School Nurse

Description

Seeking an organized, detailed oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative school nurse to join the school health team.

General Responsibilities

This is an exciting position that allows the nurse to utilize hands-on clinical skills and be supported/expected to educate their patients, school employees and families on acute/chronic conditions, injury/illness prevention, and healthy lifestyles. The nurse in this position works independently with minimal supervision while providing general school nursing and health promotion services to students and staff at Brethren Schools. The nurse works under standing-orders from the medical director. In addition to basic clinical services the nurse provides education in and out of the classroom to improve the health status of youth and the school community. The nurse provides communicable disease response and prevention support to schools and their families. These duties include case investigation, contact tracing, testing, vaccinations, and outbreak and mitigation support to schools. They collaborate and consult with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams to achieve desirable outcomes to prevent and reduce outbreaks of communicable disease such as influenza, RSV, COVID-19, impetigo/other rashes, etc. This is a part-time, 3 day per week, school year position.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Graduation from accredited nursing program with a current Michigan License. Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred. Advanced Nursing skill and knowledge at a level normally acquired through two years of related, professional experience. Community or school health experience preferred. Presentation and health program development experience preferred. Immunization experience preferred. Ability to enter, retrieve, and manage client data, note and care plans in EHRs and state databases required. Cultural sensitivity and ability to work with diverse communities and families. Strong communication skills necessary to interview, instruct and educate clients and the community. Strong interpersonal skills to form relationships with key stakeholders, promote nursing services, and problem solve.