School Nurse Teacher: Northern Elementary Starting Date:
Immediately
Position Type:
Full-time
Job Requirements
Hold a Rhode Island Nursing License AND Rhode Island Certification as School Nurse/Teacher.
Evidence of competence in the field of nursing as demonstrated by academic record and letters of reference.
Demonstrated ability to perform the responsibilities below as evidenced by course work, educational experience, and the interview process.
Any such alternatives to the above qualifications as the committee may deem acceptable and appropriate.
Responsibilities and Duties
Provide nursing and/or emergency care to students, faculty, and staff to minimize the effects of accidents and illnesses occurring in school.
Assess injured and ill students, including appropriate treatment, and follow up.
Implement and monitor student compliance with State immunization laws.
Maintain complete, cumulative school health records for each student enrolled in the school. Maintain, update, and properly store student permanent health records.
Coordinate health screening programs (vision, scoliosis, hearing, dental) including planning, implementation, re-screening, referral, and follow up.
Assure school attendance for children who have chronic disabilities, illness, and/or need for medication during the school year. Interpretation of medical data in order to meet the needs of children with special health problems.
Plan, implement, and evaluate direct care to technology-dependent children.
Work under the guidelines of the Department of Health to help prevent and control outbreaks of communicable disease. Participate in periodic update conferences held by the Department of Health.
Function as a contributing member of the school faculty in all aspects of the school program, including but not limited to, attendance at MDT meetings, IEP meetings, and the Crisis Intervention Team, when appropriate.
Assist in the monitoring of sports and health examination as needed.
Collaborate with parents, students, and faculty to assure that the health needs of students are met and that each student will be a health-educated person and a knowledgeable health consumer.
Administer, monitor, and document medication.
Assess, plan, treat, refer and/or follow up on health problems that may interfere with the student's learning.
Assist in the development and evaluation of health education programs, provide classroom instruction at elementary level, and staff in-service as indicated.
Prepare the medical budget; order and maintain supplies for the safe operation of the Health office.
Perform other related duties as directed by the Building Administrator or Assistant Superintendent.
School Information Nestled in northern Rhode Island, the Lincoln Public School District contains six schools. The four elementary schools – Saylesville, Lonsdale, Central Lincoln, and Northern Lincoln – all four offer full day kindergarten. Northern Lincoln Elementary also offers a pre-school program. Lincoln also has one middle school and one high school. The total enrollment for Lincoln Public Schools (as of March 2023) remains steady at approximately 3,330 students. In August 2016, Lincoln High School was given a silver medal by US New & World Report’s ranking of top high schools throughout the country. This is an award only 10% of U.S. schools receive. Each of Lincoln’s four elementary schools received bronze medals in Rhode Island’s Healthier School Challenge contest, hosted by the United State Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Services in 2015. The challenge recognizes outstanding nutrition and physical activity programs.
Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln School District - Lincoln, Rhode Island. Northern Lincoln Elementary - Manville, Rhode Island.
Additional Requirements
1. Experience in actual job posted preferred. 2. Successful interview. 3. Provide 3 CURRENT letters of reference to SchoolSpring application 4. Attach college transcript to SchoolSpring application 5. Other relevant data
Bachelor degree preferred.
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Lianne Denham , Principal
315 New River Road
Manville, Rhode Island 02865
Phone: 401-769-0261
Fax: 401-765-0560
Email: denhaml@lincolnps.org
School Nurse Teacher: Northern Elementary in Warsaw – pracodawca: Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln Public Schools to doskonały pracodawca, który oferuje stabilne zatrudnienie w przyjaznym środowisku edukacyjnym. Pracownicy mogą liczyć na atrakcyjne wynagrodzenie oraz pełen pakiet świadczeń, a także możliwość rozwoju zawodowego w ramach systemu szkolnictwa publicznego. Wspieramy naszych pracowników w dążeniu do zapewnienia bezpiecznego i czystego otoczenia dla uczniów i społeczności lokalnej.
