Care Nursing - Kennett Square, PA, United States - Unionville-Chadds Ford School District

Description

Staff/Float Nurse (Part-time)
7 hours per day x 117 days per year (3 days per week)
Candidate must be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a proper Pennsylvania certification for the position
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN)
Background/experience preferred in first aid, pediatric nursing, community health nursing, critical care nursing, medical-surgical nursing, and/or emergency room nursing
Knowledge of current Child Abuse Law
Candidate must adhere to all local, state, federal, and school code requirements for employment.
Provide nursing services at all six school buildings on rotating schedule and where needed as a substitute.

Provides direct services to students, using the nursing process to provide care to the school community in accordance with the current medical practice and nursing standards, relevant statutes, and regulations.

Carries out policies and procedures for the control of communicable diseases, in collaboration with the PA Department of Health.

Provides first aid for illness or injury to students and documents nursing assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
May establish health care plans for students with special health care needs and update them as needed.
Provides health teaching and counseling.
Maintains comprehensive health records on each child and records of school nursing services.

Assists in interpreting the health needs of individual children to parents and teachers and assists families in utilizing community resources for improving the health of their children.

Administers medications and performs procedures according to physician orders and school district policies and procedures. Informs teachers of health conditions of pupils which may affect behavior, appearance, or scholastic performance.
Working with at-risk students.
Collaborates with agencies within and outside of the school community to insure continuity of service and care of students, including working with private physicians and dentists to coordinate private medical examinations with the school program
Identifies high-risk children to needed services, including students presenting with signs of child abuse.
May actively participate in the Student Assistance Program; Child Study Team; individual education program meetings for exceptional students with medical or developmental problems;