School Nurse, Part-Time

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: Under limited supervision, school nurses promote and maintain the health and well-being of all students and staff.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Health records and data

• Collect and review health information on all students, noting significant information, including allergies, medications, illnesses and health conditions.

• Maintain accurate, complete and confidential health records of students using the computerized Blackbaud school nurse program.

• Obtain and maintain student immunization records; prepares S.C. certificates of immunization when appropriate documentation is provided under the memorandum of agreement (MOA) with S.C. Department of Health (DPH).

• Is responsible for the control of communicable diseases and reporting diseases to appropriate health agencies. Utilizes the S.C. DPH childcare and school age children exclusion list to determine when a child needs to be excluded from school.

• Maintain confidentiality of personally identifiable data on students and staff.

• Monitors/treats student health concerns

• Use nursing best practices in the assessment, intervention, planning, and evaluation of student health.

• Triage, monitor, evaluate, and treat physical/mental conditions of students; refers health concerns to parents as appropriate.

• Communicate with parents concerning the health of their child(ren); provide recommendation for proper or further medical care as appropriate.

• Administer prescription and non-prescription medications as directed by the physician and parent, in compliance with Southside Christian policy, and follows protocols for emergency medication.

• Uses various tools and equipment, such as AED, stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, first aid supplies, CPR Shield, etc.

• Health screenings

• Conduct vision screening as requested by teacher, student and/or parents.

• Conduct individual head lice screenings on an as needed basis and notify parents according to DPH guidelines.

• Emergency care for staff

• Triage and treat medical/health conditions of staff as needed on an emergency basis.

• Assist staff with health concerns, as requested.

• Staff training and preparation

• Conduct staff training to promote awareness of illness and disease symptoms; trains staff on use of EpiPen administration, as well as other rescue/emergency type medications.

• Conduct annual Bloodborne Pathogen training program, CPR, AED, and First Aid training for faculty.

• Supervise supplying and distribution of first aid kits/ 911 packets to classrooms, offices, etc.

• Maintain a professional health room environment

• Prepare the health room for opening each school year; evaluate use and condition of equipment, furniture, and room. Advise director of needed upgrades, replacement and improvements in keeping with an environment of excellence.

• Order supplies and provide to areas as needed.

• Maintain controlled medicines in a secure area and keeps record of disbursement.

• Communicate with administrative staff regarding staffing in a timely manner, helps in the selection of paid, and volunteers for health room.

• Keep abreast of developments and innovations in the profession.

• Workplace Expectations

• Demonstrate professionalism and appropriate judgement in behavior, speech, and dress in a neat, clean and professional manner for the assignment and work setting.

• Have regular and punctual attendance.

• Partner and work effectively with the diverse cultures or backgrounds of parents, students, and staff population.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS:

• Must be a born-again believer in Jesus Christ; be involved with an evangelical, protestant church of like faith and practice; and agree with the philosophies, Statement of Faith, and Statement of Christian Life Commitment of Southside Christian School.
• Have a commitment to the mission, philosophy, goals, and objectives of Christian schooling as expressed by Southside Christian School demonstrated by their eligible children enrolled in Southside Christian School.
• Education & Qualifications:
• A bachelor's degree in nursing supplemented by two years of nursing experience is required and preferred, but an ADN will be considered.
• Current licensure to practice in the State of South Carolina.
• Possesses and maintains CPR certification.
• Able to work general school day hours from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Certain physical requirements must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. These include the ability to:

• Reach with hands and arms; stoop or kneel; crouch or crawl; stand or sit for extended periods.
• Navigate swiftly throughout buildings, stairwells and outdoor terrains as needed in drills or actual emergency situations.
• Physically capable of frequently lifting or moving up to 20 pounds; assisting with lifting or moving weights above that based on situation.
• Vision requires close and distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to focus.
• Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on telephone; hear through a stethoscope to discriminate sounds; hear cries for help; hear alarms on equipment and emergency signals; hear various phone and overhead intercom/pages; focus on one sound and ignore others.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in person and on the telephone.
• Able to communicate in both verbal and written formats; and interact with students, parents, employees, and emergency personnel.
• Manual dexterity for the purpose of using a telephone and data entry;
• Read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids;
• The job is performed under conditions with exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.