Registered Nurse (School Nurse) VSP/Limited Hours
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates health care services for students in a school setting. The RN coordinates care to achieve desired outcomes, participates in student and family teaching, and provides leadership through delegation and cooperative work with school personnel, community members, and health care agencies. The nurse maintains professional nursing practice standards and practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978, Article 15, Part 172. The RN must demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide age-appropriate care and services to the students served. The nurse promotes patient safety and follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient's Bill of Rights and ANA Standards of Professional Performance. As the health care expert in the school setting, the RN assesses the system of care, develops plans to address student health needs, coordinates and supervises care, and contributes to school staff activities and organizational quality initiatives. The RN applies the nursing process to assess and identify student health needs, set measurable outcomes, plan and provide evidence-based care, and evaluate results. Responsibilities include case management for students with acute or chronic health needs; creating and revising individualized health care plans; coordinating care with students, families, school personnel, health care providers, and community resources; providing screenings and emergency response; documenting care; and supporting health promotion, education, and prevention activities. This is a VSP/Limited Hours position. The schedule is day shift, 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with no weekends or holidays. Pay range is $31.23 to $44.61 per hour.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
- Current Michigan RN license, or completion by the end of orientation.
- Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider certification, or completion within 60 days of hire.
- Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the ages of students served.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate health care services for students and collaborate with students, families, school personnel, health care providers, and community agencies.
- Provide student and family teaching and promote health, education, prevention, safety, and healthy development.
- Lead assessment of the school health care system and develop plans addressing wellness policies, emergencies, disasters, infectious disease prevention, and crisis prevention.
- Direct and supervise non-licensed personnel performing delegated nursing activities.
- Participate in school committees and administrative roles and support department and organizational strategic goals and quality initiatives, including data collection and reporting.
- Collect and analyze student health data, identify nursing diagnoses and needs, maintain records, and validate information in collaboration with families, faculty, and health care providers.
- Identify culturally appropriate short- and long-term student health outcomes, document measurable goals, and serve as case manager for students with acute or chronic health needs.
- Develop evidence-based individualized health care plans, emergency care plans, crisis and disaster plans, clinic-use strategies, and procedures for health situations when the RN is unavailable.
- Provide competent evidence-based nursing care and coordinate implementation of student health care plans.
- Conduct health screening programs, respond effectively to emergencies, communicate health-related recommendations, document interventions, and prioritize care according to student needs.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of care plans and health promotion, education, and prevention activities; revise plans as needed and document evaluation results in summaries or annual reports.
- Maintain professional nursing standards, promote patient safety, collaborate ethically, use appropriate resources, and contribute to the professional development and training of peers, colleagues, and students.
