School Nurse - Elementary

School Nurse

Position Function and Purpose: Enhance the educational process by removing health barriers to learning through planning, implementing, coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating health services in a specific school(s) assignment. Promote the health of the student body, staff, and school community.

Pay: per the Windham Federation of School Nurses contract.

Accountability: Reports dually to health services nursing supervisor and building principal per the WFSN contract.

Qualifications:

• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Connecticut
• Current BLS certification or willing to obtain
• Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing
• Proficient computer skills: word processing, e-mail, and data entry into software platforms
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing

Major Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain the school health office to deliver comprehensive school health services according to School Nursing Standards of Practice, the state nurse practice act, and departmental procedures and protocols.
• Provide case management of students with special healthcare needs, including administration of medications and special procedures according to medical orders.
• Develop and train need-to-know school staff on Emergency Action Plans for students with potentially life-threatening conditions.
• Provide episodic and emergency health care to ill or injured students
• Maintain communicable disease prevention and control measures in accordance with state regulations, local health department protocols, district policies, and departmental protocol.
• Report communicable disease outbreaks to the district medical advisor, nurse supervisor, and, if applicable, the local health department.
• Manage student immunization compliance.
• Conduct state-mandated health and developmental screening.
• Participate in Child Find.
• Serve as a member of the interprofessional student support team
• Develop and implement individualized health goals and interventions for students receiving special education services or Section 504 Plan accommodations.
• In collaboration with building administrator, organize and manage building medical emergency response team.
• Communicate with students, families, and staff in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Document all student health information in the electronic health record according to department guidelines and procedures.
• Maintain student confidentiality and privacy according to HIPAA and FERPA.

Days: Monday Friday

Windham is an equal opportunity employer.