Permanent School Nurse
Found in: Talent US C2 - 1 week ago
Sylvester, United States
ESS Education
Full time
Permanent School NurseAre you ready to make a difference in the lives of students? A School Nurse assists in providing the fullest possible educational opportunity for students by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the schools.
Responsibilities
- Provide critical care services to medically fragile students as assigned.
- Administers medications from physicians' orders.
- Maintains medication records and reports.
- Assist with personal hygiene tasks for assigned student(s).
- Maintain effective communication with medical, nursing, and district personnel.
- Manages and provides health room services, including first aid and CPR, according to established procedures.
- Performs medical procedures ordered by students' physicians.
- Provides guidance and counseling in the area of health to students, staff, and parents according to professional standards..
- Maintains accurate nurse's notes and records, including summaries of services provided.
- Reports all cases of diagnosed or suspected communicable disease to the necessary agencies.
- Maintains an inventory of health room supplies.
- Reports environmental conditions which may adversely affect the safety and health of the students and staff.
- Performs other duties assigned by the school district or ESS
Qualifications
- Must have a RN Certification
- Criminal Background Check
- Tuberculosis Test
