Long Term Substitute Nurse

Madison; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

ReNEW Schools in Indiana is seeking a School Nurse to provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the school. Qualifications include an Indiana nursing license, a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, and RN credentials.

Essential duties include assessing health needs, assisting when ill or injured, providing health counseling and follow-up, and helping teachers adapt the program to meet

Qualifications

• Indiana nursing license required.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing and RN credentials required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, identify, and monitor the health needs of students and school personnel.
• Assist students and school personnel who become ill or are injured at school.
• Provide health counseling and follow-up to students, their families, and school personnel.
• Assist teachers in adapting the school program to meet the individual needs of all students.
• Schedule and conduct vision and scoliosis screening tests and assist with hearing screening.
• Dispense medications in the school in accordance with Corporation's medication procedures.

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

RN license

Job description

Position Title:School Nurse

Reports to:Director of Special Education

FSLA: Exempt

Summary of the position:To provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each corporation student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the school.

Qualifications:A current license of Nursing in the State of Indiana.Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in nursing and have an RN degree.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily.

• Assess, identify, and monitor the physical, emotional, and social needs of students and school personnel.
• Assist students and school personnel who become ill or are injured at school.
• Provide health counseling and follow-up to students, their families, and school personnel.
• Assist teachers in adapting the school program to meet the individual needs of all students.
• Schedule and conduct vision and scoliosis screening tests and assist with hearing screening.
• Implement operational procedures for dispensing prescription and non-prescription medications in the school in accordance with Corporation's medication

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of the job successfully.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.The employee frequently is required to sit and use his hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus