The Menta Education Group

RN School Nurse

The Menta Education Group  •  DeKalb, IL (Onsite)  •  6 days ago
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Job Description

As a Registered Nurse with The Menta Education Group, you will oversee the health and well-being of students, act as a resource for health education and maintain student records and data for compliance purposes.
Must have IL R.N. License  Staff Hours 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, following a school calendar Direct Hire with our school: Return School Year after School Year No Nights, No Weekends, No Federal Holidays

Responsibilities

  • Provide first aid care and medically prescribed services.
  • Obtain and review consents for medication administration in school. 
  • Document each instance for medication administration.
  • Train designated staff on medication administration and documentation of medication administration
  • Maintain security of school health supplies. 
  • Instruct students in health education.
  • Correspond with parents and medical providers on the health needs of students.
  • Record immunizations, health findings, and other relevant health data.
  • Maintain accurate related service logs updated weekly.
  • Coordinate and communicate with administrative staff, teachers, and other related service staff as needed or IEP directed.
  • Develop Individual Health Care plans for students with allergies.

Qualifications

  • Current/Active IL Registered Nurse License
  • Considerable knowledge of medical and mental health disorders and subsequent treatment.           
  • Considerable knowledge of child growth and development.                       
  • Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.               
  • Working knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations affecting the delivery of school health services.                                                                                 
  • Some knowledge of the school organization and the community served.   
  • Capacity to coordinate and facilitate services between the school, local health agency, and other community resources.   

Compensation & Benefits

  • In accordance with the Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, information about pay ranges and employee benefits can be found at the following links:
  • Compensation Information:
  • https://menta.com/compensation-arizona-and-illinois/
  • Please refer to the "Medical" section for this position's category
  • Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off (PTO); and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match.  For more information visit: https://menta.com/employee-benefits-full-time/
About Menta Academy DeKalb K-12 and Menta Academy 912
The staff at Menta Academy DeKalb is dedicated to seeing each child reaches their potential in becoming 3-C Ready: College Ready, Career Ready, and Citizenship Ready.Educational services are intended to meet both the developmental and individual learning needs of each student. Classrooms are designed to be active learning environments where young people have the opportunity to experience educational and behavioral success on a daily basis.
For students requiring intensive transitional services, a continuum of support is established. After earning necessary credits and demonstrating self-management of behaviors, students learn to generalize classroom skills in a community setting within Menta. This allows them to practice new skills and behaviors in a safe environment and be assessed through various methods.
Students learn employability skills such as problem-solving, effective communication, time-management, self-advocacy, community integration and transportation, adaptive living skills, and related work behaviors like grooming, hygiene, communication, following dress codes and schedules, completing tasks, and taking initiative.
Menta Academy Dekalb 912 is a collaboration with Dekalb Community School District 428 and like other Menta programs utilizes a unique curricular framework that relies on the Expanded Menta Method and Trauma Informed Practices as the foundational principles for the teaching, counseling and mentoring work done by our highly trained staff. Every aspect of the framework supports students with attainment of graduate competencies.
Our curriculum is personalized to meet the needs of each student, with technology and skilled teachers creating a dynamic learning environment. At Menta's Academy Dekalb, our unique learning spaces combine traditional teaching with cutting-edge technology and innovation. These flexible spaces support inquiry-based and project-based learning, designed to prepare students for real-world work environment. Menta Academy Dekalb Transition program readies students for their desired post-secondary opportunity, including college, technical schools, trades, military or gainful employment. It emphasizes the language and expectations of the workplace and offers job development and placement services in entry-level positions.
Professional Associations and/or Partnerships The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities. Equal Opportunity Employer The Menta Education Group (“Menta”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression), color, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy or related conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local law.   Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact Menta’s office.
The Menta Education Group

About The Menta Education Group

The Menta Group operates 26 programs and 18 schools in Illinois and Arizona. Our mission is to provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services.

We envision a society in which all youth can be successful. As an organization, we are especially committed to making success a reality for high-risk youth. Our mandate is to be the recognized national leader in serving high-risk youth in educational and social service settings through the provision of empirically based innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services. We strive to make a positive impact on high-risk youth and the professionals who work with them by focusing on program development, professional training, and child advocacy. We adhere to policy that says no student will be rejected, suspended, or expelled.

Our organization pursues innovative, state of the art practices and collaboration as a means to fulfill our mission. This pursuit has fostered the philosophy governing our service models, enhancing the success of our students, the effectiveness of our programs, and the value our programs have for the parents and the public school districts we serve.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
North Aurora, Illinois
Year Founded
1973
Website
menta.com
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