Personal Care Nurse

Overview

Do you have a calling to help others but still want nights, weekends, and summers off? Brook Valley North School in La Vista is hiring for a Personal Care Nurse! Make a difference supporting students with disabilities while earning competitive pay ($35-$40/hour). Work directly with students as a part of the caring classroom team. Brook Valley Personal Care Nurses work 8:45-2:45 M-F during the school year with opportunities for paid training.

Contact Whitney Fagan at wfagan with any questions and apply today!

Personal Care Nurse

7160

Works 181 days, 6 hours per day, 5 days per week during the months of August through May following the Brook Valley school calendar.

Brook Valley Schools

Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Brook Valley Principal

• No history of child abuse or negligence.
• Current Nebraska LPN or RN license.
• Successfully pass required background checks.
• Regular and dependable in person attendance is required and is considered a condition of employment.

• Deliver individualized medical care to assigned student(s) with special needs as defined in the Individual Health Plan.
• Provide support to the student(s) to achieve the student’s educational goals as directed by the classroom teachers.
• Provide care to students using nursing standards, nursing procedures, and ESU 3 policy in accordance with the Individual Health Plan.
• Assess each individual student’s health status and needs for the school day. Collaborate to adapt a plan of care for the day based on assessments.
• Develop individual health and emergency action plans for identified students when needed.
• Respond to behavioral or medical crises as a part of the classroom team using approved Brook Valley techniques and strategies.
• Administer medication and ensure medication administration procedures are in place to meet legal and best practice expectations.
• Display a professional and caring attitude in dealing with students, staff and parents.
• Display knowledge, critical thinking as well as practice risk management and safety precautions.
• Communicate confidential information only on need-to-know basis and discuss this in areas where information cannot be overheard.
• Accept personal responsibility for work included in job description and assistance with other students.
• Assist other students in the classroom as directed by the classroom teacher.
• Serve as a health liaison from the school to home, to health care providers and to community resources.
• Initiate, review and maintain student health records.
• Maintain license requirements within the field.
• Understand and comply with the ESU #3 Board of Education Personnel Policies and Employee Handbook.
• Monitor the regular maintenance of all medical equipment & supplies.
• Communicate areas of concern to the building administrator.
• Provide your own transportation to fulfill responsibilities of the position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Employment with ESU #3 is not for any period of time, and employment may be terminated at any time at the convenience of the terminating party, with or without cause, and with or without notice. Employment with ESU #3 is not governed by any express or implied contract of employment containing terms different from or inconsistent with those stated in this job description.

The terms of this job description may not be modified except in a writing signed by the ESU #3 CEO.