Registered Nurse - School Based (K-12)

Riverview Health • Westfield, IN

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About The Position

This role focuses on providing comprehensive nursing care to K-12 students, ensuring their health, safety, and readiness to learn. The Registered Nurse will assess student health needs, develop individual health care plans, collaborate with school staff and parents, and adhere to all relevant state and federal regulations. Responsibilities include managing student medical histories, administering care for illnesses and injuries, maintaining immunization records, and promoting health education within the school environment.

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 Suppport- 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