Soliant Schools is working closely with a school in the Granger, Indiana area that is looking for a few School Nurses (RN) to join their team. The ideal candidate has experience working in a classroom setting and has a nursing license in good standing. The purpose of this position is to provide health education, care, and counseling to pupils, staff, and parents. The director looking to interview and hire quickly.

Requirements:

• Qualified to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Indiana
• Certified in CPR or BLS (or obtain in the first 30 days)
• Possess a valid IN State driver’s license
• Must pass IN State fingerprint requirements
• Knowledge of specialized medical equipment (feeding tubes, pumps, etc…)
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Duties:

• Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school health practices
• Promotes and protects the optimal health status of school age children
• Provides health assessments: Obtains a health history; Screens and evaluates findings of deficit in vision and hearing; Observes the child for development and health patterns in making nursing assessment; and/or Identifies abnormal health findings
• Maintains, evaluates and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students
• Plans and implements school health management protocols
• Participates in home visits assessing the family needs as related to the child’s health
• Develops procedures and provides for emergency nursing management for injuries/illnesses
• Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases
• Provides health education and anticipatory guidance
• Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison health professional between the home, school and community
• Acts as a resource person in promoting health
• Provides consultation in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school district
• Where applicable, participates in the IEP plan development
• Works directly with other professional health care providers to administer health care procedures in accordance with health care needs for each student under the direction of written physician orders
• Distribute medications and maintain medication records for individual students
• Audit and organize student health care at multiple school sites
• Train school staff w/direct student contact in individual student health care needs

Job Details:

• Full-time position (Monday-Friday, 40 hrs per week)
• On-site W2 position
• Caseload: Elementary School, General Duties
• Competitive Weekly Pay: Based on experience, education, and licensure
• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans as well as 401k with employer matching