Exceptional Children - Child Specific LPN

Craven County Schools•New Bern, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a professional public health nursing position responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating, and evaluating school health services. County Schools nurses coordinate the student and school health for a school or schools and provide supportive care, direction to staff and students, consult with physicians, and maintain records and school health processes. Work is performed under regular supervision of the Lead Nurse. School health in Craven County Schools is a public health function in service to the greater Craven County community.

Requirements

A minimum of two (2) years LPN nursing experience dealing with young children and adolescents (ages 5 – 18) and/or public health nursing experience.
Licensed Practical Nurse , currently licensed to practice in North Carolina
CPR, AED, First Aid Instructor Certification (or is able and does obtain within a year of employment)
Applicable laws, regulations and standards pertaining to school nursing practice (HIPAA, NC Nurse Practice Act, Standards of School Nursing Practice and the Ten Components of the Whole School, Whole Child Model)
School as a non-traditional health care setting
School as a Public Health care setting
School Health law
Special education legislation and services
Various electronic applications such as Power School, Google Docs, Word, Excel
Must have a valid North Carolina Driver’s License

Nice To Haves

Having an understanding of technology and or communication devices would be helpful.
National school nurse certification is optional.
In accordance with the National Board for the Certification of School Nurses, the nurse sitting for the exam is required to have a minimum of 1000 hours of school nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Tube feedings, tube flushes, and emergency medication administration.
Good understanding of seizures - able to recognize seizure activity and be able to respond appropriately.
Assist staff with DLS (Daily Living Skills) if needed- changing, feeding, toileting
How to support positive behavior with minimal support
How to support nonverbal to limited verbal patients.
Visual supervision of "student" and being able to communicate any needs or concerns to teacher and or parent as needed.
Collect data to direct evidence-based practice
Deal tactfully with others and exercise good judgment in appraising situations
Demonstrate flexibility and adaptability in practice settings to meet student, school and community needs.
Elicit needed information and maintain effective working relationships
Identify health related barriers to learning (i.e., at risk behaviors, financial, cultural, economical, etc.)
Make independent and timely nursing decisions and accurately triage
Plan, coordinate and supervise the work of others
Record accurately services rendered and interpret and explain records, reports, activities, health care plans, accommodations and medical interventions
Secure the cooperation and respect of students, faculty and staff
Utilize various electronic and hard copy documentation systems for entering information at the time of service to the student.
Assessment: Collects comprehensive data pertinent to the client’s health or situation.
Nursing Diagnosis: Analyzes the assessment data to determine the nursing diagnosis or issues that need to be addressed.
Outcomes Identification: Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the client or situation.
Planning: Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation: Implements the identified plan through coordination of care, health teaching and health promotion and consultation to influence the identified plan, enhance the abilities of others and effect change.
Evaluation: Evaluates progress towards attainment of outcomes.
Quality of Practice: Systematically enhances the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Education: Attains knowledge and competency that reflects current school nursing practice.
Professional Practice Evaluation: Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules and regulations.
Collegiality: Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and school personnel as colleagues.
Collaboration: Collaborates with the client, the family, school staff and others in the conduct of school nursing practice.
Ethics: Integrates ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
Research: Integrates research findings into practice.
Resource Utilization: Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, cost and impact on practice on the planning and delivery of school nursing services.
Leadership: Provides leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession.
Program Management: Manages school health services for assigned schools. Exceptional Children’s nurses are not responsible for program management, but may assist the “whole school” nurse in the process.
Attend the New School Nurse Orientation and follow up session (new school nurses)
Collect data for various reports including the Annual Health Assessment and Immunization Report, PBNC Mid-Year and EOY Reports, the NC DHHS School Health Nursing Survey and Program Summary (End of Year of Report)
Assume the responsibility for 1-3 schools, based on acuity levels and district need. Exceptional Children’s nurses typically assume responsibility for only one student.