ESY Nurse

Orchard Farm School District is seeking a nurse to join our extendedschool year team for 4 weeks in the summer!

The Nurse will provide evaluation management and/or referrals concerning the health and medical care needs of students during the summer days for the purpose of minimizing absences due to illness maximizing educational opportunities and creating a healthy school climate.

Essential Functions:

• Performs nursing assessment for students who are ill or injured; applies appropriate theory as basis for providing first aid nursing care intervention and referrals for those students.
• Maintains accurate records and documentation in accordance with state and federal law and Board of Education policies.
• Provides guidance counseling and health education to students parents and employees as necessary.
• Reports to parents school district personnel physicians clinics and others as needed to meet student health needs.
• Notifies the appropriate person or agency of students injury/illness in accordance with Board policy as necessary.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by supervisors or other administrators.

Equipment:

• Uses medical equipment to provide health care to students/staff including but not limited to blood glucose monitor stethoscopes thermometers sphygmomanometers.
• Uses personal computers.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of medical terminology anatomy symptoms diagnoses treatments first aid illnesses and injuries nutrition and related areas.
• Ability to diagnose and provide care for ill or injured students.
• Ability to convey appropriate medical information to school district staff or medical professionals to ensure a proper maintenance in the school setting.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide and perform arithmetic operations as needed for position.
• Ability to understand apply and use personal computers and software applications (e.g. Word Excel Powerpoint the Internet Outlook electronic mail).
• Ability to problem solve job-related issues.
• Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals and students with special needs.
• Ability to follow oral and written orders from supervisors administrators physicians and to coordinate work with principal teachers and others.
• Ability to describe orally and in writing school health services provided issues and concerns regarding school health.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students staff and others contacted in the course of work.

Safety Requirements:

• Adheres to all applicable professional safety standards and practices in the nursing field including requirements set forth in federal and state law and Occupational Safety and Health regulations.
• Implements Board Policy regarding Blood Borne Pathogens and other Board policies regarding the medical or health care of employees and students.

Qualifications Profile: Any combination of education licenses certifications and experience providing the required skill and knowledge for successful performance would be qualifying. Typical qualifications would be equivalent to:

• Must meet qualifications of a school nurse as defined in state regulations.
• Successful experiences working with pediatric population preferably in a community or school setting desirable.

License or Certificate:

• Registered professional nurse designated as R.N. as defined and determined by state law and currently licensed in the state.
• Current certification in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

All interested applicants must be available during the following4 weeks in July.

Required Experience:

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