Registered Nurse (RN)

We are hiring a Registered Nurse (RN) for a School District. The RN will primarily support jurisdictional COVID-19 prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery initiatives, including school-based health programs. Is a member of the assigned district/campus educational team who instructs and directs children and staff to promote the mental and physical health of students so that they may participate and benefit from all the educational programs. To accomplish the following services under major responsibilities and duties as established by the Standards of School Nursing Practice in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act.

Responsibilities:

• Provides temporary and emergency care for sick and injured students or employees according to the assigned district policy and procedures.
• Serves as heath liaison between teachers, administrator parents, and community health care providers
• Performs special procedures according to the Physician orders
• Notifies parents of accidents or illness and secures medical care for students in emergency cases
• Assesses student problems, implements the nursing process, and makes appropriate referrals, working with students, teachers, parents, family physicians and other community providers as needed.
• Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching
• Encourages parents to maintain current immunizations protection as recommended by the Department of Human Services
• Develops and Maintains Student Health Plans
• Assists in for accurately maintaining, updating, entering, scanning, and uploading student’s cumulative health records onto the assigned school district’s electronic health record system.
• Adheres to HIPPA/FERPA and confidentiality rules and regulations.
• Coordinates the school and community health activities and serves as a liaison person between the home, school, and community (Health Fairs, Flu Clinics, Immunization Clinics).

Education/Certification:

• Associates Degree in Nursing with a Texas RN license required; graduate of an accredited professional nursing education program with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree of Science in Nursing and current Texas license, preferred.
• AHA BLS CPR/AED certification in audiometric, vision, spinal, and acanthosis screening is required, or must obtain within six (6) months of employment.

Experience:

• Minimum of two years of experience as a professional registered nurse, required.

Call Nancy at 915-590-8800 or send you resume to [email protected]