School RN

Responsibilities:

School Services

• Adheres to Standards of School Nursing Practice as established by the National Association of School Nurses (NASN)
• Represents the Agency in a professional manner
• Utilizes a distinct clinical knowledge base for decision making in nursing practice
• Promotes and maintains optimal levels of student health
• Uses effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Assesses and evaluates the student's health status by obtaining data through interview, screening procedures, observation, physical assessment and a review of records before formulating a nursing diagnosis
• Collaborates in the identification of students with special needs
• Develops and implements individualized health care plans for students in need
• Provides emergency care as needed/develops procedures and provides for crisis intervention for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbances
• Provides health education for students, parents, and school personnel
• Counsels students, parents, and school personnel, as needed
• Participates in school teams as the health resource, when indicated.
• Implements health screening in accordance with State regulations and Board of Education policies
• Maintains cumulative health records on all students, including immunization records with data entry into SNAP or other designated system
• Adheres to mandatory documentation and reports as required by State regulations
• Shares information with other Agency personnel and other members of the health care team while maintaining all HIPAA requirements
• Administers and records prescribed medications in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes 10-212a
• Implements the control of communicable disease within the school environment and seeks appropriate guidance from the School District Team Leader, School Medical Advisor, and the Director of Health as appropriate
• Acts as a resource on health issues and health curriculum
• Provides comprehensive nursing assessments and interventions for student & staff health
• Actively participates in community education via presentation of in-service programs, lecture series, etc.
• Maintains appropriate statistics identifying health trends and problems - reporting the same to the School District Team Leader and Building Principal when appropriate
• Attends Agency staff meetings and participates in appropriate departmental committees
• Responsible for the appropriate delegation and supervision of responsibilities of VNHFC School Health Office personnel
• Conducts annual evaluation of Health Assistant, when applicable

For staff providing care to the pre-school population:

• Provides health supervision/community education
• Teaches staff proper techniques and precautions
• Serves as nurse consultant to contracting preschools/day care centers:
• Fulfill all State mandated health requirements for preschool, inclusive of review of health records, immunization, site check, etc.
• Screen all ill children during on-site visit
• Provide continuing health education to children, staff, and parents
• Conference with Preschool/Day Care Director regarding pertinent issues and update on new State and Federal Government regulations
• Provide required immunization to staff
• Provide CPR and First Aid certification to preschool and day care staff on annual basis
• Implement educational programs appropriate for day care and preschool population

Qualifications:

• Registered Professional Nurse licensed in the State of Connecticut

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or related field, preferred
• Minimum of 2 years current nursing experience in Pediatrics, School Health or Emergency Department required.
• Current certification in CPR/AED
• Computer literacy preferred
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task are required
• Strong child/young adult assessment skills and knowledge of developmental milestones