Nurse - Fairfield Public Schools
Position: Nurse
Subject Area: (none)
Job Title: Substitute School Nurse
Job Location: Town of Fairfield - Public Health Nursing Department
Beginning: Immediately
Deadline: Open until filled **
District: Fairfield Public Schools
Fairfield, CT 06825
Telephone: 203-255-8462
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Job Description:
Town of Fairfield – Public Health Nursing Department

Position Description:     Substitute School Nurse
Reports to:                         Nursing supervisor
Primary Role:   
  • Provides primary physical and emotional health care to the school population through direct assistance, education, guidance and consultation.
Qualifications:                 
  • Holds a current Connecticut State license as a Registered Nurse.
  • Associate or Baccalaureate degree in nursing
  • Current certification in CPR
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Knowledge of current practices for common childhood illnesses and chronic diseases: asthma management, diabetes, insulin pen and pumps, seizure management
  • Ability to perform skilled nursing care such as catheterization, suctioning, gastrostomy tube feedings, insulin administration, insulin pump skills and nebulizer treatments
  • Computer skills
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Baccalaureate degree in nursing
  • Experience in pediatric and/or community or public health nursing
  • Prior experience in school nursing, or acute care
  • Must have 1 year of Nursing experience within the last 5 years.
Responsibilities:
  • Administers medications and treatments as ordered
  • Provides care for student and staff illness and accidents
  • Administers care based on individual health care plans and individual emergency care plans
  • Serves as liaison between the home and the school regarding student health concerns
  • Documents all encounters in the Electronic Health Record
  • Follows communicable disease control procedures and informs administration and/or parents regarding school exclusion and readmission

** District reserves the right to close any Job Posting when a suitable applicant has been found before the deadline date.
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