School Nurse

Title:School Nurse, Occasional (as needed)

Reports to: Principal

Location: Bishop Verot High School | Fort Myers, FL.

Classification
:
Hourly/Nonexempt

• School Nurse contributes directly to the health education of both students and staff through activities that focus on disease prevention, health promotion and maintenance of healthy lifestyles.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to students and staff.
• Provide emergency first aid and direct care for students with injuries and illnesses.
• Administer medicines, when necessary, under physician or parent instruction, with signed authorizations in place.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to local County Health Association regulations as well as the standards set forth by the state board of nursing.
• Maintains a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects students and staff by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and Parish Nurse Guidelines.
• Documents about student care services by maintaining student health records.
• Maintains student/parent confidence by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipates needed supplies; plans and expedites orders for supplies, verifies receipt of supplies; uses equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviews professional publications; establishes personal networks; participates in professional societies
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responds to requests; builds rapport; participates in team problem-solving methods.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Act as a professional liaison between students, staff, family, physician and community agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Florida State LPN or RN Nursing license required.
• Certified in CPR, AED and Epi-Pen Training.
• Must have 2 to 4 years’ experience working with children preferably in a school setting.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong communications skills both written and oral.
• Proficiency in computer activities.
• Must pass a Level 2 background check with satisfactory results.

Please note : State of Florida law requires fingerprinting and clearance through the Florida DOE Background Screening Clearinghouse for all school-based positions
.