About this School Nurse role at Hilton Head Christian Academy
Primary Function: To direct campus health and wellness initiatives at HHCA.
Primary Responsibilities:
- General nursing responsibilities to care for K-12 students and faculty/staff
- Educating students, faculty and staff about health/medical concerns, including reporting communicable diseases as required by CDC/DHEC
- Administer medications (maintain security of controlled substances and confidentiality of students receiving medications)
- Monitor diabetic students and those with other special medical needs
- Maintain up to date medical information on all students, faculty & staff (annual physicals, immunization records, etc)
- Documentation of care given along with notification to student’s family
- Updating and reporting immunization records as required by DHEC (45 Day report, etc)
- Maintain OSHA requirements (blood borne pathogens, bio hazard kits, etc)
- Maintain MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) information
- Maintain records of CPR & AED training for all F/S
- Collaborate with Athletic Trainer for student injuries or other needs
- Coordinate and administer drug testing, interpret test results and submit positive results for further evaluation
- Provide confidential counsel to students, faculty and staff regarding health concerns
- Coordinate medical response sections of Crisis Management Program with Director of Safety & Security
- Provide related training on such parts of plan to faculty / staff
Requirements
Education: Degree in Health Related Field, Registered Nurse
Experience: 3-5 years of nursing required, pediatric preferred
Personal and Professional Profile:
- Be a born-again Christian, committed to the Lord, exhibiting a close and dynamic daily walk with Jesus Christ.
- Be in agreement with and able to support the school’s Statement of Faith and Christian Role Model Statement.
- Be a student of God's Word and be able to apply Biblical truth in speaking and counseling situations.
- Place the oneness of the Body of Christ above membership in a particular denomination or church.
- Understand the distinctives of Christian education and HHCA and be committed to those distinctives.
- Have a humble spirit, thinking of others before self and living with gratitude for God’s provision
- Exhibit a growth mindset that yearns to grow professionally, but also relationally and spiritually in deeper relationships with God and others
- Be an active supporter and promoter of HHCA in the classroom, with parents and in the community at large.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with staff, students, faculty and parents.
- Have a teachable spirit and be able to take criticism with a willingness to learn and grow.
- Be an innovative thinker and problem solver.
- Be well organized.
- Have excellent computer skills.
- Maintain the highest levels of confidentiality in all school matters.
- Be able to follow through on communications and decisions.
- Have professional experience and qualifications that match the needs and responsibilities of the position.
Benefits
Health insurance
Sick Leave
Discounted tuition for school aged children