Substitute Licensed Vocational Nurse; LVN Redwood , CA

Substitute Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) job at Redwood City School District. Redwood City, CA.

RCSD takes pride in our dedicated workforce and strong connection with our students, families, and community. Our highly dedicated and skilled team of professionals provides a safe and supportive, inspirational and rigorous, joyful and inclusive environment for all learners. We are looking to build our workforce with a staff who share this vision and want to instill passion in learning emphasizing student strengths and gifts for all learners: all abilities, all ethnicities and cultural identities, LGBTQ+ youth, and multilingual learners.

Under the supervision of the Director of Special Education and the District Nurses, the Licensed Vocational Nurse provides direct clinical care to meet the health needs of students, documents and maintains students’ health information required by federal/state/local agencies, and provides appropriate care for ill, medically fragile, and/or injured students, as required.

• Performs work under the direction of a school nurse carried out in accordance with provisions of the LVN license;
• Administers medication (including necessary injections) to students in accordance with state laws and county policies and procedures;
• Works with school nurse in providing support to school staff concerning health needs of individual students (e.g. students with diabetes, seizures, asthma, severe food allergies, etc.);
• Performs treatment to students as a result of illness, injury, seizure, or medical problems occurring at school;
• Performs a variety of medically-oriented specialized health care duties, including administering medication orally or through a g-tube, administering g-tube feedings, suctioning trachea and/or student nose and mouth, timing, monitoring and maintaining records of student seizures;
• Assists school nurse (e.g. documents medications, weight and height documentation, physical exams) for the purpose of providing hearing and/or vision screening and/or verification of medication;
• Responds to emergency situations involving students when injury or health issues are involved;
• Cleans work areas (e.g. sinks, counters, feeding equipment, suction machine, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a sanitary environment;
• Provides assistance in toileting for a student who needs such assistance in the health office;
• Performs record keeping and basic clerical functions for the purpose of supporting the school site in maintaining students’ health files;
• Prepares documentation (e.g. immunization certificates, medical emergency cards, accident reports, inventory supplies, orders, etc.) under the supervision of the school nurse;
• May attend IEP meetings with the school nurse;
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Knowledge of the following
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Standards of Excellent service; methods and practices of performing routine nursing procedures and care of medically fragile students, including administering medications, feeding through g-tubes, performing trachea care and suctioning, and giving injections; facial/body language, and other indicators of physical discomfort and distress in a child who is unable to communicate verbally; laws and regulations applicable to the role for the LVN;

universal precautions and control of infectious diseases, including handling blood or bodily fluids; safe work practices and safe procedures for performing physical care for medically fragile students; CPR; child abuse reporting requirements and prevention strategies; basic math, including calculation of fractions, percents and/or ratios; write documents following prescribed formats and/or present information before groups.

Ability to
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Observe and interpret students’ non-verbal communications, including facial expressions, oral sounds, and body language to identify potential problems before they become serious; maintain detailed and confidential student records and files; communicate clearly and effectively in English, both orally and in writing; maintain an understanding of cultural diversity; deal with…