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Salary- B.S.N. preferred; Registered Nurse required.
- Approximately 20 hours per week
- Typical 10:00AM - 2:00PM workday with flexibility available
- 10 month position (August - May)
- Knowledge of principles and practices underlying professional nursing and the field of school health.
- Ability to exercise professional judgment in making decisions.
- Knowledge of current trends in nursing and of literature in the field of school health.
- Ability to work in a dynamic fast paced environment.
- Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
- Must be proactive, resourceful and self-motivated.
- Demonstrates a genuine interest in the student population and its health needs.
- Proficient in desktop applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with students, parents, administrators, other school personnel, etc. both verbally and in writing.
- Capacity to be self-motivated and achieve goals with minimal supervision or direction.
- Ability to maintain self-control and composure in difficult situations.
- Supports School Nurse to provide preventive health services to facilitate the student’s optimal physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development.
- Identifies problems and disabilities and provides such services as case finding, health education, referring and care in order to prevent more serious health problems.
- Supports the education process by working to assure the health of students.
- Promotes and protects the optimal health status of the students.
- Provides health assessments of students
- Obtains a health history of students.
- Observes students for development and health patterns in making nursing assessments.
- Identifies abnormal health findings in students
- Assists School Nurse to develop and implement a student health plan.
- Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
- Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow-through
- Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.
- Must stay up to date on state and local laws relating to health and social issues.
- Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.
- Maintains a clean and organized work environment.
JobID: 787
Position Type:
Dean`s Office
Dean`s Office
Date Posted:
3/8/2024
3/8/2024
Location:
Loyola Academy
Loyola Academy
JOB TITLE: Part Time Assistant School Nurse
SUPERVISOR: School Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
SUPERVISOR: School Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
SUMMARY:
Loyola Academy is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school committed to forming women and men for others in service to the Church and the world. Our graduates are open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, physically fit and committed to doing justice. We seek a committed, faith-filled, academically qualified leader who is able to embody and advance the mission of the school as an apostolic work of the Society of Jesus.
The Assistant School Nurse serves in a pivotal role to provide expertise and support for the provision of school health services and promotion of health education. Under the direction of the School Nurse, the Assistant School Nurse utilizes clinical knowledge to provide health care to students, follow the appropriate processes and procedures for healthcare of students, and processes medical forms.
HOURS:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- B.S.N. preferred; Registered Nurse required.
- Approximately 20 hours per week
- Typical 10:00AM - 2:00PM workday with flexibility available
- 10 month position (August - May)
- Knowledge of principles and practices underlying professional nursing and the field of school health.
- Ability to exercise professional judgment in making decisions.
- Knowledge of current trends in nursing and of literature in the field of school health.
- Ability to work in a dynamic fast paced environment.
- Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
- Must be proactive, resourceful and self-motivated.
- Demonstrates a genuine interest in the student population and its health needs.
- Proficient in desktop applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Ability to communicate appropriately and effectively with students, parents, administrators, other school personnel, etc. both verbally and in writing.
- Capacity to be self-motivated and achieve goals with minimal supervision or direction.
- Ability to maintain self-control and composure in difficult situations.
- Supports School Nurse to provide preventive health services to facilitate the student’s optimal physical, mental, emotional and social growth and development.
- Identifies problems and disabilities and provides such services as case finding, health education, referring and care in order to prevent more serious health problems.
- Supports the education process by working to assure the health of students.
- Promotes and protects the optimal health status of the students.
- Provides health assessments of students
- Obtains a health history of students.
- Observes students for development and health patterns in making nursing assessments.
- Identifies abnormal health findings in students
- Assists School Nurse to develop and implement a student health plan.
- Interprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel.
- Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel or community health resources for intervention, remediation and follow-through
- Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, school personnel or health agencies.
- Must stay up to date on state and local laws relating to health and social issues.
- Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of students.
- Maintains a clean and organized work environment.
JobID: 787
Position Type:
Dean`s Office
Dean`s Office
Date Posted:
3/8/2024
3/8/2024
Location:
Loyola Academy
Loyola Academy
JOB TITLE: Part Time Assistant School Nurse
SUPERVISOR: School Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
SUPERVISOR: School Nurse
QUALIFICATIONS:
SUMMARY:
Loyola Academy is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school committed to forming women and men for others in service to the Church and the world. Our graduates are open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, physically fit and committed to doing justice. We seek a committed, faith-filled, academically qualified leader who is able to embody and advance the mission of the school as an apostolic work of the Society of Jesus.
The Assistant School Nurse serves in a pivotal role to provide expertise and support for the provision of school health services and promotion of health education. Under the direction of the School Nurse, the Assistant School Nurse utilizes clinical knowledge to provide health care to students, follow the appropriate processes and procedures for healthcare of students, and processes medical forms.
HOURS:
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES, AND SKILLS:
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
