School Nurse - LPN - PT

School Nurse - LPN - PT at Atrium Health Floyd

Department
: 10668 Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center - Work Campus Care:
School Nurse Program

Status
:
Part time

Benefits Eligible
:
Yes

Hours Per Week
: 24

Schedule Details/Additional Information
:
Weekdays

Pay Range
: $19.45 - $29.20

Administers nursing care under the guidelines of school systems in Rome and Floyd County GA. Participates in the implementation and evaluation of student care. Ensures the health, comfort and safety of students and adult staff onsite. Manages illness and control of infectious diseases; implements immunization programs; provides school-based lectures on personal, social, and health care education, and assists teachers in dealing with children who have special healthcare needs such as asthma, diabetes and epilepsy as examples.

• Education
  :
  Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing
• Experience
  :
  Minimum at least one year of experience in the school nurse field.
• Licensure/Certification
  :
  Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia
• Interpersonal requirements
  :
  Respond well in emergency medical situations; communicate with proficiency so that both the child and parent understand the medical condition of the student; conduct counseling and crisis interventions if needed; practice ethnic and cultural sensitivity and be familiar with health laws, special education legislation and services; know the scope of the school nursing practice.

• Paid Time Off programs
• Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, short‑ and long‑term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
• Educational Assistance Program

Advocate Health is the third‑largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value‑based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and employs over 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and more than 1,000 care locations.