Non-Public School Registered Nurse - Part-Time

School Nurse For Non-Public Schools (Part Time - 4 Days/Week)

Job Purpose: To provide a comprehensive school health program which promotes student well-being by offering emergency and routine nursing assessments and interventions.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintains a comprehensive School Health program providing care to a wide range of students including those with physical and emotional disabilities.
• Assesses varied immediate health problems presented by students. Develops and implements nursing care plans with specific goals and interventions unique to students' needs.
• Provides planning, implementation and evaluation of required screening programs including vision, audiometric, postural, growth and development. Implements a follow-up and referral process for students found to have results outside normal limits determined by the screening procedures.
• Develops methods of communication for the documentation and follow-up of communicable diseases and intervention required for immunization standards.
• Assists in the implementation of an emergency care system with the school(s) to provide judgment and intervention appropriate to emergent conditions.
• Assists in planning and implementation of required health physical assessments required for students.
• Provides appropriate nursing interventions for at-risk populations.
• Maintains and updates student health records.
• Collects information about the health and developmental status of students in a systematic and continuous manner; utilizes collected data to determine nursing diagnoses.
• Maintains the school health office assuring necessary supplies and equipment are present and operational.
• Initiates a health school environment by using nursing judgment to evaluate classroom and other general areas for health and safety hazards, and by motivating, reinforcing, and encouraging students and school staff to participate in developing attitudes enhancing healthy behavior.
• Prepares and conducts Health Education programs.
• Communicates and interacts with parents, teachers, counselors, professional colleagues in appropriate referral and placement modalities, and disseminates information regarding health difficulties, documenting required prescription and interventions.
• Performs job duties in the work environment as described above.

Additional Job Responsibilities:

• Prepares monthly and annual reports and mandated reporting to community agencies, as necessary.
• Attends and participates in staff meeting, staff development programs and other meetings.
• Collaborates with other professionals in planning to assure quality health care provided to students.
• Participates as a member of interdisciplinary team, assisting students, families, and school personnel achieve optimal levels of wellness through health education.
• In accordance with CGS 10-212-5, attends continuing education programs and training.
• Assumes responsibility for continuing education and professional development and contributes to the professional development of others.
• Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the current clinical nursing science and the mastery of those skills which allow for the provision of direct assessment, intervention and evaluation of nursing care.
• Knowledge of the administration, analysis and interpretation of physiological screenings performed.
• Knowledge of communicable disease modes of identification, transmission, incubation periods and treatment.
• Knowledge of universal precautions.
• Knowledge of nursing practice within the scope of the CT Nurse Practice Act and pertinent state and local statutes and regulations applicable to school nursing practice.
• Knowledge of school education law which affect student health including ADA, IDEA, 504, FERPA and HIPAA.
• Ability to develop nursing care plans resulting from specific screening procedures, initiating follow-up and referral practices, and documentation of actions performed.
• Ability to communicate effectively with appropriate school personnel and community agencies as they relate to school health services.
• Ability to utilize automated student health record software.
• Ability to communicate and counsel students as needed for physical and emotional crisis intervention.
• Ability to evaluate health status of a school population and design and implement programs required in that environment.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed primarily in an office or clinic setting. May work in more than one locale with some local travel.
• Performance of work presents the continual risk of exposure to bodily fluids and frequent exposure to communicable diseases. Will be required to wear protective clothing.
• Some limited lifting of equipment and/or materials up to 25 pounds.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree, preferably in nursing, from a program approved by the National League for Nursing and a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Connecticut with one or more years' experience in public health or school nursing; or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Individual must obtain and maintain CPR and First Aid certification within one year of hiring date.
• Candidate(s) shall acknowledge that as a School Nurse they shall be subject to and must satisfactorily complete a background check including a criminal history record check in compliance with C.G.S., 10-212 (c) and 29-17a.

Method of Selection:

• A selected number of qualified candidates will be invited to participate in an oral board interview process. The oral board will constitute 100% of the candidate's score. Candidates must achieve a passing score in order to proceed in the recruitment process. The Town reserves the right to limit the number of qualified candidates invited to participate in any portion of the examination process. An individual appointed to the position must satisfactorily complete a one (1) year probationary period.

Application Process:

• The Application for Employment may be accessed from the Town of West Hartford website at under "Jobs". Your resume and letter of interest may be linked to your application. All application materials must be received by the application deadline.

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

It is the policy of the Town of West Hartford that discrimination in any way on the basis race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity/expression, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, military/veteran status, political belief, criminal record, disability or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements and any exceptions under applicable state or federal law toward employees is strictly prohibited and will be not be tolerated.

The Town of West Hartford provides reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need an accommodation on the application or testing process, please contact the Human Resources Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io or email Alan Horner.