School Nurse

Description

SUMMARY: With supervision provides nursing assessment, treatment, and consultation as a member of the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Functions

• Provides patient care to students including assessment, treatment, including medication administration and documentation per the Health Center standards.
• Provides consultation and communicates with staff, parents, and community-based professionals.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, collaborates and communicates effectively and participates in team and IEP meetings as required.
• Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving skills to improve practice.
• Participates in performance improvement activities and projects, acting as leader of such efforts as required.
• Ability to assume charge nurse/unit coordination duties as required.
• Provides health teaching to students and promotes student independence through such teaching. Provides health education to staff.
• Supports staff that perform delegated nursing functions.
• Continues professional development and education.
• Ability to push and pull 100 pounds and lift up to 50 pounds.
  
  

Marginal Functions

• Supports specialty clinics as required.
• Provides emergency health care to staff.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.
  
  

CONDITIONS

Equipment Used: Automated and manual blood pressure, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, standard health assessment equipment, nebulizer treatment machine, blood glucose monitoring equipment, tape recorder, telephone, computer, walkie-talkie, automobile, AED, fax machine, golf cart, and oxygen tanks.

Performance Standard: Must consistently demonstrate clinical competence in all areas of performance within recognized standards of the nursing profession.

Work Environment: Multiple indoor environments around campus with a variety of sound, lighting and temperature conditions. Must be able to walk from building to building or use golf cart.

Work Schedule: 35 hours Monday through Friday with a daily one hour unpaid lunch. Some flextime and occasional overtime including occasional weekend assignments. This position has an annual 11-month schedule.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge, Skills And General Abilities

• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. An LPN candidate may be considered if commitment to obtaining RN degree within 3 years is made.
• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in pediatrics.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to meet professional standards and practices.
• Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate evaluation techniques of students with multiple disabilities.
• General knowledge of disabling childhood conditions, physical growth and development, cognitive development, intellectual/developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and communicable diseases.
• First Aid/CPR certification required.
  
  

After the first year in this position, the employee is required to have:

• General knowledge of basic gestural systems, behavior management, data collection and the impact visual impairment/blindness has on health status.
• General knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations and service implications.
• General knowledge of MSB computer system and Health Center software – SNAP.
• Basic knowledge of MSB policy and procedures.
• Completion of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training.