School Nurse Sub

About the Role

HCA seeks compassionate, skilled professionals to join our team in the Preschool Nurse Sub role. The ideal candidate will value developing meaningful, long-term relationships with the individuals and families we serve. They will strive to be an active, creative collaborator as part of a multidisciplinary team working to improve quality of life and community integration.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and assess program participants' medical concerns.
• Provide routine and emergency nursing care to program participants.
• Complete all required documentation and reports according to program regulations, including program participants' medical reviews and charts.
• Relate effectively with others for continuity of care; maintain satisfactory relations with other departments and units; participate in all phases of education.
• Responsible for orientation, training, and management of personnel in the areas of health and safety.
• Identify problems and guide personnel to appropriate resources.
• Accurately and promptly implement physicians’ orders.
• Administer medications skillfully and correctly.
• Participate in safety programs.
• Enforce infection-control policies and procedures.
• Serve as a resource person on health issues.
• Provide staff development on health-related topics for staff and volunteers.
• Keep supervisor informed of individual needs and problems.
• Assist in reviewing and revising medical policies and procedures.
• Screen and conduct health appraisals for students and staff.
• Review and act on Incident Reports.
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN) New York State License.

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Knowledge of areas of practice specific to pediatrics, including child development and specific diagnoses.
• Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.
• Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, organization, and active listening skills.
• Excellent organizational & time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong collaboration skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to make quick and independent decisions in response to changing conditions.
• Demonstrates motivation to augment current level of knowledge and practice through participation in continuing education courses.
• Proficient with Internet Explorer; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Outlook; Microsoft Word; and Windows Operating System.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Regularly required to reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stoop, kneel, crouch, and bend.
• Fingering is required regularly for typing and the use of hands in a repetitive motion.
• Regularly required to talk and hear with the ability to exchange and receive detailed information.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data, and viewing computer screens.
• Exposure to infectious disease.
• Working conditions of this position do not substantially expose workers to adverse environmental conditions and are typical of an indoor work environment.