School Nurse Substitute

Expectation of Employee

This person is responsible for the health and well-being of Carolina Day School’s students when the regularly employed school nurse(es) are not available or otherwise detained. A person in this position would be expected to work as needed and as available to support full-time nursing staff.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Serve as the “first responder” for any injuries or health needs that arise, administering first aid and contacting parents or health professionals as the situation warrants. This requires a level of physical fitness that enables the nurse to move quickly to any campus area in an emergency and to squat or bend down to ground level if someone is injured and lying on the ground.
• Use electronic health software to maintain student health information, record treatment notes, and track administered medication.
• Administer medication as ordered.
• Record any student injuries or illnesses.
• Communicate with teachers, staff, and parents regarding student health status.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience, Education, and Licensure

• Must possess a current licensure to practice nursing in North Carolina.
• Minimum three years of experience as a professional registered nurse.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Basic Life Support certification

Skills

• Proficient with Google platform
• Ability to make independent, evidence-based decisions
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with others
• Excellent communication and time management skills

Americans with Disability Act Specifications Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Carolina Day School has an institutional commitment to the principles of diversity. In that spirit, Carolina Day School does not discriminate in violation of the law on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, sexual orientation, age, physical challenge, nation of origin, gender, or any other characteristic.