American Leadership Academy is currently accepting applications for a *District RN* for the 2024-2025 school year for our new Sierra Vista campus.
Candidates must possess a valid Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card.
*Minimum Qualifications:*
* Valid Arizona RN License required
* School Nurse Certification (preferred)
* Two years of nursing experience required
* Current CPR/First Aid/AED Certification
* Current CPI Certification
* Must be able to move about campus in case of emergencies; may have to do some lifting and transporting of students
* Must have ability to work independently and make sound judgments and decisions in a wide variety of situations under pressure
* Knowledge of and adherence to all policies, procedures, regulations and rules
*Job Goal:*
* To develop the RAISE leadership values (Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Service, and Excellence) within our students.
Teach and demonstrate the values and skills to provide the fullest possible educational opportunity for each student by minimizing absence due to illness and creating a climate of health and well-being in the district schools.
*Core Job Functions:*
* Serves as the direct link between physicians, families and community health care services and agencies to enhance the quality and continuity of health care for all students.
* Assumes the responsibility for appropriate intervention, management and/or referral of all students.
* Provides relevant health instruction, counseling and guidance to students, parents, teachers and others concerning a variety of acute, chronic health problems, first aid, diseases and other health related topics.
* Upholds professional standards, laws pertaining to health and/or nursing care and district policies.
* Assists the school staff/administration in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating school health programs.
* Completes all state required screenings along with supportive documentation and compilation of reports.
Provides reports to Director of Health Services.
* Delegates tasks according to AZ state board of nursing’s list of “duties approved for delegation”.
* Oversees care provide by FASAs and Health Aides within the district.
* Assists school personnel in establishing safe and sanitary conditions in the schools.
* Collaborates with parents and other care providers in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care and related school health activities.
* Utilizes established nursing process to assess, analyze, plan, implement, record and evaluate all nursing care.
* Implements school policies regarding communicable disease and infection including exclusion and readmission of students.
* Communicates reportable communicable disease outbreaks to local county health department and Director of Health Services.
* Monitors chronic illness and other health problems in students by preparing implementing and evaluating nursing care plans when appropriate.
* Provides for the performance of physical assessment of children on an as-needed basis.
* Advises school staff regarding modification of educational programs and/or environment to meet health needs of individual students.
* Advises teachers on health matters, particularly regarding screening for student health defects.
* Identifies and reports suspected child abuse and neglect per applicable laws and school district policies.
* Monitors and records immunization data per applicable laws and school district policies.
* Assists with Behavioral Health crisis and reporting, serves as a resource for school personnel in navigating behavioral health crisis/emergencies, collaborates with teams and leads debriefings as needed.
* Attends committee meetings and conferences regarding health services and health curriculum.
* Contributes to nursing and school health through innovations in theory and practice and participation in research.
* Participates in evaluation to assure quality of nursing care provided for student and staff.
American Leadership Academy offers a competitive salary that is individually determined based on education and experience.
We offer health benefits, paid time off, and 401k investment options including employer contributions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $55,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid time off
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
Application Question(s):
* What is your desired salary?
Education:
* Associate (Preferred)
License/Certification:
* RN (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
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