School Nurse (Per-Diem)

Bradley School seeks a School Nurse (Per-Diem) to provide nursing care for students during the school day. Reporting to the Medical Director and site Clinical Director, you will focus on student and school health issues that affect students' safety and ability to learn. This role is based at Bradley Schools, an alternative school setting serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders as well as developmental disabilities.

Clinical Setting

You will work in an alternative school environment at Bradley Schools in Providence, Rhode Island. The setting requires standing, walking, and occasional lifting of students. You will collaborate with Bradley School students, parents, school personnel, and outside community health and educational providers.

Responsibilities

Health Services:

• Participate in development of school health standards, policies, and procedures
• Conduct nursing assessments of students' immunization, tuberculosis, and lead exposure status
• Offer screenings for vision, hearing, dental, and scoliosis per Rhode Island School Health Regulations
• Reinforce positive self-health management measures
• Perform individual nursing assessment and intervention for stabilization or resolution of student urgent health concerns related to illness, injury, or altered health status
• Manage students with chronic or ongoing health problems in cooperation with students, parents, and community health care providers, including medication administration in school
• Provide nursing management for students with medically fragile conditions such as diabetes and asthma
• Refer students to community providers for diagnosis and resolution of deviant health findings
• Communicate student health status to parents and school personnel as needed
• Educate school personnel and students in appropriate health management measures, including administration of emergency medications such as epinephrine auto-injectors or glucagon IM
• Offer health coaching for non-acute health problems as determined by students' clinical team
• Participate in student admission by facilitating appropriate medical paperwork including medication forms and over-the-counter medication forms
• Participate in weekly medical rounds with Team Leaders and Medical Director
• Serve as a health consultant and make recommendations within the school team regarding students' health needs and health issues affecting their ability to perform in school
• Develop and implement Individual Care Plans and Emergency Care Plans for students with specific health needs such as allergies, anaphylaxis, asthma, and diabetes
• Maintain confidential cumulative and current health records for each student

School Health Environment:

• Assess school physical facilities and activities for safety features or hazards
• Keep data on school-related injuries for students and staff
• Promote control of communicable diseases
• Maintain first aid kits for school field trips
• Collaborate with school staff regarding school, home, and community health issues affecting students and school personnel
• Make recommendations for improvement of the school health environment

Health Education:

• Participate in health curriculum planning and evaluations in accordance with current Rhode Island Educational Standards for teaching health
• Provide individual and class health instruction for students as needed
• Serve as a health information resource and consultant for teachers and clinicians by suggesting materials and activities that support and enhance the health education curriculum
• Provide health information for school personnel through in-service training programs

Other Duties:

• Adhere to all Bradley School policies and procedures
• Serve as a Safe Patient Handling Specialist
• Maintain current CPR certification
• Attend school staff development activities as assigned
• Work as a team with school nurses at other Bradley School sites
• Provide coverage for school nurses at other Bradley School sites as needed
• Provide medical assessment for student restraints
• Provide regular updates to the Clinical Director on issues and concerns affecting students, parents, staff, or the school environment
• Perform all other duties as assigned by direct supervisor(s)

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse license in Rhode Island from the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing
• Current license to practice professional nursing in Rhode Island
• Experience in the practice of nursing, preferably within a school setting or with children and adolescents
• Ability to work with administration, colleagues, parents, and students in high-stress situations
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Positive, non-judgmental attitude
• Knowledge of psychiatric, behavioral, and developmental conditions in children and adolescents
• Basic computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong background and experience working with students with various emotional and behavioral disorders
• Experience with developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorders

Schedule

• Per-Diem position working school days as required
• Day shift
• No driving required

Compensation

• Pay range: $33.01 to $66.01 per hour