School Nurse: Health Advocate & Student Wellness Lead

Echo Mountain Primary; Phoenix (AZ); In loco; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Echo Mountain Primary School in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the district health team. This full-time, 1.0 FTE position provides health services, screenings, and referrals, coordinating with families and educators to support student wellness.

The School Nurse will establish and maintain a comprehensive health program, document care, ensure immunization compliance, and respond to emergencies, while collaborating with staff and community partners.

Competenze

• SKILLS are required to perform multiple, highly complex, technical tasks with a need to periodically upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions/student health needs.
• Specific skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the function of the job include: applying nursing assessment tools, operating standard office equipment including use of personal computers and pertinent software applications; preparing and maintaining accurate records

Mansioni

• Establishes and maintains a comprehensive school health program.
• Maintains information about the health and developmental status of students.
• Supports nursing care plans with specific goals and interventions delineating school nursing action unique to student’s needs.
• Maintains nursing care that promotes, maintains, or restores health and prevents illness.
• Manages student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Documents nursing care via computer program.
• Gathers statistics for district and state reports.
• Ensures compliance with Arizona State Immunization requirements for all students throughout the school year.
• Participates in the Medicaid in Public Schools (MIPS) program as defined by district policies.
• Conducts annual health screenings and referrals as defined by district policies and/or mandated by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents and a variety of community resources for the purpose of improving the overall quality of student outcomes.
• Counsels students and families for the purpose of improving student performance, health status, problem-solving techniques and a variety of personal issues.
• Participates on PCL team for the purpose of improving school nursing practice.
• Assesses, plans and implements school health services in collaboration with other school/district staff.
• Participates in a variety of meetings (e.g., staff, district, IEPs, 504’s, etc.) for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering medical and health-related data/information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g., student injury reports, Arizona School Health Annual Report [ASHAR], immunization data report, hearing screening report, etc.) for the purpose of documenting and meeting mandated requirements.
• Reports student/school health and safety status to assigned administrator and appropriate agencies (e.g., fights, suspected child or substance abuse, inappropriate social behaviors, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining student personal safety, a positive learning environment and complying with regulatory requirements and established guidelines.
• Responds to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel/agency for resolution.
• Responds to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g., other teachers, parents, administrators, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
• Participates in school activities (e.g., open house, parent-teacher conferences).
• Maintains current knowledge in the area of specialization.
• Supports goals and objective of the school and district.

Conoscenze

Nursing assessment tools

Record keeping

Computer skills

Formazione

BSN preferred

Descrizione del lavoro

Echo Mountain Primary School in Phoenix, Arizona is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the district health team. This full-time, 1.0 FTE position provides health services, screenings, and referrals, coordinating with families and educators to support student wellness.

The School Nurse will establish and maintain a comprehensive health program, document care, ensure immunization compliance, and respond to emergencies, while collaborating with staff and community partners.