School Nurse at Camilla Brook Place

Location: Yaba, Lagos

Job Summary

• Your primary responsibility will be to provide health services to students when they are at school.
• For example, you’ll treat injuries and mild to acute sicknesses, or support students with chronic illnesses.
• You’ll also help with preventive care by educating students on how to avoid communicable diseases and having proper hygiene.

Job Description

• Provide basic healthcare to students and staff in case of injury or acute illness
• Detect health problems in early stages through regular screenings
• Keep track of students’ vaccination records
• Update students’ medical history
• Ensure school environment is safe for children and school staff (e.g. prevention of communicable diseases)
• Write referrals for paediatricians and other health specialists
• Serve as liaisons between school personnel, family, and community healthcare providers to ensure a healthy school environment
• Developing health plans for student care based on assessment, interventions, and identification of outcomes, and the evaluation of care
• Serving as consultants with other school professionals, such as food service personnel, physical education teachers, coaches, and counsellors
• Providing health-related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings
• Monitoring immunizations, managing communicable diseases and assessing the school environment to prevent injury and ensure safety
• Overseeing infection control measures
• Actively participating in school safety plans that address school violence, bullying, and emergencies that may occur at school
• Overseeing medication administration, health care procedures, and the development of healthcare plans
• Overseeing vision, hearing, body mass index, and mental health screening procedures
• Making decisions related to the delegation of healthcare tasks as directed by state laws and professional practice guidance.

Requirements

• To succeed in this role, you must have excellent organizational skills and the ability to communicate with children, their parents or guardians, and teachers.
• A First Degree in Nursing.
• Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) and possess relevant license
• Minimum of 3 - 10 years cognate experience preferably in a school environment
• Basic knowledge of diverse areas of health including mental health
• Ability to work independently or with others
• Ability to communicate well with others
• Ability to assess situations and act quickly
• Knowledge of state health regulations
• Ability to multitask.
• Must be female.
• If you meet these requirements, and you also have a genuine interest in improving children’s lives, we’d like to hear from you.