School Nurse for : care

REGISTERED NURSE (RN)

BARGAINING UNIT: Grand Rapids Education Association (GREA)

WAGE: Compensation is determined by a structured salary schedule. Director of Health Services
Our mission is to ensure that all scholars are educated, self-directed and productive members of society.
The nurse works in collaboration with other members of the educational and healthcare team to coordinate and provide health services to scholars to enable them to participate in the educational process. The nurse uses clinical judgment to assess and treat scholars' illnesses and injuries. The school nurse may delegate and supervise support staff providing health services to scholars. The school nurse is a leader in health promotion and disease prevention and works to maintain a safe school environment.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan
Bachelor's degree in nursing
A master's degree in nursing
A minimum of one (1) year of nursing experience
Experience with medically fragile children
Ability to speak and understand Spanish is desirable
Ability to make quality, independent decisions and solve practical problems with a variety of variables
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to nursing practice to meet the needs of scholars
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse scholars, peers, parents, and community
Essential functions under the Americans with Disabilities Act may include any of the following duties, knowledge, and skills. Assesses and monitors physiological, psychological, and sociocultural needs of scholars, and the school community
Develops and maintains a written individualized healthcare plan for scholar health concerns that is consistent with the scholars' changing needs/goals. The care plan is congruent with physician orders, district policies and procedures and legal mandates
Provides and/or delegates health services consistent with the written plan of care
Provides leadership to the school healthcare team using effective organizational skills, systematic problem solving and communication skills (verbal/written)
Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school health services program that is consistent with district healthcare standards
Documents nursing care/ education consistent with documentation guidelines and compiles accurate reports
Arranges and manages the physical setting of the health office
Delegates and supervises support staff to facilitate quality services in a cost-effective manner
Participates with others to develop, review, and revise protocols, procedures and guidelines related to the prevention and control of chronic health conditions and injuries and the maintenance of a healthy school environment
Collaborates with members of the school and community in the delivery of health and social services and utilizes knowledge of school-community health systems and resources to ensure access, continuity, coordination of these services
Participates with other nurses to develop and implement ongoing quality improvement activities
Maintains knowledge of current trends and development in the field by reading appropriate books, journals and other literature and attending related conferences or seminars
May visit homes of scholars to facilitate communication with those who have communication barriers or need an assessment of the home environment
Educate scholars, staff and others on health topics to promote health, maintain a safe environment, prevent disease, minimize the impact of disability
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed indoors although there will be required outdoor activities. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of scholars.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to compare, analyze, communicate both orally and in writing, copy, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, use interpersonal skills, compile, and negotiate.

NON-DISCRIMINATION/ACCOMMODATION ASSISTANCE

The Grand Rapids Public Schools will not discriminate against any person based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, height, weight, color, religion, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, disability, veteran, or military status.
Assistance with the application process may be requested through the Human Resources Department at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.