Nurse

Position: Nurse

Reports to: Head of School

Classification: Salaried

Job Location: Dallas, Tx

The King’s Academy Dallas is looking for a Nurse to join our team to provide health services to our students. This individual will also promote health education and preventative health practices for students.

TKA Mission: To partner with families in South Dallas to provide children with an exemplary Kingdom education by investing in the whole child; spiritually, academically, and emotionally.

Employee Profile:

Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:

• Acceptance without reservation of the TKA doctrinal beliefs
• A strong clear Christian testimony.
• A mature, godly spirit
• A person of faith and prayer

Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect:

• A lifestyle of biblical integrity
• A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
• The ability to listen and respond to counsel

Duties and Responsibilities:

Nursing Services:

• Provide direct care utilizing professional assessment skills, the nursing process, and established school health protocols.
• Serve as health advocate for the students.
• Notify parents of accident or illness and secure medical care for students in emergency cases (if parent or emergency contact can not be reached)
• Coordinate management system to administer medications to students at school. Administer medications according to district policy and procedures.
• Establish and implement effective procedures for mandatory screening programs. Make referrals as necessary.
• Develop and coordinate continuing evaluation of campus health program and make changes based on findings.

Instruction:

• Participate in development of campus health education curriculum and provide health education to individuals and groups.
• Educate faculty and staff as needed on health-related topics.
• Provide health counseling and instruction to individual students.

Consultation:

• Serve as health liaison between school, physicians, parents, and community.
• Assess student problems and make appropriate referrals working with students, teachers, parents, and medical and health care professionals.
• Participate in Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee, crisis team, and school committees and develops individual health plans.
• Collaborate with other professionals regarding implementation of health-related individual education plans (IEP)
• Participate in assessment and reporting of suspected child abuse.
• Make home visits to help with student health problems as necessary with the permission of the head of school.
• Communicate regularly with head of school, health services coordinator, school counselor, teachers, parents, food services and other staff regarding health services issues.

Administration:

• Review and evaluate immunization records.
• Supervise and train nurse aides in clinic procedures and responsibilities according to district policy.
• Compile, maintain, and file all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required, including clinic records and accurate, updated health records on all students,
• Requisition supplies and equipment needed to maintain clinic inventory.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state laws.
• Report potential health and safety hazards to head of school.
• Comply with all campus routines and regulations.

Professional Development:

• Maintain certification in CPR, vision, and hearing screening and as a health screener.
• Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program
• Valid registered nurse license to practice professional nursing in Texas from the State Board of Nurse Examiners.
• Certified by Texas Department of Health to conduct vision and hearing screening, as well as scoliosis and Acanthosis Nigricans screening.
• CPR Certified
• 1 year of nursing experience, preferably in community health

Physical, Environmental and Mental Requirements

• Regularly sitting at the computer requiring repetitive finger motion and manual dexterity.
• Ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically, even in stressful situations.
• Occasional lifting of 5 to 20 pounds.