Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner - School Based Health Program

Summary

This position, based in Ingraham High School, will provide direct clinical care to the teens in that school. Obtain health history through client/family interview and chart review. Assess presenting illness and risk factors, family health history, review of systems, psychosocial/developmental histories and cultural information. Perform appropriate physical examination and assessment. Order and/or perform appropriate diagnostic and screening tests and collect additional data for evaluation of illness/wellness.

Develop differential diagnosis and risk identification through assessment and interpretation of data. Provide managed client care by developing and implementing individual treatment plan: prescribe/dispense medication; consult with Physicians when indicated; provide appropriate referrals and ensure education, counseling, and case management follow-up with other professional and community agencies.

Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.

The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.

We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.

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• Provides education on a variety of health topics to student groups in a classroom setting in collaboration with school staff.
• Works with other school-based health clinic (SBHC) staff to promote the services of the SBHC in various venues on campus including the lunchroom and at student assemblies.
• Is responsible for maintaining and auditing SBHC pharmacy inventory per Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC) protocols.
• Performs point of care labs, collects and packages specimens for off-site lab testing, and maintains lab documentation per PHSKC protocols.
• Orders, maintains and administers vaccines. Assess presenting illness and risk factors, family health history, review of systems, psychosocial/developmental histories and cultural information.
• Perform appropriate physical examination and assessment.
• Order and/or perform appropriate diagnostic and screening tests and collect additional data for evaluation of illness/wellness.
• Document clinical care provided in electronic health record (EPIC).
• Ensure quality of professional practice by practicing within professional, legal, and ethical standards and by participating in and providing continuing education, peer review, chart review, development of practice guidelines and community work.
• Act as consultant to health care team, other staff and the community including advocating for patients.
• Performs pelvic exams; uses microscopy skills to diagnose STDs; prescribes and manages contraceptive methods including LARCs, emergency contraception; assesses pregnancy gestation, provides counseling and referrals for all pregnancy options, including carrying and keeping, adoption, and termination.
• Other duties as assigned

• Washington State license as a Registered Nurse (in good standing) and a bachelor's degree in nursing science or a graduate-level nursing degree of MSN, DNP or PhD from an accredited school of nursing.
• License to practice in the State of Washington as a certified…