What are the responsibilities and job description for the School Nurse - Immediate position at KIPP?
The Opportunity
Implement district school health programs and provide direct services to meet the needs of the students at their campus and staff under the supervision of the Director of School Health Services.
Key Responsibilities
Nursing Services
- Provide direct patient care for first aid urgent and emergent care to students staff and visitors.
- Able to provide care in a high paced environment serving one to four schools on a campus.
- Administer daily and emergency medications to students according to board policy and physician orders.
- Administer medical treatments to students according to physician orders and board policy such as gastrostomy tube feedings urinary catheterizations tracheostomy care and suction and ostomy care.
- Collect and update student immunizations in the student information system.
- Conduct state mandated screening programs and complete documentation.
- Implement and / or update Individualized Health care Plans.
- Collaborate with principals school counselors teachers parents food service and others regarding student needs with health conditions.
- Collaborate with parents and physicians regarding student health care required during school hours.
- Participate in Admission Review and Dismissal Committee (ARD) meetings of students with health needs.
- Collaborate with Special Education Department and 504 coordinators regarding implementation of healthrelated care to students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP).
- Inform and train teachers with a needtoknow status of students with chronic health conditions.
- Document all student illnesses injuries medications and interactions in the student information system.
- Must always provide student privacy and confidentiality when providing care to students staff and visitors.
- Provide trainings to faculty / staff as needed on healthrelated topics as needed.
- Train unlicensed staff on healthrelated tasks as directed by the School Health Services.
- Registered Nurses will followup with physicians to clarify orders for medications procedures and treatments for students that are required during school hours.
- Registered Nurses will initiate care plans and emergency care plans.
- Registered Nurses may attend ARDs for clinic coordinators support to interpret health care need of students needed during school hours.
Clerical
Compliance
Professional Development :
Qualifications :
Education / Certification
Special Knowledge / Skills
Experience
Additional Information :
Compensation and Benefits
The starting salary for this position is $42.8k and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon experience and internal equity.
As a fulltime KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options life insurance and disability plans.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Salary : $42,800
