School Nurse - SY 26-27

ACCEL Schools•Elkton, MD

1d•$55,000 - $62,000•Onsite

About The Position

ACCEL Schools is hiring a highly qualified School Nurse at Cornerstone Academy located in Westerville, OH. The School Nurse is the primary health contact for all physical and mental health records and services. All duties are carried out with the utmost regard for privacy and in full compliance with federal, state, and local law. The School Nurse will promote and protect student health, plan and implement school health management protocols, and initiate referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through. They will ensure student health records are maintained in a thorough, timely and compliant manner, provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness, and create and maintain a log of visits to the school’s health clinic. The School Nurse will contact parents and guardians to notify them of a child’s illness, maintain student medications in a safe and compliant manner, and communicate with parents and guardians to ensure adequate supply of student medications are available. They will also procure and maintain health clinic supplies, maintain an inventory of spare clothing and student uniforms for emergency purposes, and schedule annual vision and hearing exams for eligible students. Additionally, the School Nurse will schedule biannual preventative and restorative dental exams for eligible students, develop and maintain health service partnerships such as School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT), Children’s Hospital Diabetes, and mobile health for homebound students, and develop and maintain partnerships and resources to support pregnant students. They will develop and deliver student health and wellness professional development to the school community, conduct home visits as needed, stay abreast of changing school nurse practices, and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse
Fluency with State and local laws relating to health and social issues
Experience working with children including teenagers
Knowledge of school nurse practices
Proficiency in using multiple office and database programs including Microsoft products (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
Strong attention to detail
High-quality written and verbal communication skills
Understanding and ability to manage confidential information
Ability to pass federal, state, and local background checks, as required by state.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an education setting is a plus

Responsibilities

Promote and protect student health
Plan and implement school health management protocols
Initiate referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow through
Ensure student health records are maintained in a thorough, timely and compliant manner
Provide basic healthcare to students in case of injury or acute illness
Create and maintain log of visits to the school’s health clinic
Contact parents and guardians to notify them of a child’s illness
Maintain student medications in a safe and compliant manner
Communicate with parents and guardians to ensure adequate supply of student medications are available
Procure and maintain health clinic supplies
Maintain an inventory of spare clothing and student uniforms for emergency purposes
Schedule annual vision and hearing exams for eligible students
Schedule biannual preventative and restorative dental exams for eligible students
Develop and maintain health service partnerships such as School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT), Children’s Hospital Diabetes, and mobile health for homebound students
Develop and maintain partnerships and resources to support to pregnant students
Develop and deliver student health and wellness professional development to the school community
Conduct home visits as needed
Stay abreast of changing school nurse practices
Perform other duties as assigned