School Nurse (RN)

Registered School Nurse (RN) in West Bloomington District #271

Aveanna Healthcare, one of the largest home healthcare companies in the U.S. and is excited to now be serving Minnesota. We are building our team of compassionate Registered Nurses (RN) to provide skilled nursing care to patients in the home and school setting. We are the hearts of 30,000 caregivers and trusted by over 33,000 families.

Benefits of the Registered Nurse (RN):

• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance*
• Paid Time Off Available
• 401(k) Savings Plan with Employer Matching*
• Easy access to state-of-the-art technology for electronic charting during point of care
• 24 Hour 7 Days a Week Team Support for direct clinical and scheduling assistance
• Hourly Pay & Weekly Paychecks
• Flexible Scheduling
• Competitive Wage Scale
• Potential for Overtime
• Paid Training & Continuous Professional Development

*Benefit eligibility is dependent on employment status

Qualifications of the Registered Nurse (RN):

• Must have good standing license (RN) in the state in which the clinician will practice
• Current CPR certification or ability to obtain prior to providing cares.

Responsibilities of the Registered Nurse (RN):

• One to one patient care in a home environment
• Execution of physicians prescribed plan of care and compliant documentation of care provided in system of record
• Administration of prescribed medication, treatments, and therapies
• Patient assessments
• Coordination of care
• Health promotion, teaching, and training of family members

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action: Aveanna provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Aveanna complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

As an employer accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, employees must comply with all health-related requirements in all relevant jurisdictions, including required vaccinations and testing, subject to exemptions for medical or religious reasons as appropriate.

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Position Overview
The School Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing direct school nursing services in an effort to promote prevention, medical management and academics.

Essential Job Functions
• Provides school nursing services to direct service school districts
• Assesses and evaluates the health and developmental status of the student in order to make a nursing diagnosis and establish a priority for action
• Interprets the health and developmental status of the student to school personnel, parents, and the student as appropriate
• Serves as a health resource person in the health instruction curriculum and takes leadership with faculties in planning and implementing a health education programs.
• Provides parent education related to student needs
• Participation in the development of Health Plans and attend school conferences when applicable. Provide care, delegate and teach care to others under the established plan of care while following the direction of a physician, nursing supervisor, school designee and/or parent
• Attend appropriate continuing education programs as per licensure requirements and participate in Aveanna in-servicing and training as offered
• Exhibit behavior supporting and promoting student's rights and overall wellbeing
• Follow Aveanna and school board policies and procedures that affect the health, safety, and wellbeing of students in the school health setting. Report any changes in the student's mental, physical, or environmental condition (including any incidents) to the physician, nursing supervisor, school designee and parent as applicable
• Recognize and report signs of substance abuse, physical abuse or neglect
• Provide a clean and safe environment within the school, including the safe use of equipment
• Identify appropriate methods for storage of equipment, supplies, and medications.
• Maintain and coordinate standards of nursing while managing a comprehensive school health program
• Provide preventive and rehabilitative measures while assisting/providing nursing assessments and screenings in an effort to promote safety and health for all
• Perform treatments and/or procedures with skill and competence
• Maintain and follow physician order for any invasive procedure and/or skill
• Administer medication as per MD order and/or parental consent
• Provide individual teaching and training with student and/or others in an effort to encourage and promote student independence when applicable
• Collaborate, coordinate and supervise services with others in order to promote academics and individualized student needs
• Accurately document services provided in accordance with agency policies and procedures on the day the services are rendered
• Submit nursing documentation, logs, reports and timesheets within a timely manner and per policy

Requirements
• Graduate of an accredited Diploma, Associate or Baccalaureate School of Nursing
• Current, unrestricted state license as a Registered Nurse in the state of practice
• Current CPR certification
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Demonstrated proficiency in clinical assessments, documentation and compliance with nursing care and policies and procedures.