CARES RN - SCHOOL HEALTH NURSE

Position Title: Registered Professional Nurse

Required Application Type: School Related Personnel

This is a professional nursing position involving responsibility for giving care to students and for performing related nursing services such as pupil health screening and notification of defects and communicable disease control requiring judgment and skills. This position differs from the certificated position of School Nurse-Teacher in that there is no responsibility for either classroom instruction or guidance involved. The work is performed under the general direction of a School Physician or School Nurse-Teacher. Supervision may be exercised over the work of clerical assistants. The professional nurse performs professional nursing services at one or more schools in the maintenance of acceptable health standards, school health records and the emergency treatment of student and employee health problems; Assists the School Physician in physical, visual and auditory screening examinations of students and employees;

Administers first aid and emergency treatment to students and employees;

Prepares and maintains health records for school authorities;

Assists at school immunization clinics;

Arranges to transport sick or injured students or employees to hospital, home, doctors, and dentists office in cases of emergency;

Orders, inventories and oversees the storage of first aid and related health supplies and equipment;

Consults with attendance teachers, staff members and school nurse-teachers concerning a variety of health factors related to non-attendance and communicable disease;

Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics

Connects families to community resources;

Good knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practices and skill in their application;

Working knowledge of material-medical, dietetics, sanitation and personal hygiene;

Skill in the application of technical, oral and written instructions;

Minimum Qualifications: (A) Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such department as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse. (B) Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.

Special Requirement for Acceptance of Applications: Eligibility for a license issued by the State Education Department from a course approved by such department as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse.

The Schenectady City School District is committed to hiring members of the protected classes and residents of the City of Schenectady. For more information on the Schenectady City School District recruitment and hiring plan, please contact the Office of Human Resources. The Schenectady City School District does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, marital status, veteran status, national origin, race or gender. This policy is in compliance with the Title IX, Section 504 and the Regulations and Bylaws of the Board of Education of the Schenectady CitySchool District.

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