Substitute Registered Nurse
Illinois School District U-46
Location
Elgin, IL | United States
Job description
Position Type:
Health Services/Registered Nurse
Date Posted: 8/14/2023
Location: District Wide
Date Available: ASAP
Closing Date: Until Filled
SUB NURSE POSITION Cover nurses offices accross district including pre-school, elementary, middle school and high schools.
May include supporting nurse required bus and transport
Position / Title: Registered Nurse
Bargaining Unit: NON-UNION
Department/Location: Special Education Work Days: 180
Reports To: Health Services Supervisor
JD Revision Date: 02/22/2021
Supervises: N/A
Function / Position Summary To work with parents, staff members, and other community resources to assist and promote health of students by providing direct nursing care and identifying, intervening, and preventing health problems in the educational environment.
Job Duties / Responsibilities - Provides health assessment, emergency assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and management for students, staff, and families and ensure safety of students with health concerns by providing appropriate information to staff regarding classroom implications for student health concerns.
- Implements Student Health Plans in the school environment.
- Participates in Communicable Disease reporting and the prevention of communicable disease in schools.
- Administers direct nursing care as ordered and defined by physician order and in compliance with established nursing practice guidelines.
- Administers medications within the parameters of established procedures and communicates with parents and physician as needed.
- Identifies abnormal health findings and provides community healthcare resources as needed to students and parents.
- Documents accurately and maintain records for all health office visits, student physical/immunizations for compliance with state mandated requirements for entrance into school.
- Reports statistical data to ISBE, IDPH, and DHS for mandated health programs.
Education - Associate, Bachelor's or Master's degree from accredited nursing program.
- A current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Illinois.
- Current certificate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Experience / Knowledge - Ability to make independent health care decisions.
- Good organizational skills.
- Basic computer knowledge.
Physical Demands - Requires prolonged sitting and standing.
- May be required to conduct CPR.
- Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials.
- Occasional bending and reaching.
- Must work indoors.
Terms of Employment This is a 10-month position . Salary and benefits as established by the Board of Education.
- Elementary schools are 7.5 hours per day-5 days per week.
- Middle schools 6.5 hours per day - 5 days per week.
- High schools 15 hours per week.
- Specialized assignment hours will be based on student needs and district approval.
- Assignments are predominately at one location, but all nurses are district-wide staff. Changes in assignment may occur.
- Dress code requirements scrub pants and top with a U-46 ID visible at all times.
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