Senior Campus Nurse: Health & Safety Leader

Plano ISD; Plano (TX); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 72 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Plano ISD seeks a school nurse to assess, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate health services within a coordinated school health program. You will provide direct health care to students, manage health records, and collaborate with staff to create a safe, healthy learning environment.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited nursing program, Texas RN license, BLS, and two years of experience. Preferred instructor certification and strong organizational skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program (required).
• Valid registered nurse license to practice professional nursing in Texas (required).
• Basic Life Support Provider certification (required).
• AHA Basic Life Support Instructor certification (preferred).
• Knowledge of Texas Nursing Practice Act and NASN standards of nursing practice.
• Two years of professional nursing experience (required).

Responsabilités

• Work as a member of the school staff, within the framework of the school health program to provide for the health needs of all the students.
• Provide direct health care to students who become ill or injured during the school day.
• Refer students to primary health care providers or community resources.
• Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning.
• Implement a system for identification of students with chronic/acute health care needs.
• Follow action plans and physician's orders, and develop individual health plans.
• Maintain parental authorization records for health care services and release of health information.
• Communicate information contained in the action plan with staff on a need-to-know basis.
• Maintain an orderly, clean, safe and properly supplied clinic.
• Develop an effective system for acquisition, maintenance and use of supplies and equipment for the school health facility.
• Maintain health services equipment according to policy.
• Maintain emergency bag and evacuation system per PISD guidelines.
• Participate in development of the campus emergency health and crisis plan.
• Follow district guidelines in the establishment of first responder teams.
• Follow immunization laws for Texas pertaining to each grade level.
• Implement communicable disease control in the school, including monitoring, surveillance and assessing.
• Assist with disease prevention and outbreak-management within the school.
• Participate with local/federal/state/city/county health department requests for audits of records or disease reports.
• Coordinate screening programs for state mandated grade level and transfer students.
• Provide referrals to appropriate health care providers for abnormal results on screening.
• Maintain accurate records of mandated immunizations, Vision, Hearing, Spinal and Acanthosis Nigricans.
• Ensure school health services are documented properly.
• Provide comprehensive services in all components of the coordinated school health program.
• Establish safe systems of medication administration with proper documentation.
• Adhere to HIPAA/FERPA and confidentiality rules and regulations.
• Maximize in-class time by reducing health-related absenteeism.
• Act as an advocate and liaison between home, school and community.
• Provide classroom health instruction and serve as a health resource.
• Participate in health promotion activities.
• Train UDCA staff and provide training.
• Train and monitor unlicensed staff in health services, including medication administration.
• Follow procedure notebook for science camp preparation.
• Train staff/volunteers for camp on student health needs.
• Identify health care needs of student populations and resources.
• Collaborate with community agencies to provide resources.
• Provide professional health leadership to administrators and staff.
• Follow Nurse Practice Act guidelines and The Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Follow Plano ISD rules and directives.
• Follow attendance policy as assigned.
• Perform other functions as assigned by administration/supervisor.

Connaissances

Strong communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

HIPAA/FERPA knowledge

Formation

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Texas RN license

BLS certification

AHA Basic Life Support Instructor (preferred)

Description du poste

Plano ISD seeks a school nurse to assess, plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate health services within a coordinated school health program. You will provide direct health care to students, manage health records, and collaborate with staff to create a safe, healthy learning environment.

Requirements include graduation from an accredited nursing program, Texas RN license, BLS, and two years of experience. Preferred instructor certification and strong organizational skills are valued.