for procedures to expedite patient care
  • Knowledgeable in operating medical equipment
  • Ensure operation of medical equipment, reports malfunctions, and calls in repairs as needed
  • Maintain prompt and regular attendance
  • Performs related work, as assigned

Job Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
  • RN with current license in the State of Mississippi
  • Current Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American heart Association
  • Must demonstrate knowledge and skills in the administration of their duties
  • Must demonstrate positive personal attributes such as professionalism, honesty, and integrity
  • Must demonstrate ability to perform job duties with minimal supervision
  • Must be able to travel to various SEMRHI locations when requested and when school is not in session.

Physical and Other Requirements:

  • Must continuously listen, visualize and have dexterity and eye-hand coordination
  • Ability for simple grasping and speed work
  • Must frequently sit, squat, reach, use both right and left forearm rotation, walk and climb stairs
  • Must occasionally kneel, twist, have ability to grasp firmly, lift and carry, push and pull in excess of 20 lbs.


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