Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

POSITION TITLE: Licensed Practical Nurse

Performance Expectations:

• Assists Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR), Brook Road Campus nursing staff to support the Hospital Education Program (HEP) students with multiple disabilities daily in the Education Department
• Understands the philosophy of school nursing from the perspective of special education, VDOE school health guidelines as well as local school board policies.
• Observes HEP students throughout the instructional day to detect health needs/emergencies; reports to Children’s Hospital staff, personnel, physicians, clinics, and/or other agencies on student health matters or concerns as noted
• Provides daily routine care including feeding tubes, suctioning, positioning, adjusting braces (AFOs), etc.
• Assumes authority, in the absence of CHoR staff or physicians, for the immediate care and assistance of a student or staff member who has suffered an injury or emergency.
• Maintains up-to-date cumulative health records on all students in the Student Data Management System
• Participates in in-service training programs
• Assists school personnel in maintaining sanitary standards in the Education Department and the identification and correction of safety and health hazards
• Adheres to all policies, procedures, and practices of the VCU Health System related to nursing support and services delivered, protocols, and requirements
• Performs other related duties, as assigned

Qualifications:

• Successful completion of a program leading to Practical Nurse License required; Bachelor of Science in nursing preferred
• Valid Virginia Licensed Practical Nurse.
• Excellent oral, written communications, organizational and public relations skills
• Ability to work effectively with children, young adults, families, teachers, medical professionals, CHoR nursing staff, VCUHS nursing staff, and school administrators
• Understanding of public-school education procedures and policies
• Comprehensive knowledge of the coordination of health care service delivery, related service providers, and community agencies and other resource providers
• Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, and effectively handle multiple assignments simultaneously under minimum on-site supervision.
• Experience with window-based computers; experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet, and email applications preferred
• Bilingual/fluency in Spanish preferred

HOW TO APPLY:

All applicants (including RPS employees) must submit an on-line application. Please access website at: www.rvaschools.net

Please upload the following information with your application: a current resume and transcript if applicable. Also, when completing your application, include three email addresses of your professional references and/or upload letters of references. Three reference names and contact information will be required if you progress to the interview step of the selection process.

Richmond Public Schools will conduct a background investigation, fingerprinting, and tuberculosis screening as a condition of employment. EOE.