Now hiring for Summer 2024, and ******** school year!General Purpose:The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care to patients in accordance with facility/department policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, physician's orders, and established standards of practice.Essential Functions:Triages and assesses pediatric complaintsMaintains knowledge of emergency procedures in assigned student populations, as well as employees.Maintains knowledge of emergency management proceduresDocuments assessments and interventions using school approved forms or online documentation systemLogs student visitsFollows protocols for care of studentsAdministers and documents daily prescribed, emergency and/or PRN medications per nursing processMinimum Education & Experience Requirements:Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.One (1) year of nursing experience and/or as defined by the contracting employer.An active license issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs as Registered Professional Nurse (RN) and one of the following certifications issued by the NJ Department of Education:* For a non-instructional substitute: A Non-Instructional Substitute School Nurse Certificate or a Non-Instructional Standard School Nurse Certificate.For an instructional substitute -school nurse teaching health related classes: An Instructional Substitute School Nurse Certificate or a Standard Instructional School Nurse Certificate.Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) training including adults, children and infants. Additional trainings may be required dependent upon specialty or facility requirements.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:Meets the requirements of federal and/or state criminal and abuse background checks where applicable.Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the healthcare team, both clinical and non-clinical.Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with multiple changes.Able to work as a member of a team, including but not limited to managing stress appropriately, making decisions under pressure, and handling multiple priorities.Able to manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of self and others.Proof of valid driver's license if applicable.Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.Working Conditions & Physical Effort:Work is performed in various health care settings and not limited to clinics, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, doctor's offices or occupational settings.Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non latex gloves).Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy.Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking.Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking.Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time.Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor function necessary to operate equipment safely and calculate/prepare medications and other procedures.Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or crowded.Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.
