School Nurse RN Pinon Unified District (3 positions)

School Nurse - RN

· The school nurse serves: 3 full-time positions: Pinon Accelerate Middle School, Pinon High School, and Pinon Elementary School

Salary: $50,000 annually

Purpose Statement

The school nurse is responsible for creating a climate of health and well-being within the school community. School nurses provide routine and emergency health services based upon a student’s need.

This professional school nursing position is responsible for planning, implementing, coordinating and evaluating school health services that:

· Maximize the quantity of in-class time by reducing the incidence of health-related absenteeism

· Eliminate or minimize health problems which impair learning

· Promote the highest degree of independent functioning possible

· Promote student, staff and community awareness of and participation in healthy behaviors

· Deliver health care for students with acute or chronic health problems

Essential Job Functions:

· Supervises and administers health screenings and writes referrals for health services.

· Developing and monitoring health plans for students including individualized school health plans, emergency health plans and transportation health care plans.

· Audits health records for immunization status of all students and notifies parents of deficiencies and recommends immunizations.

· Serves as a health resource person for students, staff, and parents.

· Provides emergency health care for students and staff.

· Maintains health records of all students.

· Contacts parents, or visits homes when necessary.

· Complies with the policies of the school, district, and state laws relative to the administration of medicine to students.

· Functions as a key member of the team involved in educational referrals and participates on behavioral health, crisis and safety teams as needed.

· Prepares and/or distributes health and safety information to students, staff and parents as needed.

· Works with parents, health care providers and others for the improvement of health services available to students.

· Assist in conducting research activities to improve the school health program.

· Alert school administrators to community health trends and problems.

· Establishes and maintains effective working relations with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with the school/school district.

· Operates a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

· Makes independent and timely nursing decisions and to triage.

· Collects data to direct evidence-based practice.

· Records accurately services rendered and interpret and explain records, reports, activities, health care plans, accommodations and medical interventions.

· Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education, Licensure, Experience, Clearances and Certification

· Baccalaureate-prepared registered nurse with a valid Arizona State Board of Nursing License in good standing

· Willingness to obtain national school nurse certification within 2 years of hire date.

· Current CPR certification

· Current Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card

· Maintain Arizona driver’s license

Other

Positions of this type typically require ability to lift and carry supplies and materials weighing up to 20 pounds, stooping, kneeling, walking, pushing, reaching, lifting, repetitive motions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pinon, AZ: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person