Archway School Nurse

Archway School Nurse is a leadership nursing position serving children with special needs at a NJ DOE approved private school for the handicapped in Waterford Township. You will establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program for students ages 3 through 21 with Multiple Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Communication Disabilities, Other Health Impairments, and Preschool Disabilities. The position operates during the regular ten-month school year and an extended summer program.

Clinical Setting

The Lower School provides a nurturing educational experience with additional support services for students who may be challenged socially, neurologically, and economically. You will work collaboratively with school administration, physicians, teachers, parents, and other health and educational professionals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise nursing procedures within the classroom setting as prescribed by the student's family physician, specialists, and Archway school physician
• Identify individual students' medical needs through observation, monitoring, and assessment of student responses to treatment and nursing care
• Work cooperatively with parents and teachers in planning and counseling to ensure continuity of nursing care
• Collect required medical data through state-mandated health screenings, health appraisals, and physician evaluations
• Participate in IEP development for student nursing care plans when appropriate
• Participate in designing medical strategies and nursing techniques as needed
• Maintain contact with parents, physicians, sending school districts, and child study teams concerning students' medical needs, physicals, treatment needs, and medical appointment follow-up
• Monitor administration of medication
• Maintain accurate, complete, and organized health record files
• Assist school physician and school psychiatrist as deemed necessary
• Order and maintain medical equipment and supplies for health services, classrooms, and bus transportation
• Participate in developing and implementing a Health, Safety, and Family Life Curriculum, providing classroom instruction as warranted by campus needs and logistics
• Arrange training for teaching staff and nursing paraprofessionals regarding identification of student physical and medical needs
• Coordinate nursing care with other therapeutic, recreational, and educational activities
• Participate in Archway child study team meetings
• Collaborate with child study team professionals to determine effective program implementation
• Interview prospective students and families and record pertinent health status information as part of the intake process
• Attend scheduled staff meetings and participate in scheduled extracurricular events and special projects
• Initiate and participate in peer review and nursing staff evaluation
• Appraise School Medical Coordinator of nursing concerns and needs
• Attend yearly Primary Restraint Technique (PRT) training
• Perform miscellaneous duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Active New Jersey licensed registered nurse
• CPR Instruction Certification
• Bachelor's degree
• One to three years of pediatric nursing experience

Preferred Qualifications

• New Jersey certified school nurse

Schedule

Ten-month school year plus extended summer program.

Compensation

Salary: $65,000 to $70,000 annually, depending upon education and experience.