Substitute School Nurse

Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Independence School in Newark, DE is seeking a Substitute Nurse to support student and staff health services. The nurse will identify health concerns, collaborate with administrators and families, and help maintain health records and compliance.

Responsibilities include administering care, nursing assessments, screenings, medication management, and health education. Prior experience in school nursing is preferred but not required; RN licensure and CPR/AED certification are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Basic computer knowledge.
• 1 year minimum clinical nursing experience.
• School nursing experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provides health care to students, faculty and staff.
• Maintains student medical records, ensuring parents/guardians submit proper medical forms and assisting with referrals as needed.
• Monitors immunizations and communicable diseases; oversees infection control and maintains a safe school environment.
• Receives daily illness calls and attendance updates from homeroom teachers; informs parents of absences as requested and updates records.
• Oversees medication administration, anaphylaxis protocols and confidential health care plans.
• Performs vision, hearing and scoliosis screenings.
• Maintains emergency cards and PPD records for faculty and staff.
• Maintains the school's AEDs.
• Acts as a medical consultant with PE staff, coaches, plant staff and psychologists.
• Provides health-related education to students and staff.

Skills

Basic computer knowledge

Education

RN License

CPR & AED certification

Job description

Substitute Nurse

The role of the school nurse is to advance the well being, and overall health of students, faculty, and staff. The school nurse is responsible to identify actual or potential health problems and collaborate with administrators, educators, students and families to ensure that a student develops normally.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides health care to students, faculty and staff.
• Maintains student medical records, seeing that parents/guardians have proper medical forms submitted to school, and assists with referrals as needed.
• 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. Updates attendance records.
• 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.

Qualifications Profile:

1. Basic computer knowledge
2. 1 year minimum clinical nursing experience
3. School nursing experience is preferred but not necessary.

License or Certificate:

1. R.N. License
2. Current certification for CPR & AED

The Independence School prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.