School Nurse (6 month contract)

Industry: Education

Location: North East

Responsibilities

• Provide medical support for all activities conducted at the School.
• Ensure a safe and healthy environment for all students, teachers, staff, and visitors through attendance to school safety concerns, allergy and disease control, medical records maintenance, first aid, and emergency procedures.

General Nursing Duties

• Provide a service of Health & First Aid (H&FA) in an educational institution.
• Maintain standards of best practice in the delivery of H&FA.
• Maintain all H&FA areas as safe and functional, including restocking First Aid kits for on and off-site needs.
• Maintain a confidential environment.
• Assess and treat all illness and accidents as they present to the health centres.
• Refer to outside medical services as warranted.
• Provide first-line counselling.
• Identify and refer students at risk to the Health Services Manager.
• Safely secure and administer medications as per school policy or as per medical doctor orders.
• Assess students with special health needs and be aware of those at risk of requiring emergency care. Act according to medical plans developed in conjunction with medical professionals and parents as appropriate.
• Provide health screening services (i.e. Vision Testing, Growth and Development, Hearing Screening).
• Act as a resource person to all staff members, students, and parents.
• Assist and deliver health promotion and health education to staff, students, and parents. Actively promote healthy practices.
• Assist with student accountability by notifying teachers of students needing sick leave.
• Attend camps as medical support (i.e. Local and International Camps).
• Monitor and maintain student vaccination records as per Singapore Health Promotion Board recommendations.

Administration

• Contribute to an effective database and communication between H&FA areas and nurses.
• Provide clear, accurate, and detailed documentation of all care delivered and communications received.
• Maintain professional development including First Aid and CPR skills.

Position Requirements

• Excellent communication skills in English (written & spoken).
• Maintain CPE to provide up-to-date quality care.
• Ability to deliver high-quality, timely nursing care to all individuals on campus.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working as a Registered Paediatric/Child Health, Emergency, and School setting preferred.
• Diploma in Nursing.

Please submit your updated resume in Word format by using the Apply Now button. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.