RN- substitute school nurse - Interim Healthcare of Mercer

Substitute elementary school nurse needed for the remainder of the spring. NJ school nurse substitute certification required. ASAP start!

General Purpose:

The Registered Nurse is responsible and accountable for assessing, planning, directing, providing and evaluating nursing care to patients in accordance with facility/department policies, procedures, clinical guidelines, physician’s orders, and established standards of practice.  

Essential Functions:

• Triages and assesses pediatric complaints
• Maintains knowledge of emergency procedures in assigned student populations, as well as employees.
• Maintains knowledge of emergency management procedures
• Documents assessments and interventions using school approved forms or online documentation system
• Logs student visits
• Follows protocols for care of students
• Administers and documents daily prescribed, emergency and/or PRN medications per nursing process

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements:

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• One (1) year of nursing experience and/or as defined by the contracting employer.
• An active license issued by the NJ Division of Consumer Affairs as Registered Professional Nurse (RN) and one of the following certifications issued by the NJ Department of Education:
  • NJ Nurse Substitute Certification required
• Able to provide proof of current Basic Life Support (BLS) training including adults, children and infants. Additional trainings may be required dependent upon specialty or facility requirements.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:  

• Meets the requirements of federal and/or state criminal and abuse background checks where applicable.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate in English with all levels of the healthcare team, both clinical and non-clinical.
• Demonstrated ability to perform and prioritize multiple functions or tasks.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively deal with multiple changes.
• Able to work as a member of a team, including but not limited to managing stress appropriately, making decisions under pressure, and handling multiple priorities.
• Able to manage anger/fear/hostility/violence of self and others.
• Proof of valid driver’s license if applicable.
• Meets applicable health requirements to provide patient care.

Working Conditions & Physical Effort:  

• Work is performed in various health care settings and not limited to clinics, schools, hospitals, nursing homes, doctor’s offices or occupational settings.
• Work environment involves frequent exposure to communicable diseases, blood borne pathogens and/or potentially infectious or hazardous materials and situations that require following extensive safety precautions and may include the use of protective equipment (e.g. face masks, goggles, latex or non latex gloves).
• Work environment may involve occasional exposure to potential electrical shock, and to x-ray/electromagnetic energy.
• Able to spend varying amounts of time sitting, standing and walking.
• Able to frequently lift, reposition, and transfer clients and to stand, bend, stoop, squat, kneel and reach freely and assist clients with standing and walking.
• Sufficient endurance to perform the required physical and mental tasks over long periods of time.
• Requires normal, correctable vision and hearing and the ability to identify and distinguish colors.
• Requires excellent hand-eye coordination and fine motor function necessary to operate equipment safely and calculate/prepare medications and other procedures.
• Able to successfully work in areas that are confined and/or crowded.
• Medium physical activity may require frequent lifting, carrying, pushing or pulling up to 50 lbs.