COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE II FULL-TIME CONTRACTUAL

Main Purpose of Job:

The main purpose of this full-time contractual position will be to provide comprehensive school nursing services to the students and staff of the Dorchester County Public Schools.

Key Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

• Medication administration
• Skilled nursing treatments
• Age appropriate health screenings
• Care of the sick or injured
• Health record maintenance
• Immunization reviews
• Case management of chronic health concerns
• Care plan development
• Multidisciplinary team participation

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Experience: None.
• Candidates may substitute a Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and one year of experience as a Registered Nurse for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute two years of experience as a Registered Nurse for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Nursing classification or Nursing or Health Care Specialist specialty codes in the Nursing field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• Licenses, Registrations and Certifications: Candidates for positions in this classification must possess a current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State Board of Nursing, 4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215.

Special Requirements

• Employees in this classification will be required to provide the facility with a telephone number at which they can be reached.

Benefits

• Contractual employees who work for an agency covered under the State Employee and Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits Program, have a current employment contract and work 30 or more hours a week (or on average 130 hours per month) may be eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents.
• The State of Maryland will subsidize the remaining 75% of the cost for these benefits.
• You can also elect to enroll in dental coverage, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and life insurance, but will be responsible to pay the full premium for these benefits.
• Leave may be granted to a contractual employee at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.