School Nurse - Camden
School Nurse - Camden
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Job Description
Heres what you need to know:
We need YOU to help keep our students and community safe and healthy!
The School Nurse is responsible for providing health services to students conducting state-mandated screenings maintaining 100% immunization state compliance and maintaining accurate files. The School Nurse will collaborate with the school social worker teachers child study team and the operations team to ensure that all students are healthy and safe.
A Bit More About You
- Demonstrated ability to work with a team on collaborative projects
- A track record of driving results and achieving goals
- Commitment to do whatever it takes to ensure our teachers and students have what they need to be successful
- Ability to proactively problem solve; anticipate challenges before they occur
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and generate creative solutions
- Ability to develop and manage multiple projects simultaneously and comfortably with ambiguity
- Ability to troubleshoot and manage high stress situations with a calm and positive demeanor
Heres what youll be doing:
- Maintain and ensure the confidentiality of a complete up to date student health record. Such records include but are not limited to immunization data physical examinations screenings referrals follow-up required and specific medical condition
- Administer medication to students in accordance with law Policy and school standing orders
- Follow protocols that provide for crisis intervention for acute illness injury and emotional disturbances
- Develop plans for student care based on assessment interventions and identification of outcomes and the evaluation of care
- Monitor immunizations manage communicable diseases and assess the school environment as to prevent injury and ensure safety
- Manages student health records; Records immunizations health findings and other relevant health data
- Assisting families with locating community health resources
- Serve as consultants to other school professionals such as food service personnel physical education teachers and counselors
- Provide health advice to school educational teams such as the School Support Team
- Maintain and request orders for equipment/supplies for nurses office and first aid station
- Periodically participate in events outside of normal school hours such as family evenings student performances and teacherparent conferences.
Qualifications :
Must Haves
- A current New Jersey registered professional nurse license (RN) issued by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing is required.
- Must either currently possess a School Based Nursing Certification or meet eligibility requirements to obtain School Based Nursing Certification.
- A bachelors degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
- A current Providers Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillators (AED) certification.
- A School Nurse Certification or the ability and to complete the School Nurse Certification within 2 years of being hired.
Additional Information :
Compensation & Benefits
The salary range for this role is $61000 - $84000 depending on experience.
Salary ranges at KIPP are set based upon the role level and function using benchmarks in the education and non-profit sector and allow for growth within the role. Individual compensation within this range will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to relevant professional experience and qualifications; education skills and training; and market conditions.
In addition to a competitive salary KIPP NJ offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:
- Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision
- Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund or New Jersey Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) for appropriately classifed roles
- Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan including matching contributions
- A school-issued laptop
- Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
- Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year) allocated sick and personal days and an extended summer break
- Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
- Employer paid life insurance
- Extensive optional ancillary benefits including short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity
Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex gender age religion national origin citizen status marital status physical or mental disability military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
