POSITION: School Nurse (Districtwide)

JOB #: C-23-07

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

STATUS: Full Time (1.0) FTE

DAYS: 215

BUILDINGS: 2 Elementary Schools, 1 Middle School, 1 High School, 1 Alternative School

REPORTS TO: Superintendent

DATE: Available Immediately

PAY: Non-Represented Employee Contract, $60,000 - $85,000 depending on education and experience as a school nurse.

External applicants please apply through Talent Ed Recruit & Hire at http://www.ocean.k12.wa.us

Internal applicants please submit a letter of interest to Jim Paxinos, HR Director at jim.paxinos@oceanbeachschools.org

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION 

The School Nurse is a fulltime position serving 5 schools in the Ocean Beach School District: Long Beach Elementary (PreK-2), Ocean Park Elementary (3-5), Hilltop Middle School (6-8) and Ilwaco High School (9-12) and Ocean Beach Options Academy (K-12).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current WA State Registered Nurse (RN) License (unencumbered)
• Current CPR/First Aid Certification

 ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Support the health and safety of all students and meet compliance requirements
• Consult with school personnel on student health issues, designing healthcare supports as needed, and systems for dispensing of medications as needed, including delegation of medication administration tasks and audit medication administration history for compliance
• Serve as a health liaison between the school, family, external providers, and community partners
• Document student care administered as part of the student health plan
• Collect health care and educational data provided for assigned students
• Administer medications and treatments
• Provide general and individualized training and oversight to staff regarding specific student healthcare needs, such as asthma, allergies, diabetes, and seizures
• Assess and provide for the basic and critical needs of students with life-threatening medical conditions requiring ongoing physical assessment, nursing treatments, and medication administration
• Develop learning materials and resources for staff related to student health
• Provide invasive care within scope of practice (e.g. catheterization of students, rectal administration of diazepam, g-tube feedings)
• May work with specialized medical equipment used by student to ensure that equipment is functioning properly
• Travel and provide direct health support when needed to multiple schools
• Design and manage all healthcare documents for students, including Individual and Emergency Health Care Plans, Medical orders, and Medication Administration documents
• Manage student immunization records and file WA State annual student immunization report
• Coordinate and implement vision and hearing screenings across all schools and conduct a follow up regarding any vision and/or hearing referrals with student guardian(s)
• Provide planning support to IEP and 504 managers regarding special education students with medical or health needs
• Assess and address any existing inequities or gaps in the student health care system
• Coordinate and complete concussion testing of all athletes and follow-up on injured students
• Manage health room budget and supplies
• Collaborate with county health department to ensure compliance of notifiable conditions and outbreaks
• Collaborate with surrounding nurses and ESD Nurse Team
• Other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS/COMPENSATION

• Salary Range: $60,000 - $85,00 DOE
• Days: 215
• Benefits: Employees who are anticipated to work at least 630 hours may be eligible for health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance benefits. Detailed information, including further eligibility criteria, can be found here.
• Retirement: Employees may be eligible for retirement benefits through the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS). Eligibility is based on FTE. Detailed information can be found here.
• Time Off: Includes 12 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 12 sick days and vacation leave accrued monthly in accordance with Board Policy 5411.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, move about, hear and

speak, and be visually observant of classroom behavior and learning activities.

The employee must regularly lift and carry items weighting up to 50 pounds or more and occasionally lift, restrain, or move up to 100 pounds – most typically when required to intervene in student safety issues.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, or consistent with the subject being taught, but can be abnormally loud on occasion.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally work in outside weather conditions and be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperature fluctuations, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals commonly used in instruction and/or cleaning. It may be expected that the individual could be exposed to blood or other potentially infectious materials during the course of their duties. The employee may be exposed to infectious disease as carried by students.

The employee may be required to travel in school owned or leased vehicles while supervising and assisting students.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

The Ocean Beach School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time as it deems advisable.

OCEAN BEACH SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A DRUG AND TOBACCO-FREE WORKPLACE