Registered Nurse

Job Summary:  To inspire and prepare each and every student with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning.  Collect, review and communicate enrolling student's health data to district sites. Educate and assist families in gathering medical information to meet student's health needs in the school setting. Communicate incoming student needs with related services providers throughout the district.

Responsibilities: 

• Understands the enrollment process and collaborates with enrollment staff to ensure complete and timely student enrollment.
• Reviews medical history and immunization enrollment documents
• Communicates with families to review health concerns and immunization information.
• Contact parents and assist with completing missing immunizations or CO process
• Stay up to date and provide families with information on MN State Statutes and Federal immunization requirements and changes to immunization laws.
• Collaborates with NW Immunization Clinic to schedule immunization appointments, obtain previous immunization records from other states, schools and clinics, and create and/or update MIIC.
• Prevent and control communicable disease through health status, and implementation of the state immunization law.
• Understands, implements, and stays up to date with current immunization requirements and the enrollment process under McKinney Vento as it applies to our homeless and foster care students.
• Collaborates with district Homeless Liaison to ensure enrollments under McKinney Vento are identified, expedited, and followed up and assisted with immunization compliance.
• Provide information to enrolling families on medication consents and documentation needed for students that require health care or emergency action plans.
• Documents all parent/ENR health data and communications into Synergy.
• Communicates with building nurses, of students with medical needs being enrolled in their schools.
• Collaborates with the SEBC  to ensure proper student placement within the district.
• Collaborates with enrollment counselor to ensure identified needs are shared with the appropriate counseling staff at the enrolling school.
• Reviews SPED evaluations, IEP, and previous school records as needed.
• Promote and maintain health and well-being of students, families and school personnel by health teaching and health counseling.
• Serve as a resource to faculty for health education purposes
• Train and supervise volunteers/staff whenever they are used in the enrollment department.
• Coordinates and executes educational in-services and updates as part of the initial and ongoing training/education of all nurses in the district as it pertains to immunizations, school immunization law, compliance and process, Synergy documentation, and MIIC interpretation.
• Participates in the Enrollment Center Health and Safety Committee.
• Participates in the Enrollment Center's On-Line Committee.

Qualifications:

• Education:  Must be a registered nurse currently licensed in the State of Minnesota
• Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
  • Basic first aid and health screening
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Customer Service focused
  • Ability to communicate and foster positive working relationships with students, parents and staff.
  • Ability to teach health information to student/family groups
  • Public health background preferred
  • Current CPR
  • Strong Computer skills, Synergy, MIIC, Google docs/app, Adobe Pro., Interpreter services
  • Ability to analyze and present data to stakeholders         

Bargaining Unit: Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses

Salary: View salary grid on the respective bargaining unit listed above, accessible via our Employee Contracts page

Work Schedule: Casual and part-time, year-round, especially August and September

Desired Start Date: As soon as possible
 

Osseo Area Schools offers:

• Meaningful and impactful work
• Opportunities to grow professionally
• A variety of benefits
• Mentorship programs for teachers and educational support professionals
• Summer opportunities
• and more 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: 

Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer.
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District's Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.

Veteran's Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application. 

Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at HR@district279.org or call 763-391-7007.

Background Check Upon Conditional Offer: 
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required.  Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.