Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Registered Nurse - School Nurse

Salary: $53,000 per year

Hope is a clinical, educational, and therapeutic provider for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. We exist to help children and their families reach their maximum potential by providing state-of-the-art applied behavioral analysis therapies and access to recreation, vocational training, and individualized education programming. Our mission is to provide the best services in the most inclusive environments to encourage persons to fulfill their individual potential through evidence-based treatment, advocacy, and community education. Since 1957, the Hope Learning Academy has led the development of new methods to educate, treat, and care for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and other intellectual and developmental disabilities.

SUMMARY

The School Nurse is a bargaining unit position that provides direct nursing services to students to maximize health and wellness in the school community at Hope Learning Academy Springfield, coordinating a school health program including the delivery of services to students and serving as a health resource to school staff.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Maintaining compliance as required by the Illinois School Code and Illinois Department of Public Health for physical examination and immunization records.
• Determining the impact of students’ contagious illnesses and acting to prevent the spread of communicable diseases in the school setting.
• Providing and/or delegating services including first aide care for ill students and emergency care to students and staff.
• Screening for health problems that impact education.
• Identifying and managing students’ health concerns and ensuring a safe school environment so they are ready to learn.
• Acting as a liaison between home and school by communicating with RN Case Managers regarding students’ health and safety needs and developing plans to meet those needs at school.
• Assisting students in accessing health care.
• Providing needed health education in the classroom to help better prepare students for health issues affecting individuals in their age group and learning opportunities that promote individual and community health.
• Administering and monitoring effectiveness of medications given at school.
• Providing school staff with current information about students’ health concerns and care on a confidential need-to-know basis.
• Participating as needed as a member of the multidisciplinary team that identifies, evaluates, and places students on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) or in special education programs; writing health components of IEPs; assisting in the writing, assessing, and implementation of behavior plans; recommending modifications in school programs for students who require accommodations because of health concerns.
• Completing and presenting health histories as part of case study evaluations.
• Maintaining communication with administrators, teachers, other school personnel, and families to enhance cooperative action to meet the health and safety needs of students.
• Maintaining confidentiality regarding all school and health-related issues.
• Monitoring monthly attendance.
• Identifying resources and information about services in the community and providing these services to students and families.
• Participating in health-related community activities as a representative of the school district.
• Assumes responsibility as a mandated reporter concerning incidents or purported abuse/neglect of individuals served by Hope as outlines in the agency’s policies and procedures.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Certified as a School Nurse in Illinois (or in process).
• Certified as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Illinois.
• Certification in audiometric and vision screening (or in process).
• Certified in American Heart Association CPR and AED as trained at Hope.

WHAT WE PREFER

• 2+ years of experience in the nursing field.
• Experience in a school setting.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive Pay
• Relocation Assistance
• Sign-On Bonus!
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (Health and Dependent)
• Health Savings Account
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan, Profit Share, and Match
• Paid Time Off and Holidays
• Employee & Dependent Tuition Reimbursement Assistance
• Great Work Environment!

Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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