Elementary School Nurse (RN)
Monday-Friday 8:00am-3:45pm (when school is in session)
Starting Rate: $24.50
Nurse for Lafayette School Corporation, available as soon as possible for the 2024-2025 school year. Follows the School Calendar, Monday-Friday. No weekends, holidays, or evening hours.
This is a full time position with health benefits and eligible for retirement.
RN license is required.
Job Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Be licensed by the state of Indiana as a Registered Nurse
- Be CPR certified
- Functions under LSC policies and procedures and the supervision of the LSC Director of Health Services
- Collaborates with LSC Director of Health Services on LSC Health Services policy and procedures
- Collaborates with administrators on in school policy and procedures. Keeps administrators apprised of student and school health issues
- Attend health services educational in-service and nurse's meetings
- Administer general first-aid to injured students in accordance with LSC policy
- Complete accident / incident reports when needed in accordance iwth LSC policy
- Provides health / illness assessment, implements nursing treatments, and completes charting documentation on all students seen in the health office
- Contacts parents when needed and assists parent with referral to health care if needed
- Maintains student health records
- Follow up for accident reports, Workmen Compensation Reports, and refer employee to Occupational Health Clinic
- Write and revise health care plans on students with major health concerns
- Compile lists of health concerns and / or medical treatments of students and communicates or updates these to the RN supervisor and pertinent staff
- Perform daily procedures as directed by physician or supervising nurse (i.e. medications, asthma treatments, diabetic screens, catheterization, etc.)
- Administer medications according to corporation policy and as designated by the building principal
- Conduct vision screenings, as necessary
- Provides in-service training and health plans to pertinent staff on severe allergies and diabetes
- Verify that immunization records are current with state requirements. Records immunization records
- Attends case conferences on students who have a health care plan or medical condition
- Carry out other duties as outlined by RN supervisor or building principal
Benefit Package Includes: - Health Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- LTD
- Life
- PERF