Substitute School Nurse [Float]

Devereux; United States; On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

ASCEND Career Accelerator Program

Crisis prevention/intervention & CPR训练

Job summary

Devereux PA Children's Services is seeking a Part-Time Substitute School Nurse (RN) to administer medications and provide first aid in a school setting. You will support students with special needs under the School Nurse Manager’s guidance, ensuring safety and care during school hours across multiple campuses in PA.

This role offers 10–25 hours weekly with a 9:30am–1:30pm schedule, reimbursed at $40.00–$45.60 per hour, depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Part-time RN with experience administering medication and providing first aid in a school setting.
• Ability to document medication administrations and related activities.
• Availability Monday–Friday, 9:30am–1:30pm, 10–25 hours weekly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety of all students.
• Administer medication to students.
• Document all medication administrations and related activities.
• Provide care for students with special needs and medical challenges.
• Respond to medical emergencies and provide first aid as needed.

Skills

Medication administration

First aid

Documentation

School nursing

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Are you looking for a Part Time School Nurse (RN) role? Do you have experience administering medication and providing first aid in a school setting? Do you want to feel appreciated in your role helping children and adolescents?

Being a Substitute School Nurse (RN) At Devereux PA Children's Services Has Its Advantages

As a Part Time Substitute School Nurse (RN) at the Devereux PA Children's Services [DPACS] you will be responsible for the medication administration and general first aid for students in the school setting. Also, you will demonstrate an understanding of the application of the nursing process and the delivery of student care in a school setting for students with special needs and medical challenges.

The Substitue School Nurse will provide support daily as assigned by the School Nurse Manager in one our 6 approved private day school programs. This position will provide "fill in" coverage daily in the absence of the full time school nurse. Devereux PA Children's Services operates schools located in West Chester [390 E. Boot Road], Downingtown [600 W. Boot Road], Malvern [655 Sugartown Road], Audubon [2650 Eisenhower Ave], and Landenberg 20 McMaster Blvd], Pa.

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9:30am-1:30pm [10-25hrs weekly]

Compensation: $40.00-$45.60/hr [Based on Experience]

Every day as a Substitute School Nurse (RN) you will...

• Ensure the safety of all students
• Administer medication to students
• Document all medication administrations and all related activities
• Provide care as needed for students with special needs and medical challenges
• Respond to medical emergencies in the school and provide general first aid as needed

You will be offered:

• The opportunity to see your work have a positive impact on the children over time
• Comprehensive training in crisis prevention/intervention, trauma informed care, CPR, first aid, and cultural competencies
• A healthy team focused environment that embraces the concepts of servant leadership-putting others first
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program

Devereux's Approved Private Schools offer high quality, innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. Children and young adults may come to Devereux as a day student, or as a part of residential treatment. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual's parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate.

The School for Integrated Learning (SIL) [390 E. Boot Road] focuses on building upon the unique strengths of each student. Our school strives to offer a breadth of opportunities for students to express themselves and find personal levels of accomplishment through activities such as: Special Olympics, talent shows and school dances, student government, peer mentoring, service learning, community gardening, and employment education, both in the classroom and in the community. The goal of the School for Integrated Learning is to create individualized educational opportunities that enable each student to live as a positive, healthy and socially-connected individual in his or her community. The School for Integrated Learning is licensed to serve students in grades K-12 who have been identified with the following primary disabilities: behavioral and cognitive differences, autism, intellectual disabilities and speech and language impairments. The core curriculum has been aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards, as well as the curricula of our partner school districts. This innovative special education programs that work in tandem with families and school districts to ensure that students can return to their local schools and communities with the tools they will need to succeed. The goal of the curriculum is to provide students with learning experiences that foster increased engagement and success through differentiated instruction, evidence-based instructional strategies, and rigorous learning expectations. Each student has an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), which outlines goals for skill development and the best strategies by which the student can reach his/her goals. A multi-disciplinary team, including the individual's parent(s) or guardian, regularly reviews the plan to discuss challenges, progress and adjustments to goals as appropriate. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments.

Devereux Center for Autism Research and Education Services (CA