School Based Health Nurse (LPN/RN)

Grace Health, a federally qualified health center in southeastern Kentucky, is seeking a School Based Health Nurse (LPN/RN) to provide clinical care and support in school-based health clinics. This role requires flexible, efficient teamwork with providers and clinical staff to maintain clinic operations and deliver patient care to students and school staff.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and maintain records of parental consent, insurance information, and patient history for students and staff
• Coordinate with school secretaries and health department nurses to screen and triage potential patients
• Maintain safe and well-equipped clinical areas, including inventory management, ordering and stocking medications and supplies, reporting equipment malfunctions, and ensuring appropriate security and storage
• Oversee compliance with OSHA and on-site licensure requirements
• Perform front office duties including check-in, appointment scheduling, follow-up monitoring, insurance verification, and check-out as needed
• Schedule outpatient x-rays, labs, and referrals; fax orders to appropriate facilities and obtain results for provider follow-up
• Assist with follow-up phone calls and communication with parents or guardians of patients
• Participate in school functions such as open house, school registration, and special events
• Assess patients' emotional and personal needs, including food, shelter, clothing, and concerns related to abuse or neglect, and refer to appropriate resource agencies
• Provide teaching to patients and parents related to health maintenance, disease prevention, and care for illnesses or injuries
• Perform initial patient assessment including age, weight, vital signs, and chief complaint documentation
• Prepare patients for exams and assist the provider as needed with exams and procedures
• Ensure all pertinent pre-clinic laboratory data and other relevant information is in the chart at time of visit
• Practice universal precautions at all times using available safety equipment
• Maintain well-cleaned and stocked work areas and regularly clean and sanitize medical equipment
• Demonstrate proficiency with the EHR and clinical workflows
• Complete and document required patient care activities to comply with regulatory measures including HEDIS, UDS, PCMH, and FQHC standards
• Prepare and administer immunizations, allergy injections, and other injections as needed
• Assist with lifting patients as needed
• Obtain patient insurance pre-authorization for all referrals and procedures
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Team-Based Care

• Embrace a team-based approach to patient care and recognize that managing patient care involves both clinical and non-clinical staff
• Demonstrate excellent communication and coordination skills to provide quality patient care
• Communicate with community organizations, health plans, facilities, and specialists as part of care coordination
• Understand and embrace population health management concepts and proactively address the needs of patients and families served
• Communicate effectively with vulnerable patient populations
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities to ensure patients receive high-quality care
• Participate in the review and evaluation of practice performance and help identify opportunities for improvement
• Participate in Grace Health's advocacy program

General Duties

• Follow all organizational policies and procedures, including administrative, clinical, quality assurance, and personnel policies
• Maintain satisfactory attendance, including attendance at meetings and completion of assigned tasks
• Maintain timely documentation of all work assignments
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Keep the supervisor informed regarding attendance and job assignments
• Demonstrate flexibility and the ability to multitask
• Work effectively, efficiently, and cooperatively with providers, administration, and peers

Required Qualifications

• Valid nursing license to practice in the state of Kentucky
• Pleasant personality and cooperative attitude
• Completion of a recognized medical assistant program
• Written and oral communication skills
• Computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pediatric care
• Experience in a school-based health setting

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee occasionally is required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is typically moderate.