Nurse for Medically Fragile Students

This is a professional nursing position in a public or private school. It involves responsibility for coordinating individual patient care and for performing nursing responsibilities requiring substantial specialized judgment and skills for medically fragile students. The work is performed under the general supervision of the Director of Health Services and/or the Director of Special Services and in accordance with a prescribed nursing care plan. Perform related tasks as required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs specialized physical health care services, including but not limited to intermittent catheterization, injections, suctions, gavage feeding, and drainage.
• Assists with physical development and physical activities such as personal hygiene (i.e., feeding, grooming, toileting).
• Responds appropriately to the medical needs and emergencies of the student.
• Implements health maintenance plan to meet students' needs.
• Administers medications as prescribed.
• Promotes and protects the optimal health and well-being of the student.
• Provides optimal health assessment, including but not limited to health and development history, observation of child development and health patterns through nursing assessment and diagnoses.
• Performs additional routine nursing responsibilities.
• Communicates and interprets the health status of the student to parents/guardian and school personnel as required.
• Provides ongoing health counseling with students, parents/guardians, school personnel, and health agencies as required.
• Uses existing health resources to provide appropriate care for students.
• Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate the individual needs of students.
• Participates as the health team specialist on the child education evaluations team to develop the Individual Education Plan (IEP)

Full Performance Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Personal Characteristics:

• Perform specialized medical procedures as assigned
• Learn and adapt to new procedures and conditions
• Maintain professional competency
• Broad range of health issues and care devices
• Knowledge of emergency medical resources
• Basic concepts of child development and behavior characteristics
• Laws related to child health and welfare
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to maintain relationships with students, parents/guardians, and school personnel
• Good background or knowledge in a specific field where specialized duties are involved.
• Resourcefulness in conducting above-described activities
• Willingness to be exposed to disagreeable conditions such as odors, sights, blood, etc.
• Follow oral and written directions
• Tact and courtesy
• Good Judgment
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from a school of nursing approved by the State Education Department from a course approved by such department as qualifying as a Registered Professional Nurse. Experience working 1:1 with medically fragile children preferred.

Special Requirements for Acceptance of Applications:

• Eligibility for a license issued by the State of New York to Practice as a Registered Professional Nurse. Possession of the license at the time of employment