Lead School Nurse bei Bob Jones Academy

POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for administrative duties related to school nursing and coordinates care for all BJA. Provides leadership in establishing and implementing nursing policies for BJA. Provide school-related primary center and elementary school student health care and work alongside the MS/HS nurse.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Vital characteristics and behaviors

• Incarnates BJA’s mission and guiding principles
• Collaborator
• Effective communicator (written and face-to-face)
• Able to assess and respond to situations quickly
• Strong organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Committed to professional development in the area of nursing
• Willing to assist in other school-related needs

Key Results Area #1 Effectively manage health needs of Primary Center (PC) and elementary school (ES) students during the school day

• Responding to health needs of students during the school day
• Effectively communicate with students, parents, teachers, and administration regarding student health needs
• Oversee medical details for field trips
• Manage emergency medications
• Graciously maintains school policies
• Communicates the religious beliefs of BJA to students and student affiliates
• Answers questions concerning faith, doctrine, and creed of BJA to constituents, students, or those inquiring about BJA

Key Results Area #2 Effectively manage medical-related records of PC and ES to maintain legal compliance

• Manage student health forms
• Manage student immunization forms
• Maintain accurate charting of medical events
• Manage emergency training and planning for 1^st-5^th SRP (standard response protocol)

Key Results Area #3 Effectively advise and implement activities related to school nursing across BJA

• Maintains CPR instructor status and coordinates CPR training for all levels
• Establishes school health clinic policy and trains and evaluates the MS/HS nurse on these policies
• Recommends policies and procedures that will protect the health and safety of BJA
• Establishes medication management and diversion prevention systems
• Create protocols and conduct training for any employees assisting in the clinic
• Establish a plan to manage health related needs for new applicants
• Oversee the management of student immunization forms (K3-12^th)
• Perform DSS assessments and TB tests for the Primary Center and CDC employees.
• Perform TB tests for all new BJA employees.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Pediatric/adolescent nursing experience strongly preferred
• School nursing experience helpful
• Comfortable in a digital environment and able to learn new systems as needed

An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc.  Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology.  Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview.

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