Through advocacy, disease prevention, health promotion, and removing health barriers to learning the department of Health Services advance the well-being, academic success and lifelong achievement of students. Find out why Dallas ISD School Nurses are the best and why we are involved in one of the most exciting specialties in nursing today.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors of Science in Nursing is required
- License Registered Nurse in the State of Texas
- Certified in American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/AED
- Attend scheduled School Nurse Clinical Development sessions and complete required course work
- Maintain certification as a state screener in Vision, Hearing Spinal and Risk Assessment for Type 2 Diabetes in Children
- Working knowledge and skills of Microsoft Office, strong computer skills
- Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world
- Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession
BASIC FUNCTIONS
- Establish and maintain a comprehensive school health program on a school campus research, investigate and formulate plans of actions
- Supervise, monitor and evaluate nurse assistant(s) and delegate nursing responsibilities to other unlicensed assistive personnel according to district policy and the Texas Nursing Practice Act.
- Provide paraprofessional educational activities in areas of nursing tasks, health, and communication skills
- Provide episodic and emergency health care to ill or injured students or employees
- Develop and implement nursing care plans (Individuals Health Plans) with specific nursing interventions
- Collaborate with school personnel, parents and members of the community to maximize communication and delivery of health and social services to students
- Assess the health and developmental status of students ; provide student evaluations, health appraisals, special procedures and document health information in students’ electronic health record
- Provide health counseling and collaborate with school personnel to promote health education opportunities to forester a safe and healthy environment
- Identify, delineate and clarify the nursing role and provide quality of care.
- Demonstrated effective communication through written, verbal, nonverbal and computer usage skills
- Attend staff meetings for the department of Health Services and Special Education as directed.
- Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $58,898.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Education:
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
Work Location: In person