OPS REGISTERED NURSE - 64905635

OPS REGISTERED NURSE - 64905635

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. This is a "pool" announcement, and applicants will not be considered after 6 months.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Provide basic nursing services as allowed by RN scope of practice to students.
• Administer first aid, daily medications, and emergency medications to students and/or staff as requested and ordered by a physician.
• Organize and assist with state mandated health screenings such as hearing/vision, scoliosis, and body mass index.
• Maintain clean health unit/work area and does periodic inventory of medical supplies needed.
• Maintain accurate and timely records/documentation of all work performed.
• Establishes and maintains good working relationships with all staff members.
• Assist the health screening team with implementing/scheduling all health screenings for school district students in State mandated grade levels.
• Attend School Health in-services as scheduled, complete mandated training, accurately submit timesheet and mileage in a timely fashion, accurately submit Daily Report in a timely fashion.
• Performs related work as required. May be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.
• Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Utilization of equipment: Computer (email, attachments), print, fax and telephone skills and data entry knowledge.
• Ability to keep accurate records; ability to document utilizing electronic records.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to effectively communicate with others through speech and writing.
• Ability to work with children and adolescents.
• Ability to respond to emergency situations (running) and lift up to 10-20 lbs (emergency equipment).
• Ability to climb stairs (in the case of 2-story school or elevators are out).
• Ability to acquire CPR certification and physically able to perform CPR correctly.
• Ability to assist a student into and out of a wheelchair and be able to push and maneuver wheelchair over uneven surfaces for an extended period of time.
• Ability to bend to retrieve documents from file cabinet or items under cabinet.

Qualifications:

• Minimum: Florida RN license.
• Must be able to acquire CPR and First Aid prior to on-boarding.
• Experience working in a medical setting.
• Must possess a current, valid Driver's license.
• Must have transportation in order to travel to Brevard Public Schools in Brevard County, FL.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Preferred: Experience working in a Pediatric medical setting.

Where You Will Work: Brevard County, Florida