Registered Nurse
REGISTERED NURSE
Kimball Union Academy (KUA) seeks a registered nurse to provide quality nursing care to KUA students in both an outpatient and inpatient setting. This includes but is not limited to: conducting physical assessments, triage of students for scheduled appointments and walk-in appointments, communicating with parents, documenting in an electronic medical record (EMR), working collaboratively with the medical director and counselors, assisting the medical director during consultations when appropriate, implementing nursing protocols and other medical/nursing orders for the treatment and care of students, preoperative and postoperative care, collecting specimens for diagnostic exams, provide health education, vaccine administration, and medication administration. Safe medication handling and storage are also important aspects of this position.
This is an academic year, non-exempt staff full-time position with summers and school holidays off. The position includes rotating weekends, potential overnight shifts, and shared on-call rotations.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Outpatient Department
- Perform skilled nursing assessments and procedures as necessary in a safe, competent, and efficient manner. This will include the collection of specimens following universal precautions which may include random urine or hair drug and alcohol testing, administration of breathalyzer test, obtaining blood samples, performing throat cultures or strep screens, blood glucose and urine pregnancy tests. Proficiency in phlebotomy skills with which we can assist will be expected within a year of hire. Candidates must meet all nursing proficiencies. In addition, the nurse will be able to administer immunizations as mandated and/or recommended per state guidelines or as ordered by the medical director. Analyze the assessment and triage data to facilitate and develop a plan of care. Documentation of such activity will be done in the EMR and as stated in the nursing protocol.
- Administer medications per Tracy Health Center protocol and document as such in the Medication Administration Record. Discuss medication administration, possible side effects and benefits to students following Tracy Health Center policies. Call, fax, or electronically send student prescriptions to the pharmacy and record their delivery in the EMR. Dispensing medication to students as outlined by school medication policy.
- Execute appropriate medical interventions per established Tracy Health Center Policies, nursing protocol or provider orders.
- Identify the need to collaborate with the medical director, counselors, Athletic Trainers, or other health care providers to best meet the needs of the students.
- Communicate openly and effectively with parents/guardians regarding their child’s health related issues. This includes insuring that there is communication with parents/guardians when a student spends the night at Tracy Health Center for medical or mental health reasons. Document all phone calls with parents or outside professionals in the EMR.
- Use effective verbal and written communication skills with students, co-workers, parents/guardians, and community members. Collaborate with co-workers, school professionals, and parents/guardians to meet the health, academic, and developmental needs of students.
- Maintain appropriate and healthy boundaries with students while allowing students to access safe and private care.
- Maintain all licensing qualifications and annual Kimball Union Academy requirements.
- Set up and maintain exam rooms
- Orient and supervise the LNA involved in appropriate health treatment services.
- Arrange appointments for outside evaluations and keep staff and parents informed of progress.
- Conduct daily narcotic counts.
- Arrange necessary communications and reminders to students for medical treatments and follow-up care.
Inpatient Department
- Receive patient with assessment and nursing report in an effective and efficient manner.
- Admit student to room following nursing protocols. Formulate a nursing opinion and plan. Consult with provider if assistance is needed at that time.
- Implement nursing protocols signed by physician or nurse practitioner whenever applicable. Implement nursing plan. Document in EMR detailed evaluation, assessment plan, and progress notes.
- Check each student’s condition and regularly monitor the status of all inpatient students. Take blood pressure and vital signs when indicated. Give medicines as scheduled.
- Assist with room turnover and kitchen duties as needed.
- Perform other specific duties as outlined in the Nurses’ Guide to Policies and Procedures.
- In situations where the safety of a student is in question, contact the medical director or nurse practitioner and appropriate counselor for assistance.
- Other inpatient and outpatient duties will be outlined in more detail during the interview process.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential physical and academic duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Graduated from an accredited nursing program.
- Experience with adolescents, triage, or school nursing preferred.
- Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of New Hampshire, current CPR Certification.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Regularly required to stand and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to walk, use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, and reach with hands and arms.
- Occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or smell.
- Ability to scaffold instruction for varying skill levels
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should Apply Online or submit a letter of interest, resume, and 3 references to hr@kua.org
