School LPN

About This Role

Serve as a School LPN, appraising, protecting, and promoting the health of students at assigned schools within the scope of practice. This role involves providing direct nursing care and coordinating medical interventions.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate and assess health problems and concerns.
• Coordinate any necessary routine medical interventions needed.
• Provide nursing care and physician ordered treatments, procedures and mediations to designated students.
• Maintain effective and productive operation of designated health room and/or treatment sites, including clinic supplies.
• Assist in the management of all cases of health problem referrals.
• Function as a health education resource person to school faculty and staff.
• Provide, maintain, and interpret student health records.
• Attend student staffings and participate in individual educational plans as appropriate.
• Maintain appropriate and accurate nursing documentation of all nursing care, treatments, procedures, and medications.
• Provide health related in-service programs to school personnel when appropriate.

Requirements

• Licensure as a practical nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or eligible to practice
• Two (2) years pediatric, public health, or school health experience
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing or related field
• Current CPR and first aid certification
• Possess a valid Florida Driver's License or acquire within 30 days of employment
• Ability to administer medications safely and accurately
• Ability to exhibit skill in the use of medical equipment and instruments
• Ability to teach selected students selected procedures
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student health issues
• Ability to communicate clearly with parents, physicians, other health care workers, faculty and school administrators
• Ability to communicate with students on their cognitive level
• Ability to assist in the provision of health assessments
• Ability to assist in the development and implementation of health plans

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in nursing or related field
• Two (2) years pediatric, public health, or school health experience

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