Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn) I

Orange County Public Schools•Winter Garden, FL

About The Position

Under direction, the Licensed Practical Nurse provides medical care and services to students according to physician-prescribed medical care and treatment orders. The position responds to medical emergencies, assesses circumstances and conditions, and resolves them according to established procedures and protocols. The role also performs related work as directed. The nurse administers medications and treatments, supports students with medical conditions, conducts screenings, maintains student medical records and clinic documentation, and helps keep the school clinic safe, sanitary, and adequately stocked. The position requires a valid Florida Licensed Practical Nurse license and vocational/technical certification, with continued employment contingent on completing 24 continuing education credits every two years. Work includes regular and sometimes sustained moderately physically demanding tasks, such as climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds. Tasks may involve exposure to toxic or poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances. The Orange County School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

Requirements

Vocational/technical certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Valid Florida state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Complete 24 required continuing education credits every two years; continued employment is contingent on meeting this requirement.
Ability to provide specialized therapeutic or physical care and follow care plans and procedures.
Ability to operate and control special-needs and therapeutic equipment and devices.
Ability to evaluate and assess data using established criteria and exercise discretion in selecting alternatives.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule-form instructions and exercise independent judgment.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic, including calculating decimals and percentages.
Ability to perform regular and sometimes sustained moderately physically demanding work, including lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds.
Ability to perform work that may involve exposure to toxic or poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Responsibilities

Responds to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Provides student medical care and services according to physician-prescribed orders.
Prepares and dispenses medications to students in accordance with physician orders and established schedules.
Monitors students with diabetes and provides appropriate interventions for blood glucose levels.
Conducts vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings.
Performs gastrostomy tube feedings and catheterizations according to physician orders; takes vital signs and assesses student conditions when necessary.
Maintains accurate records, including medication records, incident reports, nursing notes, daily treatments, and interventions.
Responds to emergency incidents, assesses circumstances and conditions, and follows established procedures and protocols.
Monitors supplies and medications and reorders as needed.
Maintains a safe and sanitary school clinic by stocking supplies, cleaning surfaces, and changing exam paper.
Cleans medical supplies according to sanitation procedures.
Maintains student medical records and retrieves records for review before evaluation appointments; researches diagnoses as appropriate.
Digitally records clinic visits and their purposes and tracks student counts and statistical data about reasons for visits.
Confers with evaluation teams about student medical information and requests medical histories as appropriate.
Keeps current with job-appropriate technology used by OCPS and attends district-supported training to maintain the required skill level.
Maintains timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Performs related duties as directed.