Summer School Nurse (Job ID# 3602)

divh2Summer School Nurse/h2pCalvert County Public Schools is seeking a summer school nurse for in-person middle school programs. The position is temporary and contingent on student enrollment and medical needs. The summer school program will run from July 6 to July 23, with a workday of 4 hours. School nurses will be responsible for providing health services to meet the medical needs of students. Nurses will be required to attend 4.5 pre-service hours and 4.5 post-service hours to include completion of end-of-program required documentation./ppEducation, Certification, and Experience:/pulliSuccessful completion of an accredited nursing program for a registered nurse. Bachelors Degree preferred./liliActive license as a registered nurse in the state of Maryland./liliCurrent American Heart Association certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (AED) for health care providers./li/ulpKnowledge, Abilities, and Skills:/pulliLeadership skills to function as the team leader in the school setting/liliExcellent written and verbal communication skills/liliAptitude to operate a variety of computer and audio-visual devices/equipment/liliSuch alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable/li/ulpEssential Job Functions, Responsibilities, and Duties:/polliPromotes and protects the optimal health status of children/liliConducts health assessments/liulliObtains a health and developmental history/liliScreens and evaluates findings or deficits of state-mandated screenings, i.e. vision and hearing/liliObserves the child for developmental patterns in making nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis/liliIdentifies deviant health findings/li/ulliDevelops and implements a health plan/liulliInterprets the health status of students to parents and school personnel/liliInitiates referrals to parents, school personnel and community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow-through/liliProvides ongoing health counseling with students, parents, and school personnel/liliRecommends and helps to implement modification of school programs to meet students health needs/liliUtilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care to students/li/ulliMaintains, evaluates, and interprets health data to meet the individual needs of students/liliProvides clinical nursing services as authorized by the Maryland Nurse Practice Act/liliPlans and implements school health management protocols for the child with special health needs/liliDevelops guidelines and provides for crisis intervention, acute illness, injury, and emotional disturbances/liliParticipates as a member of the schools emergency preparedness/crisis intervention team/liliPromotes prevention and control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs; assists in the early surveillance, detection, and reporting of contagious diseases/liliProvides oversight of licensure status and practice of other health service providers of lower licensure in applicable situations and delegates certain nursing functions to appropriate staff/liliRecommends provisions for a school environment conducive to learning/liliIdentifies and reports school environmental concerns and issues/liliWorks with administration, faculty, and staff on remediation of issues/liliProvides health education/liliProvides direct health education and health counseling to assist students and families in making health and lifestyle decisions/liliServes as a resource person to the classroom teacher and supervisor in health instruction/liliParticipates in health education, directly and indirectly, by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health/liliCounsels students concerning problems, at-risk behaviors, mental health issues, and substance abuse to facilitate responsible decision-making practices/liliActs as a resource person in promoting health careers/liliProvides health counseling for staff/liliFunctions as an integral member of the school interdisciplinary team. If a child requires a related health service, only the registered nurse can determine whether nursing services can be delegated./liliServes as a link between school teams, students health care providers, and school-based clinical staff/liliAssumes accountability for professional ethics/liliKnows and understands the legal aspects of school nursing practice and the impact on practice/liliPerforms nursing duties in an ethical and professional manner in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act/liliAccepts responsibility and accountability for professional nursing practice in the school setting/liliMaintains competence in nursing/liliProvides services with respect for human dignity/liliSafeguards students right to privacy by maintaining confidentiality of student records and communication regarding student/liliThinks, concentrates, and interacts positively with others/liliComes to work regularly and promptly/liliWorks under stress and meets deadlines/li/olpOther Job Functions, Responsibilities, and Duties:/ppDuties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned. Performs related work as required or assigned by the school health supervisor and/or building principal or designee./ppPhysical and Psychological Conditions/ Demands:/ppPosition requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment. Work requires light physical effort. Tasks may include assisting children and moving equipment./ppUnusual Demands:/ppPotential for exposure to blood, bodily fluids and other potentially infectious materials for which universal precautions must be implemented./ppEvaluation:/ppPerformance will be evaluated annually in accordance with the policy on evaluation established by the Calvert County Public Schools./ppApplication Procedure:/ppAll applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools website./ppReferences must be directly related to education experience and must include immediate supervisor./ppState law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements./ppHouse Bill 486 Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement:/ppPursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention, all applicants are required to report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations where the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors./ppNondiscrimination Statement:/ppCalvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs./ppCalvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individuals race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability./ppCalvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint./ppThe following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:/pulliDirector of Student Services/liliDirector of Human Resources 443-550-8000/li/ulpFor further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481./p/div