Registered Nurse (RN) - School RN
YAI/NIPD Network
Manhattan, NY

School Nurse

If you are a current YAI employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Mission Statement The iHOPE school community strives to provide comprehensive services for our students, who present with a variety of diagnoses including Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, and other brain-based disorders. Our students participate in academic instruction with appropriate modification and adaptation, as well as therapeutic services, based upon a collaborative, researched-based model that integrates current technology. iHOPE is committed to learners with complex needs and to their social, emotional, adaptive and educational advancement. Accessibility and integration into the larger community are at the core of our belief system. Position Summary: The school nurse supports student success by providing health care through assessment, intervention, and follow-up for all children within the school setting, addressing the physical, mental, and social health needs of students and supports their achievement in the learning process. Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities * Protects and maintains student's health by providing professional nursing services in accordance with Nursing Standards and NYS Licensing. * Provides NY State-mandated and annual screening programs including vision, hearing, height, weight and scoliosis. * Facilitates NY State-mandated immunization and communicable disease control requirements. * Identifies and assesses students' health needs, implements services, and evaluates plans of care, which impact student learning and achievement or safety. * Participates as members of the school's multi-disciplinary team, interpreting medical data and collecting medical reports or scripts. * Communicate any student health concerns to parents/guardians. * Identifies and reports school building safety or environmental issues which impact student or staff health to the administration. * Documents health services provided in accordance with the NYS Nurse Practice Act. * Maintains current pertinent health data for each student by periodic review and documentation of the individual student electronic and paper health records. * Completes student and staff insurance/accident reports. * Initiates and documents health surveillance programs as needed and records, compiles and reports aggregate student health information as required by NYS Department of Health. * Performs all other duties, as assigned Minimum Qualification Requirements * Valid NYS RN license * Current CPR certification * Minimum of five years of clinical and/or pediatrics experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) * Strong organizational and communication skills Full-time positions: * Tuition reimbursement * Medical and dental insurance (with options for family and more extensive medical plans, as well as vision) * Paid time off and holidays * 403(b) retirement with employer match * Life insurance and long-term disability * Discounts on travel, entertainment, wireless services, shopping, and more! * Check out our Benefits page to learn more! Compensation Range: * $72,000 to $78,000 per year All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.