School Nurse - Registered Nurse/RN
Company: Saint Joseph Health System
Location: Mishawaka
Posted on: January 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Employment Type:Part timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:This School
Nurse position is for Plymouth Community School
Corporation.Facilitates and strengthens and the educational process
by improving and protecting the health status of children and by
identifying and assisting in the removal or modification of
health-related barriers to the learning process for the individual
child.Why Saint Joseph Health System?Saint Joseph Health System is
a not-for-profit, multi-hospital health system located in North
Central Indiana.Our system includes:--- 254-bed acute-care hospital
at the Mishawaka Medical Center--- 58-bed acute-care hospital at
the Plymouth Medical Center--- More than 85 providers in the Saint
Joseph Physician NetworkWhat we offer:--- Benefits first day of
employment (including: medical, dental, vision, PTO, life,
STD/LTD)--- Competitive compensation and benefits packages
including medical, dental and vision coverage--- Retirement savings
account with employer match--- Generous paid time off programs---
Employee referral incentive program--- Tuition/professional
development reimbursement--- Nursing Scholarship opportunitiesAt
Saint Joseph Health System, our values give us strength. That
character guides every decision we make - even when those decisions
are complicated, costly, or hard. We honor our mission to care for
every man, woman and child who needs us by investing in technology,
people and capabilities that allow us to set the standard for
quality care.1.Actively demonstrates the organization's mission and
core values, and conducts oneself at all times in a manner
consistent with these values.2.Knows and adheres to all laws and
regulations pertaining to patient health, safety, and medical
information.3.Promotes and protects the optimal health status of
children by providing health assessments and develops and
implements health plans.4.Maintains, evaluates, and interprets
cumulative health data to accommodate health needs of the
students.5.Participates as the health team specialist on the child
education evaluation team to develop the Individual Education Plan
(IEP).6.Participates in home visits (not to be done alone) to
assess the family's needs as related to the child's
heath.7.Develops procedures and provides for crisis intervention
for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbances.8.Promotes and
assists in the control of communicable diseases through
preventative immunization programs, early detection, surveillance
and reporting contagious diseases.9.Assists with health education
of the students and staff at designated schools. Provides
leadership and/or support for wellness programs.10.Coordinates
school and community health activities and serves as a liaison
between SJHS, school and community. Serves as a resource person for
promoting health careers.11.Engages in research and evaluation of
SHS acting as a change agent for school health programs and school
nursing practices.12.Assists in formation of health policies, goals
and objectives for the school.13.Prepares reports and other
documents as required or assigned. Attends staff
meetings.14.Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as
directed.JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CORE COMPETENCIESEducation:
Graduate of accredited school of professional nursing ADN, Diploma,
or BSN. Bachelors preferred.Licensure: RN Indiana
license.Experience: 3 years nursing experience in a school setting
is preferred.Other Job Requirements:Ability to communicate
appropriately with students, parents, school staff, and SHS staff
is required. Demonstration of interpersonal skills necessary for
communication with media, visitors, and community partnership
representatives required.Assigned hours within your shift, starting
time, or days of work are subject to change based on departmental
and/or organizational needs.Our Commitment to Diversity and
InclusionTrinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and
nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because
we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to
recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language
preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve
and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We
also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and
perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to
innovative solutions.Our dedication to diversity includes a unified
workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention,
and development), commitment and accountability, communication,
community partnerships, and supplier diversity.
Keywords: Saint Joseph Health System, Mishawaka , School Nurse - Registered Nurse/RN, Healthcare , Mishawaka, Indiana
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