RN- substitute school nurse Job at Interim HealthCare of Mercer, Trenton, NJ

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  • Interim HealthCare of Mercer
  • Trenton, NJ

Job Description

Now hiring for Summer 2024, and 2024-2025 school year! General Purpose: The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care to patients in accordance with facility/department policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, physician’s orders, and established standards of practice. Essential Functions:

  • Triages and assesses pediatric complaints
  • Maintains knowledge of emergency procedures in assigned student populations, as well as employees.
  • Maintains knowledge of emergency management procedures
  • Documents assessments and interventions using school approved forms or online documentation system
  • Logs student visits
  • Follows protocols for care of students
  • Administers and documents daily prescribed, emergency and/or PRN medications per nursing process
Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:
  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
  • One (1) year of nursing experience and/or as defined by the contracting employer.
  • An active license issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs as Registered Professional Nurse (RN) and one of the following certifications issued by the NJ Department of Education:* For a non-instructional substitute: A Non-Instructional Substitute School Nurse Certificate or a Non-Instructional Standard School Nurse Certificate.
  • For an instructional substitute -school nurse teaching health related classes: An Instructional Substitute School Nurse Certificate or a Standard Instructional School Nurse Certificate.
  • Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) training including adults, children and infants. Additional trainings may be required dependent upon specialty or facility requirements.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:
  • Meets the requirements of federal and/or state criminal and abuse background checks where applicable.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the healthcare team, both clinical and non-clinical.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with multiple changes.
  • Able to work as a member of a team, including but not limited to managing stress appropriately, making decisions under pressure, and handling multiple priorities.
  • Able to manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of self and others.
  • Proof of valid driver’s license if applicable.
  • Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.
Working Conditions & Physical Effort:
  • Work is performed in various health care settings and not limited to clinics, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, doctor’s offices or occupational settings.
  • Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non latex gloves).
  • Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy.
  • Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking.
  • Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking.
  • Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time.
  • Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
  • Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor function necessary to operate equipment safely and calculate/prepare medications and other procedures.
  • Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or crowded.
  • Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.

Job Tags

Part time, Summer work, Relief, Immediate start, Home office,

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