25-26 School Nurse
25-26 School Nurse
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Job Description
The school nurse will be active in creating and building upon the school health program. Position duties will include both delivery and coordination of health services. The School Nurse utilizes the ANA Nursing Process to promote and improve student health. He/she will implement and coordinate a school health program in order to enhance health and wellness in the school community. Duties are to be performed in accordance with standards of professional nurse care and practice district/state board of education policies and procedures and Louisiana State law regarding nursing with deference to the Nurse Practice Act.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Coordinate develop and administer a school health program
Utilize the nursing process components of assessment diagnosis outcomes identification planning implementation and evaluation to care for ill children during the school day
Coordinate and implement procedures on campus in conjunction with the NOLA Public Schools Nursing/Health Services Coordinator
Make referrals and maintain up to date contact information for primary urgent and emergent medical and dental care service providers as needed
Create and maintain individual health care plans each school year for students with medical concerns (e.g. asthma seizure disorder diabetes etc.)
Create and update Medical 504 Plans for students with health concerns that require classroom accommodations
Coordinate/conduct annual Vision Screening
Coordinate/conduct annual Hearing Screening
Follow-up rescreenings for vision or hearing screening failures
Meet as a member of IEP/MTSS/504 teams gather information and give input for intervention strategies
Maintain a Medication Administration Folder with valid physician orders for specialized care of individual students including but not limited to special medical procedures during school hours (e.g. gastrostomy feeding tracheostomy care blood glucose monitoring and catheterization) as well as administration of medication
Maintain individual student health folders separate from academic folders. Each student will have an up to date Louisiana Department of Education health history form completed annually by a parent or legal guardian
Valid medical order interpretation for non-licensed state certified staff members
Ensure students have met minimum immunization requirements for school entry
Update and capture student immunization records list for annual reports in LINKS state database
Health enrichment classes
Coordinate an educational program of courses for middle school students that address puberty body changes and healthy living practices
Establish an accident/injury prevention program to facilitate school safety
Establish a communicable disease prevention and control program in cooperation with local and state public health agencies
Qualifications :
- Registered by the state of Louisiana to practice Nursing
- Valid unencumbered Louisiana RN license
- Two years minimum work experience as a full time registered nurse
- Experience with Medicaid Billing
Additional Information :
KNOS strives to provide the best most equitable compensation and benefits package in recognition of the significant influence they have on the economic and personal welfare of our employees.
Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience and we routinely engage in compensation analysis for all roles across the organization to ensure that we remain competitive in the market.
403(b) retirement plan KNOS matches 100% of employee contribution up to the first 5% of salary and any bonuses. Vested immediately in 403(b)
No waiting period for health benefits
Ranked above the 90th percentile with 86% of Employees health benefits premium covered by KNOS
Comprehensive customizable health coverage including disability life insurance hospital indemnity FSAs for health and dependent care and free dental and vision for employees
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with services to support employees and their families address personal and work-related issues that may impact their health and well-being
KNOS employees are provided 31 paid holidays/allotted days off and additional paid time off
On-going professional development opportunities
Disclaimer:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
This job description shall not constitute or be construed as a promise of employment or as a contract between KNOS and any of its employees.
KIPP New Orleans Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
At KIPP New Orleans Schools we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion or belief national social or ethnic origin sex (including pregnancy) age disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression marital status veteran service genetic information family or parental status or any other status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. KNOS expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on any of the characteristics listed here. Improper interference with the ability of KNOS employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
KNOS complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the KNOS has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Contact Us:
Please contact our regional Talent Team at with any questions.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
