Job Information
Kansas Employer RN-LPN School Health in Iola, Kansas
This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13111371
Requirements
::: {bind="html: Job.Requirements"} WHAT YOU\'LL BE DOING:
Regulatory:Provide positive impression, through words and tone, to students, parents, staff and visitors presenting to the clinic. Coordinate completion of student health record and maintain a cumulative health record for each student per the system used by District. Communicate/consult with parents, teachers, counselors, administration, as appropriate, concerning student\'s individual health needs. Provide ongoing nursing support for students with identified conditions that necessitate consistent monitoring. Organize and conduct student health appraisals to include medical examination, vision and hearing screenings, and height/weight measurements meeting state regulations. Coordinate the care for students who are injured or who become ill at school. Assist in providing emergency care for accidents and sudden illness of students until parents assume responsibility. Maintain supplies for school health office observing District policies for ordering supplies. Establish communication, obtain proper consent and use referral process for students to use the school-based health clinic or telehealth services when applicable.
Compliance:Coordinate a program of communicable disease control based on Kansas immunization laws by assessing and monitoring the immunization status of each student and coordinate with parents for options to assure student compliance with immunization requirements. Maintain student medications following district polices on medication administration. Observe District reporting requirements for student illness, accidents, safety hazards or unsanitary conditions. Adhere to all district health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan. Participate in the District emergency preparedness plan as required. Comply with state and federal privacy/confidentiality requirements, HIPAA & FERPA. Submit accurate and timely reports as required by various health/state agencies.
WHAT YOU\'LL NEED:
- Possession of a valid Kansas license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
- BLS Certification
- Two years nursing experience preferred.
- Able to communicate with others to effectively convey information.
- Social and cultural sensitivity appropriate to ethnically and economically diverse student, patient, and employee populations.
- Computer literacy.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Computer work is frequent and regular. Hazardous material inventory and MSDS available. Wear personal protective equipment as needed. May be exposed to patients/public with communicable diseases. :::