Nurse Educator

Position Title: System Nurse Educator - 190 Day Calendar

Salary: RN Nurse Payscale at 190 days (starting pay $23.93 per hour)

To educate, motivate and provide leadership and support, incorporating evidence based practices, to ensure that all school nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel are appropriately trained to provide optimum health services for all students. Promote health education and preventive health practices for students, staff and parents. Serve as a mentor, role model and preceptor and collaborate in the professional development of staff nurses.

Health Services Coordinator

• Ensure appropriate training is provided for students with health problems as needed and/or appropriate.
• Coordinate the training of First Aid/CPR/First Responders for school and staff.
• Supervise Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses as needed and under the direction of the Health Services Coordinator.
• Coordinate on the job training for new school nurses, provides consultation to enhance continuing education, professional development opportunities and mentorship opportunities.
• Provide updates on school health issues as directed.
• Coordinate staffing of full time employees and substitute nurses as directed.
• Collect information from other school nurses as required for reports and submit.
• Identify and report student health needs.
• Participate in evaluation through collection and review of data as directed.
• Coordinate in-service training for school nurses as directed.
• Adhere to Code of Ethics for Educators in Georgia.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Complete assignments and requirements on time and in compliance with directions.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and file reports promptly.
• Comply with all school board policies and administrative rules.
• Maintain cooperative working relationships and ensure effective and timely written and oral communication with parents, staff, and other school district personnel.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and appropriate records and file reports promptly.
• Maintain confidentiality of information and records for students and staff.
• Comply with all school board policies and administrative rules.
• Continue professional growth related to expanding the role and competency of the nursing practice.
• Perform such other duties and tasks and assume such other responsibilities as may be assigned.

• CPR
• First Aid
• Computer Skills
• Social Skills
• Knowledge of community services
• Knowledge of public health services
• Ability to plan, organize and implement effective professional learning opportunities, that support school nurses instruction needs, in collaboration with the Health Services Coordinator. Proficient skills in oral and written communication. Ability to work well with peers.

Ability to plan, organize and implement effective professional learning opportunities, that support school nurses instruction needs, in collaboration with the Health Services Coordinator. Proficient skills in oral and written communication. Ability to work well with peers.

• Registered Nurse or higher: concentration in Parent Child Health or Public Health. BSN degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years experience as a School Nurse OR Nurse Educator preferred.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license from the State of Georgia.
• Current CPR certification. BLS minimum.
• The Coweta County Board of Education reserves the right to accept equivalent qualifications as the Board may deem appropriate and acceptable.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Primary and Secondary Education

The Coweta County School System does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, or disability in its educational programs, activities or employment practices.