Nurse

The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center; Orange (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center in Orange, California is looking for a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide care and support to students at our outdoor education programs. This role involves medication administration, emergency response, and collaboration with a multi-disciplinary team.

The ideal candidate must be a registered nurse licensed in California, enjoy working with kids, and be willing to live on-site during school weeks. Join us in promoting health and well-being in a natural setting.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse in California.
• Able to operate within the California RN scope of practice.
• Must enjoy working with children.

Responsibilities

• Administers medication based on prescription and parental consent.
• Implements emergency protocols as needed.
• Coordinates care with caregivers and health care delivery systems.

Skills

Registered nurse skills

Patient assessment

Emergency response

Medication management

Education

Registered Nurse certification in California

Job description

The mission of The I rvine Ra nch Outdoor Education Center is to serve all youth of Orange County by providing quality outdoor educational programs that instill in them an appreciation of the outdoors and the environment, teach effective teamwork, instruct about the cultural history of Orange County and provide access to the natural resources of the surrounding areas.

This 210-acre outdoor education center, owned and operated by the Orange County Council, Boy Scouts of America, is located in Orange, California and accessible through Irvine Regional Park. The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center (IROEC) features half-day through five-day academic and recreational programming. Our hands-on approach to outdoor education allows participants to explore the outdoors while developing creativity, leadership skills and a respect for the environment.

Job Description

• Functions independently with supervision from Academic Program Director.
• Maintains flexibility and organization in a work environment with multiple assignments and changing priorities.
• Receives, logs and administers all medication based on prescription, doctors orders and parental consent.
• Logs and files all necessary paperwork for students.
• Triages urgent and emergency patient complaints, implements emergency protocols as needed.
• Improves quality of care and clinical outcomes for children with chronic/acute care needs that increase in complexity by coordinating care with caregiver/guardian and health care delivery system using a collaborative approach.
• Coordinates and collaborates with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Assesses and determines needs, development of care plan, identifies knowledge gaps of disease process, treatments, medications, and determines appropriate resources and services required to meet health needs.
• Provides education of disease self-management with patient/caregiver/counselor and discharge plan of care.
• Promotes health and health maintenance, monitors patient progress, provides quality cost-effective outcomes with goal of improved care coordination.
• Increases involvement of patient/family/caregiver with education and in decision making process to decrease emergency hospitalization, hospitalization, and/or re-admission.
• Skilled in patient assessment and safe utilization of medications.
• Responds to all emergency and first-aid calls 24 hours a day.
• Maintains patient privacy with medical conditions and documents.
• Operates within the California RN scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered nurse in the state of California.
• Must be willing to live on site during schools week.
• Must enjoy working with kids.

Additional Information

Visit our website at www.outdooreducationcenter.org

Applications and resumes will be accepted until September 5th, 2016