School Nurse

This position provides comprehensive nursing care to school program participants under general supervision. As a School Nurse, you will assess and monitor medical concerns, deliver routine and emergency nursing care, and manage health documentation and reporting according to program regulations.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess program participants' medical concerns
• Provide routine and emergency nursing care to program participants
• Complete all required documentation, medical reviews, and charts according to program regulations
• Administer medications skillfully and correctly
• Accurately and promptly implement physicians' orders
• Screen and conduct health appraisals for students and staff
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Enforce infection-control policies and procedures
• Participate in safety programs
• Review and act on incident reports
• Orient, train, and manage personnel in health and safety areas
• Identify problems and guide personnel to appropriate resources
• Serve as a resource person on health issues
• Provide staff development on health-related topics for staff and volunteers
• Assist in reviewing and revising medical policies and procedures
• Maintain effective relationships with other departments and units for continuity of care
• Keep supervisor informed of individual needs and problems
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (RN) with valid New York State License
• Knowledge of pediatrics, including child development and specific diagnoses
• Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies
• Ability to maintain professional approach with confidentiality
• Ability to maintain acceptable standards of patient care
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organizational, and active listening skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with strong collaboration skills
• Exceptional problem-solving skills with proactive approach and ability to make quick, independent decisions in response to changing conditions
• Proficiency with Internet Explorer, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Windows Operating System

Physical Demands

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects
• Regularly reaching with hands and arms
• Regularly stooping, kneeling, crouching, and bending
• Regular fingering for typing and repetitive hand motions
• Regular talking and hearing with ability to exchange and receive detailed information
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus for data preparation, analysis, and computer work
• Exposure to infectious disease
• Indoor work environment typical of school settings

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holiday, personal, and sick time
• Retirement plan with company matching
• Telehealth and concierge medicine
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Short-term disability insurance
• Critical illness and specified disease insurance
• Accident insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development assistance
• Travel reimbursement

Note: Failure to provide responses to prescreening questions or fully complete an application may result in rejected submissions.