Job Description

Job Title: Substitute School Nurses (District)

Reports To: Building Principal and District Office

Job Purpose: To work cooperatively with the staff and parents while providing routine and emergency medical services, as well as services to students with moderate to severe medical impairments.

Qualifications-Required:

NJ Substitute School Nurse Certification (Standard)

Bachelor's Degree

NJ Registered Nurse License (Current)

CPR & AED Certificates (Current)

Excellent interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills

Able to maintain confidentiality of student records

Able to interact positively with colleagues, students, administration, and parents

Able to provide emergency medical services to students, when necessary

Knowledge of the protocol to follow for addressing emergency medical services in a school setting

Knowledge of the protocol for processing required documentation for the NJDOE and other agencies

Knowledge of the protocol to follow for student immunizations and other required procedures

Able to pass the Criminal History Review

Able to pass Sexual Misconduct/Child Abuse Review

Qualifications-Desired:

NJ School Nurse Certification (Standard)

Duties/Responsibilities:

Conducts the affairs of the medical office under the direction of the Building Principal and District Office

Keeps the records of the office as required by state code, statute, and board policies

Answers all emergency calls for medical assistance

Conducts daily inspections of children in time of an epidemic and contagious disease

Reports all cases of injury immediately as per board policy

Administers medicine to students, only as directed by licensed physician

Maintains contacts with parents of students who become ill and/or injured

Completes all required state, local, and federal reports

Assists the district physician with the examination of students

Working Conditions:

School Building

Nurse's Office

$250/day

Physical Requirements:

Able to perform the functions of a school nurse

Able to go up/down stairs

Able to bend at the waist, squat, kneel, etc. to examine and provide general/emergency medical services

Able to respond quickly to medical emergencies throughout the building and on campus grounds

Able to push a wheelchair to transport an injured person

Able to raise arms over head to reach for stored medicine in locked cabinets

Direct Reports:

N/A

Application Procedure:

Apply Online

Selection Procedure:

Interview

Egg Harbor Township Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer