About the Role
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing health services to students, conducting state-mandated screenings, maintaining immunization compliance, and managing accurate health records for a campus with up to 1,600 students. This role also involves promoting health education and preventative health practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct care utilizing professional triage skills, basic care, and established school health protocols.
- Manage campus clinic independently.
- Serve as a health advocate for students.
- Notify parents of accidents or illnesses and secure medical care for students in emergency cases.
- Coordinate management system to administer medications to students at school.
- Establish and implement effective procedures for mandatory screening programs and make referrals as necessary.
- Ensure scholars are compliant with immunization per state requirements.
- Serve as a health liaison between school, physicians, parents, and community.
- Assess student problems and make appropriate referrals working with students, teachers, parents, and medical and health care professionals.
- Participate in health-related school committees focused on student health and wellness.
- Collaborate with other professionals regarding implementation of health-related Individual Education Plan (IEP) items.
- Participate in recognizing and reporting of suspected child abuse.
- Make home visits to help with student health problems as necessary with permission of principal.
- Communicate regularly with the Assistant Principal of Operations, Regional Registered Nurse, school counselor, teachers, parents, food services staff, and other staff regarding health services issues.
- Collect, review, and enter immunization records, ensuring compliance throughout the school year.
- Compile, maintain, and file all physical and electronic reports, records, and other documents required.
- Request supplies and equipment needed to maintain clinic inventory.
- Comply with policies established by federal and state laws, state department of health rules, State Board of Education rules, and board policy in health services area.
- Report potential health and safety hazards to the campus Assistant Principal of Operations.
- Comply with all district and campus routines and regulations.
- Maintain licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse.
- Maintain certification in CPR/First Aid as well as certification as state-approved vision, hearing, spinal, and AN health screener.
- Model behavior that is professional, ethical, and responsible.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED required.
- LVN or LPN licensure required.
- Current certification in CPR/AED/ First Aid required.
- Certified by the state department of state health services to conduct vision, hearing, spinal, and AN screenings preferred.
- 2+ years’ experience in a health-related position required.
- Experience with school-age children preferred.
- Experience maintaining electronic health records preferred.
Skills
- Knowledge of basic first aid and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Knowledge of Diabetic care management
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Proficient keyboarding and electronic file maintenance skills
- Ability to use laptop and software to develop and populate databases and do word processing
- Ability to track, enter, analyze, and monitor data
- Ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
- Ability to manage time, prioritize tasks, and execute toward goals
Location
- Onsite
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2+ years experience in a health-related position
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
- LVN or LPN licensure
- Current certification in CPR/AED/ First Aid
- Certified by the state department of state health services to conduct vision, hearing, spinal, and AN screenings
Salary/Compensations
- $24.41 - $30.51 per hour
- Eligible for a performance bonus based on team performance and goal attainment.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits plan covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan.
- Subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children.
- Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption of a child.
- Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year.
- 5 face-to-face counseling sessions within a year, unlimited 24/7 telephonic counseling, and other work-life services at no cost.
- Dental and vision plans.
- Disability insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Parenting benefits.
- Generous vacation time.
- Referral bonuses.
- Professional development opportunities.
- Potential relocation allowance.
About the Company
- At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college.
- Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to a multi-state network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools.
- IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists.
- IDEA serves over 80,000 college-bound students in 143 schools across Texas, Florida, Ohio, and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college.
- When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family.
- You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.
- The Staff Culture and Belonging Team uses our Core Values to promote human connection and a culture of integrity, respect, and belonging for all Team and Family members.
Equal Opportunity
- We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college.
- Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them.
- Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly.
- Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes.
- Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change.
- Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization.
- Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes.
- We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students.
