Substitute School Nurse

Description

Primary Objective:

To provide for the healthcare of our students and employees during the school day when filling in as a substitute for the regular school nurse.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administers basic health care and first aid to ill or injured students and employees with warmth, knowledge, skill, and compassion.
• Informs parents of ill or injured students in a timely manner
• Serves as a medical resource and health advocate for students and employees.
• Supervises prescribed medical treatments and medication administration according to school policy (e.g., OTC medications, breathing treatments, prescription medications, diabetic pump maintenance, etc.); ensure medicines are properly labeled and stored adequately and securely.
• Stays current with needed skills and certification related to school health care.
• Maintains daily and monthly log of student/employee clinic visits and action taken. 
• Conduct lice checks as needed for students, family members, staff and faculty. 
• Maintains clean infirmary (including bed linens, pillow covers, etc.)
• Adhere to the bylaws, policies and procedures, and to all laws that govern the school and its actions
• Other responsibilities as assigned by administration

Requirements

Professional and Personal Attributes, Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Registered Nurse with a current license to practice nursing in Georgia
• Certified in CPR
• Considerable knowledge of medical disorders and treatment
• Experience in school, pediatric, public, or community health nursing
• Knowledge of current trends in nursing and of literature in the fields of school health
• Knowledge of medicine, medical supplies, and equipment
• Demonstrates appropriate, effective, and professional written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrates computer literacy and proficiency

In addition, the person should:

• Commit to living his/her life under the lordship of Christ
• Model a consistent daily walk with Jesus Christ, and be a Christian role model in speech, actions, and attitudes, which contributes to the spiritual atmosphere of the school
• Believe and affirm the school’s Statement of Faith
• Commit to exhibiting Whitefield’s core value for our students to experience diversity that reflects the body of Christ and support the school’s diversity vision that aims at unity in Christ
• Demonstrate evidence of consistent spiritual activities such as worship at a local church, fellowship with the body of Christ, personal devotional time with the Lord, and individual study of scripture
• Evidence the fruit of the Spirit in the nurturing of relationships with other staff members, students, families, and the community at large
• Be actively involved in a local church

Work Environment and Physical Demands:
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. A request for reasonable accommodations must be submitted to the HR department.

Work for this position will take place primarily in an office, and secondarily in a classroom. The physical demands of this position include lifting up to 10 pounds often, up to 25 pounds regularly, and up to 50 pounds rarely; carrying up to 10 pounds often, up to 25 pounds regularly, and up to 50 pounds rarely; crawling rarely; climbing/balancing intermittently; pushing/pulling, kneeling, and crouching regularly; reaching, sitting, walking, standing, bending, and stooping often. To perform this job the person must be able to work for extended periods of time at a computer/keyboard; must be able to talk, hear, stand, sit, and/or walk for extended periods of time; and must possess normal manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Conditions may exist that create exposure to risk of injury and/or illness.

Nothing in this job description restricts the School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions. It does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.

To apply please go to www.whitefieldacademy.com under About Us/Employment Opportunities. Whitefield Academy is an equal opportunity employer.