Public Health Nurse - School Liaison
City of Fishers
- Indiana
- $30.28-43.87 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve patients by conducting home visits, when appropriate, to monitor individual and family health needs.
- Provide nursing services, apply procedures, and create health care plans for patients.
- Work within the scope of community resources by referring patients to the appropriate local agencies.
- Organize logistics of health services provisions for the community and participate in discussions with various medical providers to work towards specific and positive community health outcomes.
- Communicate with families of patients regarding the care and recovery of the patient.
- Educate families on the prevention of disease and how to make positive strides toward improved health.
- Provide educational resources on subjects such as infectious disease, immunizations, home nursing, maternity and pediatric care and basic individual and family well-being.
- Keep abreast of pediatric health standards and school health issues by attending conferences and reading professional literature.
- Stay current on general best practices related to medical care delivery including reading literature, membership in professional organizations, and participating in networking and educational events as necessary.
- Provide instruction to parents of young children regarding public health and immunizations.
- Cooperate with families to monitor recovery of ill or injured individuals and work with community resources and medical providers to improve outcomes when necessary.
- Monitor and assess medical systems by tracking progress and health results of patients.
- Recommend changes to improve the effectiveness, efficiency, or safety of basic operations as necessary.
- Maintain inventory of medical supplies, re-ordering appropriate equipment when needed, and being present to receive deliveries.
- Fill out and track all appropriate paperwork and documentation including patient records, nursing logs and other reports.
- Comply with all medical safety and legal requirements mandated by the hospital, clinic, city, state, and nation.
- Keep patient confidentiality in accordance with health care regulations.
- Support the reputation of the public health sector by embracing changes and modifications in various nursing policies and procedures.
- Work with other team members and outside partners, including all K-12 schools, to assess school health needs and capabilities and develop plans to address gaps identified.
- Attend school liaison meetings and informational sessions with IDOH staff, and conduct city-level school meetings at least quarterly.
- Serve as a city-level resource and provide hands-on support for all public, private, and charter K-12 schools in the city in addition to preschools as needed.
- Collaborate with schools on various student health and wellness initiatives and identify opportunities to provide additional support in the school environment.
- Serve as a resource for communicable disease and other educational offerings.
- Ensure schools complete code driven requirements related to student health, including vision and hearing screenings, dental health screenings, and immunizations.
- Highly prefer bachelor's degree in nursing but would consider an associate degree;
- Must possess an active RN licensure by the State of Indiana;
- Must have an active IN Driver's License with a record that allows the ability to be insured to drive a city vehicle and have access to personal vehicle and current automobile insurance;
- Must have at least 1 year of experience working directly with patients and medical providers as a nurse with a preference for those with experience in school-based nursing;
- Role requires the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences including those who are non-native English speakers;
- Occasional evenings and weekends are required. Typically, Nurses are expected to work one evening shift per week (to 7:30pm) and one weekend shift per month (Saturday 8am - 1pm). This schedule could vary based on business needs.