School Nurse (RN) - Pool/PRN

Position Summary

To assess the need for and to deliver nursing care to the Morgridge Academy Students.

Essential Duties

1. Assesses and treats students per physician orders.
2. Assesses and treats day to day medical needs of the students.
3. Develops and teaches Health Education classes to students.
4. Provides a resource to educational staff in regards to specific student's medical needs.
5. Educates school staff about medical conditions affecting the learning ability of students.
6. Communicates with parents and/or physicians as needed.
7. Participates in research projects initiated by medical research staff.
8. Evaluates and documents effectiveness of nursing interventions.
9. Provides safe nursing care.
10. Conducts routine and necessary physical screening such as: vision, height, and weight.
11. Ensures all necessary and required medical supplies and equipment is available and maintained properly.
12. Attends field trips with students.
13. Maintains student confidentiality and any other confidential information obtained during performance of duties.
14. Performs all other duties as assigned.

Competencies 

1. Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health. 
2. Ethics: Practices ethically; Integrates the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements to guide practice; demonstrates compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and unique attributes of all people; advocates for healthcare consumer’s rights to informed decision-making and self-determination; maintains therapeutic relationships and professional boundaries; safeguards privacy and confidentiality of healthcare consumers, and their data and information [Standard of Professional Performance (SPP) 7].
3. Informing and Communicating: Clearly conveying information and ideas through a variety of media to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message [SPP 9].
4. Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treat others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others [SPP 10].
5. Leadership: Encourages innovation in practice and role performance to attain personal and professional plans, goals, and vision; manages change and conflict; retains accountability for delegated nursing care; contributes to the evolution of the profession through participation in professional organizations. [SPP 11].
6. Professional Development: Actively identifies in new area with preceptor learning opportunities and unit specific competencies; regularly creating and taking advantage of learning opportunities; using newly gained knowledge and skill to enhance contribution to the organization [SPP 12, 15].
7. Evidence-based Practice and Research: Integrates evidence and research findings into practice;  Articulates the values of research and its application relative to the healthcare setting; identifies questions in the healthcare setting and practice that can be answered by nursing research; uses current evidence-based knowledge, including research findings, to guide practice; incorporates evidence when initiating change in practice [SPP 13].
8. Quality of Practice: Contributes to quality nursing practice: Ensures practice is safe, effective, efficient, equitable, timely, and patient centered; identifies barriers and opportunities to improve safety, effectiveness, efficiency, equitability, timeliness, and patient centeredness; recommends strategies to improve nursing quality [SPP 14].

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility

None

Travel

None

Core Values  

1. Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.
2. Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.
3. Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.
4. Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.
5. Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.
6. Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures. 
7. Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.
8. Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Education: Bachelors in Nursing or Graduation from an Accredited School of Nursing required. 
2. Work Experience: A minimum of one (1) year general pediatric experience preferred. 
3. Special Training, Certification or Licensure: Current Colorado RN license required; current CPR/BLS certification required.