School Nurse

School Nurse East Orange Community Charter School - 3.2 East Orange, NJ Job Details 22 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Qualifications Health screening programs Lifestyle modification education Patient follow-up care Health education for children Hearing screenings RN License Parent collaboration Community resource utilization for student support Physical examinations Mid-level Community resource coordination in health services social work Diagnostic evaluation Visual acuity testing Initial patient assessment Patient history taking Data management Collaboration with other professionals for student support Student health and wellness program administration Student treatment plans Parent communication in school administration Infectious disease control Child assessment Emergency preparedness procedures Patient referrals Specialization in health and wellness instruction Community resource referrals in school social work Teaching Healthcare consultation One-on-one health counseling Emergency care

Full Job Description JobID:

221

Position Type:

Student Support Services/School Nurse Date Posted:

7/1/2024

Location:

East Orange Community Charter School School Nurse Job Overview :

At the East Orange Community Charter School, the School Nurse enhances the educational process, assist pupils and staff in attaining and/or maintaining optimum health and in promoting positive health habits and attitudes.

Qualifications:

Valid RN license and/or School Nurse certficate required.

Responsibilities :

Performance Responsibilities:

You will be expected to fulfill the responsibilities of the building's school nurse as assigned. The usual responsibilities are listed below. This is not an exhaustive list and other responsibilities may be assigned as needed. Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school-age children. Provides health assessments. Obtains a health history. Screens and evaluates findings of deficit in vision, hearing, growth, etc. Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing assessment. Identifies abnormal health findings. Develops and implements a student health plan Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel. Initiates referral to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through. Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students. Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students Plans and implements school health management protocols Participates in home visits when indicated to assess the family needs as related to the child's health. Develops procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for injuries/illnesses Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases. Provides health education and anticipatory guidance. Provides direct health education, and health counseling to assist students and families in making decisions on health and lifestyles that affect health. Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health. Serves as a resource person to the school staff members in health instruction. Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community.