Registered Nurse School Nurse/Staffing
- Employer
- Interim HealthCare
- Location
- Downtown Joliet, IL
- Closing date
- Jan 23, 2021
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- Profession
- Nurse
- Specialty
- Medical Management
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General Purpose:
The School Nurse is a registered nurse, who provides for the health care of preschool children, school-age children and adolescents within the school setting. The School Nurse exercises independent and interdependent decision-making with direct accountability for clinical judgment. May be required to do paperwork (filing & sorting)
This is a part-time position at a rate of $33.50 per hour.
The ideal candidate must be available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8:30-3:30pm and willing to do paperwork. Call (815) 725-9091
Essential Functions:
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
The School Nurse is a registered nurse, who provides for the health care of preschool children, school-age children and adolescents within the school setting. The School Nurse exercises independent and interdependent decision-making with direct accountability for clinical judgment. May be required to do paperwork (filing & sorting)
This is a part-time position at a rate of $33.50 per hour.
The ideal candidate must be available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8:30-3:30pm and willing to do paperwork. Call (815) 725-9091
Essential Functions:
- Elicits a comprehensive health history from the patient and/or parents and caregivers, to reflect physical and emotional health, developmental/social well-being and immunization status.
- Performs health screens, physical exams, and age-appropriate developmental evaluations.
- Analyzes health history and interprets other data collected to determine health status and care needs.
- Records all pertinent data.
- Manages acute and emergency health problems in the school context and coordinates services needed for optimal health, safety and learning.
- Participates in the implementation of a planned health education curriculum in the schools.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- May have access to personal health information ("PHI") necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by each organization/department.
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with active license in the state(s) in which he/she is employed.
- One (1) year experience
- Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) training to include adults, infants and children.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
- Able to effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical staff, children, adolescents, and adults.
- Able to work autonomously and effectively in an interdisciplinary model.
- Able to demonstrate basic understanding of computers and workplace software.
- Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.
Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
- Work is performed in school settings.
- Ability to physically stretch, reach, bend, stoop, twist, sit, stand, walk and climb stairs.
- Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
- Light to medium physical activity that may require occasional lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
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