Description:
SUMMARY: With supervision provides nursing assessment, treatment, and consultation as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
Essential Functions:
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Provides patient care to students including assessment, treatment, including medication administration and documentation per the Health Center standards.
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Provides consultation and communicates with staff, parents, and community-based professionals.
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Demonstrates ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team, collaborates and communicates effectively and participates in team and IEP meetings as required.
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Utilizes critical thinking and problem solving skills to improve practice.
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Participates in performance improvement activities and projects, acting as leader of such efforts as required.
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Ability to assume charge nurse/unit coordination duties as required.
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Provides health teaching to students and promotes student independence through such teaching. Provides health education to staff.
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Supports staff that perform delegated nursing functions.
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Continues professional development and education.
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Ability to push and pull 100+ pounds and lift up to 50 pounds.
Marginal Functions:
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Supports specialty clinics as required.
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Provides emergency health care to staff.
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Performs additional duties as assigned.
CONDITIONS:
Equipment Used: Automated and manual blood pressure, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, standard health assessment equipment, nebulizer treatment machine, blood glucose monitoring equipment, tape recorder, telephone, computer, walkie-talkie, automobile, AED, fax machine, golf cart, and oxygen tanks.
Performance Standard: Must consistently demonstrate clinical competence in all areas of performance within recognized standards of the nursing profession.
Work Environment: Multiple indoor environments around campus with a variety of sound, lighting and temperature conditions. Must be able to walk from building to building or use golf cart.
Work Schedule: 35 hours Monday through Friday 9PM - 7AM with a daily one hour unpaid lunch. Some flextime and occasional overtime including occasional weekend assignments. This position has an annual 11-month schedule.
Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge, skills and general abilities:
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Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses. Bachelor’s Degree preferred. An LPN candidate may be considered if commitment to obtaining RN degree within 3 years is made.
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Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience in pediatrics.
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Comprehensive knowledge of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to meet professional standards and practices.
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Comprehensive knowledge of appropriate evaluation techniques of students with multiple disabilities.
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General knowledge of disabling childhood conditions, physical growth and development, cognitive development, intellectual/developmental disabilities, cerebral palsy, and communicable diseases.
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First Aid/CPR certification required.
After the first year in this position, the employee is required to have:
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General knowledge of basic gestural systems, behavior management, data collection and the impact visual impairment/blindness has on health status.
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General knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations and service implications.
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General knowledge of MSB computer system and Health Center software – SNAP.
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Basic knowledge of MSB policy and procedures.
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Completion of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training.