Registered Nurse (Staffing School Nurse)
Company: Interim HealthCare
Location: Joliet
Posted on: June 25, 2022
Job Description:
Interim Health Care of Joliet is looking to hire a Registered
Nurse to work as a School -Nurse in the Romeoville/Bolingbrook
area.This job -will last throughout the entire 21-22 School year
and will pay up to $35 per hour.The ideal candidate should be able
to work Monday thru Friday and must be willing to take the
paraprofessional -test - - -Call (815) 725-9091 for more
information -General Purpose:The School Nurse is a registered nurse
who provides for the health care of preschool children, school-age
children and adolescents within the school setting. The School
Nurse -exercises independent and interdependent decision-making
with direct accountability for clinical judgment. -The School Nurse
-may perform acts of diagnosis and treatment in accordance with
protocols established between the School Nurse and -School Health
officials as allowable under state law/practice acts.Essential
Functions:
- Elicits a comprehensive health history from the patient and/or
parents and caregivers, to reflect physical and emotional health,
developmental/social well-being and immunization status.
- Performs health screens, physical exams, and age-appropriate
developmental evaluations.
- Analyzes health history and interprets other data collected to
determine health status and care needs. -
- Develops, implements, evaluates, and modifies care plans, as
needed, in collaboration with the client, family, school,
physician, and community as applicable.
- Records all pertinent data.
- Manages acute and emergency health problems in the school
context and coordinates services needed for optimal health, safety
and learning.
- Participates in the implementation of a planned health
education curriculum in the schools.
- Completes other assignments as requested and assigned.
- May have access to personal health information ("PHI")
necessary to fulfill the above duties and responsibilities. -
Access to use and ability to disclose PHI is further defined by
each organization/department.Minimum Education & Experience
Requirements:
- Registered Nurse with active license in the state(s) in which
he/she is employed.
- One (1) year experience as a School Nurse within the last five
(5) years or as required by contracted employer.
- Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS)
training to include adults, infants and children.Knowledge, Skills
& Abilities Required: -
- Able to effectively communicate with clinical and non-clinical
staff, children, adolescents, and adults.
- Able to work autonomously and effectively in an
interdisciplinary model.
- Able to demonstrate basic understanding of computers and
workplace software.
- Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient
care.Working Conditions & Physical Effort: -
- Work is performed in school settings.
- Ability to physically stretch, reach, bend, stoop, twist, sit,
stand, walk and climb stairs.
- Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability
to identify and distinguish colors.
- Light to medium physical activity that may require occasional
lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
Keywords: Interim HealthCare, Joliet , Registered Nurse (Staffing School Nurse), Healthcare , Joliet, Illinois
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