Registered Nurse - Middle School (Temporary)
hace 2 meses
Troy
Job Description KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together. POSITION OVERVIEW The School Nurse serves as the go-to person for all health and the day-to-day operations of the health and well-being of students and scholars. DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: • Responsible for professional medical treatment of students, including but not limited to early detection of physical problems, health evaluations, and disease prevention., • Works to remove, modify, or reduce health-related barriers to learning., • Provides daily, individual care to students, including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students, administering doctor prescribed medications to students, and helping students with physical disabilities., • Advises the Director of School Operations and other school staff as needed regarding initiatives, processes, and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community., • Builds emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them to ensure staff school-wide are ready for health emergencies., • Communicates daily with families around student wellness and health concerns., • Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on non-school days, e.g., New Student Registration, • Performs screenings for scoliosis, vision, hearing, height, weight, and/or other conditions and make referrals and follow-up, • Completes, updates, and maintains student records (accident reports, health records), and completes and submits reports; effectively and efficiently manages the systems for student health paperwork, • Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students, • Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and up-to-date, • Audits student health files annually, • Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses • Maintains the security of confidential information, • Collects and maintains student incident forms, ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details, • Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students, • Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols., • Maintains clinical records and assists in promoting programs on health education and immunization., • Coordinates vision, hearing, and orthopedic screening and health assessments., • Provides emergency aid to students and school staff., • Assists teachers in instructing students in health and nutrition education., • Applies nursing practice to the unique needs of individuals, groups, and populations of schools, • Promotes, implements, and upholds the professional standards of school nursing practice as established by the state of New York., • Follows state and local health practice statutes, district policies, and administrative guidelines, • Serves as a medical resource and health advocate for students and staff, • Assumes the responsibility of appropriate health assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, management, and referrals for students, • Administers primary health care and First Aid providing appropriate care for ill, medically fragile, and/or injured, • Administers over-the-counter medication and medication with doctor’s orders included., • Communicates daily with families about student wellness and health concerns., • Conducts health screenings, • Supervises prescribed medical treatments and medication administration., • Assists in the development or revision of policies, procedures, and work standards for the school health program, • Monitors compliance with current state immunization and health assessment requirements and functions as a public health nurse in auditing student records, compiling information, and submitting reports to the New York Department of Public Health on topics of vaccination, prevalence of asthma & diabetes, and screening results, • Creates and maintains health care plans (IHCP), medical emergency cards, and immunization records of all students to ensure compliance with state law and provide information required for intra-district transfer of records as needed, • Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students, • Audits student health files annually, • Educates families through written communication and verbal contacts to encourage follow-through of health care referrals, • Educates students, staff, and parents/guardians regarding medication administration, medical procedures needed at school, acute/chronic illness management, prevention and control of communicable diseases, acute/chronic illness management, emergency care, and other health-related issues, • Perform other duties as outlined by School Leadership., • Committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students together., • Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services, • Associate's Degree required, Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Nursing or a related field from an accredited College or University., • Registered Nurse (RN) certification, required., • First Aid/CPR Certification, required., • Knowledge of community agencies to help students and their families., • Comprehension of district policies and procedures., • Preferred RN experience working directly with students, preferably required in the charter, private, or public school environment., • Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required., • Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours. The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. • Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer., • Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed., • Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus., • The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently., • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear., • Generous time-off, • Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage, • Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match, • Childcare benefits, • Unparalleled work/life integration, • Casual dress code, • Relocation stipend (conditions apply), • Travel stipend (conditions apply) Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our graded salary scale at point of hire. All staff and educators at KIPP Capital Region are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically, inspiring our children to do the same. Learn more about what it’s like to work at KIPP Capital Region: kippcapital.org/join-our-team/ This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Albany, NY.
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