Registered Nurse Substitute

Maricopa Unified School District #20 • Maricopa, AZ

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About The Position

To provide health care services to students and staff.

Requirements

• Knowledge of federal and state rules, policies and requirements related to student health.
• Knowledge of nursing policies and practices.
• Knowledge of community health resources and programs
• Knowledge of guidelines of confidentiality per HIPAA, FERPA.
• Skill in performing nursing assessments.
• Skill in monitoring health conditions of students.
• Skill in making appropriate referrals.
• Skill in operating office equipment, computer applications.
• Skill in communicating orally and in writing.
• Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others.
• Active Arizona Registered Nurse License in good standing
• Current CPR Certification
• State of Arizona Board Certified Registered Nursing License.
• Hearing Testing Certification as class space is available.
• CPR Certification

Responsibilities

• Provides case management activities; developing and implementing plan of care for students with chronic diseases who require specialized nursing care and monitoring while at school.
• Directs health care of students and staff who are injured, need first aid, suffering from chronic illnesses or require supervision of their medication(s) while at school.
• Provides nursing physical examination, assessment, and evaluation of students including vision and hearing screening, weight management, scoliosis screening, blood pressure screening, and screenings for communicable diseases.
• Refers students and parents to appropriate healthcare resources within the community.
• Collaborates with the building principal and teachers making recommendations for implementation of health services for individual students.
• Maintains immunization records, implementing policy on exclusion and readmission with the guidance and support of the building principal.
• Assists in developing school health programs including home visits, parent education classes, and classroom teaching of dental and hygiene programs.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing and the Principal that is in the Nurse Practice Act scope of practice.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees