Interim HealthCare is seeking Licensed Practical Nurses to provide assistance in pre-K to 12 schools. Duties include 1:1 care, bus runs, screenings, and others as delegated by lead school nurse.

General Purpose:

Provides nursing care to patients in accordance with physician’s orders, established standards of practice, and the policies and procedures of the contracting employer. Makes decisions that are based upon his/her education and experience in nursing.

Essential Functions:

• Under the direction of and in collaboration with Registered Nurse

• Maintains compliance of school health program with federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies

• Prepares health reports for supervisor, board of education and health department

• Provides first aid care

• Maintains school health supplies

• Serves as a resource for healthcare
• Provides education on health-related topics for staff, volunteers and students according to the state curriculum (K-12)
• Completes screening exams and health appraisals for students and staff
• Assists in developing policies, procedures and work standards for school health program

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current state license in good standing in the state in which employed.
• Current PPD or Chest X-Ray and vaccination records
• One (1) year nursing experience as defined by the contracting employer.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) training in adults, children and infants.(Initial and renewal provided for free!)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Effectively reads and communicates in the English language.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks.
• Ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Manual dexterity (eye-hand coordination).
• Ability to work as a member of a team, including but not limited to the ability to manage stress appropriately, to make decisions under pressure, and to handle multiple priorities.
• Ability to maintain and demonstrate professional behavior at all times.

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.