Registered Nurse - Academic Year

Full time, Academic Year: Three 12 hour shifts, 7 am to 7 pm, with one Saturday and one Sunday per month.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Perform all nursing duties in accordance with the Connecticut State Nursing Act while adhering to all facility policies and procedures
• Actively demonstrates a working knowledge of nursing theory, techniques, principles and practice in order to holistically care for the patient/student
• Provide emergency care to students, employees or others on Kent School campus as outlined in nursing protocol, using nursing assessment skills
• Monitor patient progress and identify any changes in status, acting on those changes to ensure patient safety and comfort
• Thorough documentation all nursing visits and follow up care provided for admissions or temporary admissions
• Accountability and responsibility for each student admitted until transfer of patient care or shift change 
• Assist physician in caring for patient, giving a complete and thorough report on patients
• Perform routine nursing care, while using age specific and universal precaution practices at all times
• Communicate with Kent School employees, students/patients, and their families as appropriate with excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Punctual and dependable 
• Be able to keep up in a fast paced work environment
• Collaborate with all members of the healthcare team including the counseling department and athletic trainers
• Consistently seek educational tools in order to broaden knowledge base of various age groups, diseases and best practices
• Maintain active CT registered nursing  license and current BLS certification
• Understands the potential to exposure to internal and external hazardous materials including but not limited to: blood and BBP, infectious/communicable diseases

Qualifications:

Associates or Bachelors degree in nursing and 2 years of work experience

• Provides the highest level of nursing care for all of the Kent School community.
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrates a caring and compassionate attitude.
• Possess a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrates a high level of organization and attention to detail.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands listed below are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job:

•  Must be physically able to respond to any emergency within the Health Center or outside of the Health Center, including moving a patient if deemed necessary 
• Visual acuity within normal parameters.
• Requires substantial movement (motions) of wrists, hands, and fingers with keyboard use.