School Nurse

School Nurse

10-month

Exempt

About Einstein Charter Schools:

The mission of Einstein Charter Schools ("Einstein") is to nurture students to be academically STRONG as well as socially and emotionally resilient. Founded in 2005, Einstein Charter Schools is a top performing, tuition free, open admissions network of 4 schools in New Orleans East, serving grades PK-12. Authorized by the Orleans Parish School Board, we service the needs of more than 1,700 students, over 30% of whom receive ELL services. Since opening in 2006, Einstein's Village De L' Est campus amassed six years of unprecedented, continuous academic gains, removing the school from the severely underperforming list and leading us to replicate the school three times in four years.

Continuing our record of success, after opening Einstein Charter School at Sherwood Forest in the fall of 2013, we founded Einstein Charter Middle and Einstein Charter High in the former Sarah Towles Reed High School facility. By 2020 we anticipate serving the needs of over 2,000 students in grades PK-12 across five schools. Our ambitious plan has been funded by the United State Department of Education when we received the Charter School's Program grant for replication and expansion of High Quality Charter Schools in 2015.

Reports to the Principal and/or designee

Position Overview

It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses that every child has access all day, every day to a full time registered professional school nurse. The school nurse serves in a pivotal role that bridges health care and education. Grounded by standards of practice, services provided by the school nurse include leadership, community/public health, care coordination, and quality improvement.

Key Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other minor duties may be assigned. All of the Standards must be complied with, including, but not limited to the following areas.

• Meet those standards of performance for nursing assignment develop by Einstein Charter Schools and all applicable local, state and federal guidelines.

• Know and adapt the standards of nursing practice to a school setting.

• Conduct and coordinate health screening programs at periodic intervals or on referral, as specified by local state or federal mandates.

• Refer identified health problems to the appropriate resource for correction and/or amelioration.

• Initiate follow-up of identified health problems as required.

• Interpret health status and/or problems to the student, parents and school personnel and to make recommendations when appropriate.

• Plan, coordinate and implement a program of health instruction.

• Serve as a resource to school personnel regarding various aspects of health education.

• Maintain up-to-date cumulative health records on all students, and to complete required administrative records.

• Assist in the control and communicable disease in the schools.

• Assess and assist in maintaining a safe and healthful school environment.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Skills/Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Bachelor's Degree or higher required.

• Licensed by State Board of Nursing to practice as a Registered Nurse.

• Minimum of 3 years' experience as a registered nurse preferred

• Specialization in working with children and adolescents preferred.

• Eligible for certification by the State Department of Education as a school nurse.

Work Environment

Listed below are key points regarding environmental demands and the work environment of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Required to use motor coordination with finger dexterity (such as keyboarding, machine operation, etc.) part of the work day;

• Required to exert physical effort in handling objects less than 30 pounds rarely;

• Required to be exposed to physical occupational risks (such as cuts, burns, exposure to toxic chemicals, etc) rarely;

• Required to be exposed to physical environment which involves dirt, odors, noise, weather extremes or similar elements rarely;

• Normal setting for this job is a classroom/school setting.

• Required to work with children and adults.

Evaluation

• Annual review, including analysis of student health data

• Evaluated by the principal and/or designee

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Einstein Charter Schools welcomes all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other protected grounds in any of its activities or operations, including hiring.