School Staff Nurse

Akron Children’s Hospital; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Akron Children’s Hospital is seeking a part-time School Staff Nurse to provide school health services for students within a 30-mile radius of home. Responsibilities include direct clinical care, student record maintenance, and collaboration with families and school personnel.

Minimum requirements include a BSN or near completion, RN licensure, and BLS certification; 1–2 years healthcare experience preferred. Onsite position with MS Office proficiency expected.

Qualifications

• BSN required or to be obtained within 5 years of hire.
• BLS certification required.
• Registered Nurse licensure required.
• 1–2 years healthcare experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
• Provides clinical care including routine, special needs, and emergency first aid.
• Maintains student health records and documents services rendered.
• Participates in department and hospital education efforts.
• Communicates with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
• Addresses physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of patients.
• Ensures compliance with departmental/school/state/federal policies and HR guidelines.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills

School setting experience

Pediatric nursing

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Healthcare experience (1+ year)

Education

BSN

RN licensure

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Part-Time
M-F While School Is In Session
Daily Float w/i 30 Miles of Home

Summary

The School Staff Nurse is responsible for the provision of school health services to the student population serviced.

Responsibilities

1. Provides school health services as directed by department and contracts.
2. Provides the clinical care necessary within the department, including routine, special needs, and emergency first aide.
3. Maintains appropriate student health records and documents services rendered
4. Participates in the educational efforts of the department and the hospital.
5. Communicates effectively with management, parents/guardians, school authorities, and allied personnel.
6. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care for the physical, psychological, social, educational, and safety needs of the patients served regardless of age.
7. Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with departmental/school/State and Federal, and Human Resource policies, procedures and guidelines.
8. Other duties as required.

Other information

Technical Expertise

1. Experience in a school setting is preferred.
2. Experience in pediatric nursing is preferred.
3. Experience working within a multidisciplinary team is preferred. Minimum of one year experience in healthcare is required.
4. Proficiency in MS Office [Outlook, Excel, Word] or similar software is required.

Education and Experience

1. Education: Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) required or must be obtained within 5 years of date of hire.
2. Certification: BLS certification is required. Registered Nurse licensure is required.
3. Years of relevant experience: 1 to 2 years is preferred.
4. Years of experience supervising: None.

Part Time

FTE: 0.560000

Status: Onsite