Preschool School Nurse

Contract: 185 Days

Salary: Based on years of experience and education

Counties Served: Guernsey, Monroe, Noble, Washington

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certification: Ohio Pupil Services license/School Nurse Ohio Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse
• Education: Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience: Minimum of two years experience in acute care nursing with focus on pediatric/family nursing desired
• CPR/First Aid Instructor - must be willing and able to provide monthly trainings
• Travel between districts required

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Have contemporary knowledge of all of the following:
• Physical and psychosocial development of all children served.
• Pathology, physiology, symptoms and symptoms, treatment and nursing management in the school setting of common acute and chronic physical conditions of childhood.
• Emotional behavioral and learning disorders of childhood.
• Common chronic and disabling conditions of childhood and the nursing role therein.
• National, state, and local laws governing children with disabilities and their families, community-based service providers, chronically ill students, and the rights of the disabled.
• The role of the nurse with the child with a disability.
• The effect of a disability during childhood on the child and family.
• The roles of members of the individualized educational program (IEP), multidisciplinary (MDT), or interdisciplinary (IDT) team.
• Conduct a full nursing appraisal of every child referred to the OVESC with special health needs including:
• A health and developmental history.
• A health and physical assessment including vision, hearing, nutritional development appraisals.
• Observation in the itinerant, classroom, or play-based school setting.
• Elicitation of supporting medical data as available.
• Review of all health records.
• Communications with health care providers.
• Attend meetings, present findings, nursing diagnoses and recommendations, and participate in the writing of the MFE, IEP or other health plans.
• Conduct appropriate assessments prior to periodic IEP reevaluation or upon teacher’s request.
• Develop and implement a nursing plan of care for each child as needed.
• Delegate nursing services (DNS) and activities based on the child’s individual program plan to the teacher.
• Direct and supervise the deliverance of Delegated Nursing Services by the teacher, and to assure that the DNS are delivered in accordance with accepted nursing practice.
• Develop an orientation and training program for all teachers performing DNS.
• Provide information, teaching, support and counseling to parents, children, family, staff, and community at large regarding health care and development problems.
• Function as a case manager and advocate for the child with special health needs.
• Perform skilled nursing procedures as necessary.
• Function as a school-home liaison in child/family health concerns.
• Make home visits, as necessary, to further data collection, planning, implementation and/or evaluation for child care.
• Complete required documentation and records of the child's assessment plan of care and progress/outcomes.
• Act as a resource person to school staff regarding health education and health education materials.
• Promote child, staff, and school health safety, wellness and disease prevention through health education utilizing the Healthy People 2030 health objectives as a guide.
• Provide hearing and vision screenings, as needed.
• Research and apply the results of research findings to the development of policies and procedures in the OVESC, to guidelines for child care program development, professional development, and to staffing.
• Pursue continued professional growth and development through education and national certification.
• Annually review and revise the job description and school nursing policies to maintain accordance with Standards of Care in Nursing.
• Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as required.
• Such other duties as assigned by the OVESC Superintendent.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Attend training sessions as determined by state or district policies and procedures
• Attend professional development meetings and in-services as required
• At the request of the Superintendent, or designee, attend parent conferences, home visits, or team meetings with school staff

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of public school policies and practices
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to operate various office equipment
• Ability to learn to operate adaptive equipment
• Commitment to education

ADDITIONAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Occasional interaction with unruly children
• Occasional exposure to blood, bodily fluids and tissue
• Requirement to travel
• Occasional repetitive hand motion, e.g., computer keyboard, typing, calculator, writing
• Regular requirement to sit, stand, walk, hear, see, read, speak, reach, stretch with hands and arms, crouch, kneel, climb and stoop
• Requirement to lift, carry, push and pull various supplies and/or equipment up to a maximum of 50 pounds

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics

Physical Setting:

• School

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person