Registered Nurse PRN - School Based (K-12)

Riverview Health • Westfield, IN

16h • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves providing comprehensive nursing care to K-12 students, ensuring their health, safety, and readiness to learn. The Registered Nurse will collaborate with various stakeholders, including parents, healthcare providers, school administration, and staff, to develop and implement individual health care plans. Responsibilities include assessing student health needs, providing direct care for illnesses and injuries, managing medical records, adhering to privacy laws and nursing practice acts, and promoting health education within the school environment. The position requires a commitment to quality assurance, maintaining a well-stocked clinic, and identifying/referring students with abnormal health findings.

Requirements

• Associate degree from an accredited School of Nursing
• One (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse valid to practice in the state of Indiana
• Basic Life Support- Provider (American Heart Association)

Nice To Haves

• BSN
• One (1) year previous school nurse experience, public health nursing, community health nursing or pediatric nursing
• One (1) year inpatient nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Review student's medical history and using nursing assessment evaluate impact on keeping the student healthy, safe and ready to learn.
• Gathers student specific health information, health care provider recommendations, orders, and/or emergency action plans.
• Consults with parents and providers and identifies nursing diagnoses, goals, interventions and measurable outcomes to provide best educational outcome.
• Creates an individual health care plan.
• Collaborates with manager, school administration and school staff to identify ways to insure medical needs are addressed in the classroom.
• Provides training to keep the student safe while attending school.
• Follows the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) school privacy and confidentiality laws or practices.
• Follows Indiana Nurses Practice Act, Indiana Department of Education School Nurse Guidelines for Delegation, Indiana Code for schools and school district policies.
• Gathers, reviews, records and reports immunization records status for all student according to the Indiana Department of Health school required immunizations law.
• Uses good standards of practice to assess and provide care/ first aid for illness and injuries.
• Provide appropriate care and referrals to additional medical services as necessary.
• Assesses and documents patient conditions according to the specifications of the written nursing policies and procedures.
• Adheres to infection prevention protocols and promotes and assists in the control and spread of communicable diseases at school.
• Perform all Quality Assurance functions and procedures necessary to meet and maintain regulatory requirements.
• Procures and maintains a well stocked clinic.
• Screens or participates as needed in health screenings.
• Identifies any abnormal health findings and initiates referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow-through.
• Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.
• Delivers health education and anticipatory guidance in the clinic and classroom as needed and serves as a resource for school personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree