Licensed Practical Nurse (Lpn) I

Orange County Public Schools•Orlando, FL

About The Position

Under direction, the Licensed Practical Nurse provides medical care and services to students according to physician-prescribed care and treatment orders. The position addresses medical emergencies, assesses circumstances and conditions, and resolves issues according to established procedures and protocols. The employee also performs related work as directed. The role includes administering medications and treatments, assisting students with medical conditions, conducting screenings, documenting care, maintaining student medical records and clinic supplies, and communicating with evaluation teams. Employees are expected to keep accurate and timely records and stay current with job-appropriate technology and training.

Requirements

Vocational/technical certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
Valid Florida state license as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
Satisfy 24 required continuing education credits every two years to remain employed.
Ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, or assess data and information using established criteria.
Ability to assist people in carrying out specialized therapeutic or physical care plans and procedures.
Ability to operate, maneuver, or control special-needs and therapeutic equipment and devices.
Ability to use reference, descriptive, and advisory information.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and calculate decimals and percentages.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions and exercise independent judgment to adapt methods and standards to assigned objectives.
Ability to exercise judgment and decisiveness when evaluating information against sensory, judgmental, or subjective criteria.
Ability to perform moderately physically demanding work, including climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and potentially lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects weighing 20–50 pounds.
Visual perception and discrimination; some tasks also require oral communication, sound discrimination, and color discrimination.
Ability to work with potential exposure to toxic or poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.

Responsibilities

Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner, representing OCPS positively.
Provide medical care and services to students according to physician-prescribed orders.
Prepare and dispense medications to students in accordance with physician orders and established schedules.
Monitor students diagnosed with diabetes and provide appropriate interventions based on blood glucose levels.
Conduct vision, hearing, and scoliosis screenings.
Perform gastrostomy tube feedings and catheterizations according to physician orders; take vital signs and assess student conditions when necessary.
Maintain accurate records of medications dispensed, incident reports, nursing notes, daily treatments, and interventions.
Respond to emergency incidents, assess circumstances and conditions, and act according to established procedures and protocols.
Monitor supplies and medications and reorder as necessary.
Maintain safe and sanitary conditions in the school clinic, including stocking supplies, cleaning surfaces, and changing exam paper.
Clean medical supplies according to sanitation procedures.
Maintain student medical records and retrieve records for review before evaluation appointments; research medical diagnoses as appropriate.
Digitally record student clinic visits and their purposes, and track visit counts and related statistics.
Confer with evaluation teams about student medical information and request medical histories as appropriate.
Keep current with job-appropriate technology and attend district-supported training as needed.
Maintain timely and accurate information as part of job responsibilities.
Perform related duties as directed.