School Nurse; RN

Position Title:

School Nurse, Registered Nurse (RN)

Location:

Great Hearts Harveston, 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70810

Reports To:

Director of Nursing and Headmaster

FLSA Status:
Exempt, Salaried

Compensation Amount: $40,500 - $55,000

• Comprehensive Health Coverage:
  Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution.
• Retirement Planning: A competitive 401(k) with employer match.
• Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture:
  Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

The Great Hearts Registered Nurse works within the campus health office and is responsible for providing medical care along with maintaining health and wellness to school-age scholars and school staff. The school nurse provides assessments and care for minor injuries, chronic illness, and urgent and emergency needs of scholars and staff. The Registered Nurse aids scholars and youth in developing their full potential in their own health and health education.

The Registered Nurse provides education to staff regarding health and emergency response and emergency medication administration. Maintains good communication skills and professionalism while working with scholars, parents, and staff members. The registered nurse will supervise additional health office staff. What does Great Hearts have to offer? We offer a range of distinctive benefits designed to support the well-being and growth of our faculty and staff:
Comprehensive Health Coverage:
Exceptional medical, dental, and vision insurance with minimal employee contribution. Retirement Planning: A competitive 401(k) with employer match. Supportive & Mission-Driven Culture:
Join a workplace centered around true collegiality, collaboration, and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

• Treat minor and emergent injuries and illnesses.
• Ability to remain focused in the event of emergency with scholars or staff.
• Provide emergency care as needed to stabilize the severely ill or injured scholar or staff until parent/guardians or EMS arrives.
• Perform basic first aid and CPR as needed.
• Assess and treat scholars with acute and chronic illnesses.
• Create and maintain IHP's.
• Attend 504 and IEP meetings for scholars with noted health concerns.
• Maintain certification for vision and hearing screening and SSMP certification.
• Identify underlying health conditions by screening the scholars and determining abnormalities of the scholar's health status.
• Review and implement Health Care Plans for Allergy, Asthma, Seizure, and Migraine diagnoses.
• Contact parents as needed for illness and injuries.
• Educate scholars on hygiene and safety practices.
• Maintain student medication administration and documents according to the Medication Guidelines.
• Dispense daily medications and OTC meds as per provider/parent instruction.
• Possess basic math skills to ensure proper dosage amounts when dispensing medications.
• Maintain complete, comprehensive, and thorough documentation.
• Ability to demonstrate calm, caring demeanor while working with scholars.
• Possess good presentation skills for training school staff.
• Keep the health office clean, organized, and quiet, along with ordering supplies as needed.
• Compile and maintain all updated immunization records, hearing and vision screenings and ASIR cards.
• File state report by November 15th.
• Delegate tasks when appropriate to Health Assistant/UAP.
• Provide guidance and supervision to the Health Assistant/UAP.
• Communicate to the Director of Nursing and Headmaster any pertinent information accumulated in the process of carrying out duties and keep this information current.
• Supervise the prevention and…