Registered Nurses
About The Position
Provides professional nursing services at one or more schools to maintain acceptable health standards and school health records, and to provide emergency treatment for student and employee health problems. The role includes caring for students and performing related services such as health screening, notification of identified defects, and communicable disease control, requiring nursing judgment and skill. It does not include classroom instruction or guidance responsibilities. Work is performed under the general direction of a School Physician or School Nurse-Teacher. The nurse may supervise clerical assistants.
Requirements
- Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department, from a course approved as qualifying for Registered Professional Nurse.
- Eligibility for a New York State license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse; possession of the license is required at appointment.
- Knowledge of nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practices, with skill in applying them.
- Working knowledge of materia medica, dietetics, sanitation, and personal hygiene.
- Ability to understand and follow technical oral and written instructions; keep records and make reports; work well with students, teachers, parents, and others; carry out prescribed measures; and plan and supervise sub-professional and non-technical personnel.
- Good observation, mental alertness, firmness, initiative, cheerfulness, patience, emotional stability, a sympathetic attitude toward the sick, good moral character, and good physical condition.
Responsibilities
- Assist the School Physician with physical, visual, and auditory screening examinations of students and employees.
- Administer first aid and emergency treatment to students and employees.
- Prepare and maintain health records for school authorities.
- Assist at school immunization clinics.
- Arrange emergency transportation of sick or injured students or employees to a hospital, home, or doctor's or dentist's office.
- Inspect the school plant, playground, and cafeteria, and report on general safety and sanitary conditions.
- Order, inventory, and oversee storage of first-aid and related health supplies and equipment.
- Consult with attendance teachers, staff members, and school nurse-teachers about health factors related to non-attendance and communicable disease.
- Prepare required records and reports.
- May supervise clerical assistants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
