School Nurse: Health & Wellness Advocate

The Independence School; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The Independence School in Newark is seeking a school nurse to promote the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff. The nurse identifies health issues, collaborates with families and administrators to ensure students develop normally.

Responsibilities include providing care, maintaining medical records, immunization monitoring, medication administration, screenings, and acting as medical consultant to PE, athletics, and counseling staff; CPR/AED certified RN required.

Qualifications

• 1 year minimum clinical nursing experience.
• School nursing experience is preferred but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Provides health care to students, faculty and staff.
• Maintains student medical records, seeing that parents/guardians have proper medical forms submitted to school.
• Monitors immunizations and communicable diseases. Oversees infection control and assesses the environment to ensure a safe and healthy school environment.
• Receives daily illness calls and daily attendance reports from homeroom teachers. Phones parents of absent students who have not informed the teacher or school by 11:00 AM as requested.
• Oversees medication administration, anaphylaxis and confidential list & health care plans.
• Performs vision, hearing and scoliosis screening.
• Maintains emergency cards and PPD records of faculty and staff.
• Maintains the school's AED's.
• Serves as a medical consultant with other school professionals, such as physical education teachers, coaches, plant staff and psychologist.
• Provides health-related education to students and staff.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Clinical nursing experience

Education

RN License

CPR & AED Certification

Job description

The Independence School in Newark is seeking a school nurse to promote the health and well-being of students, faculty and staff. The nurse identifies health issues, collaborates with families and administrators to ensure students develop normally.

Responsibilities include providing care, maintaining medical records, immunization monitoring, medication administration, screenings, and acting as medical consultant to PE, athletics, and counseling staff; CPR/AED certified RN required.