School Nurse at St Saviour's School

Location: Ebute Metta, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Main Purpose

• To support the staff and pupils on all health care matters.

Responsibilities

• Always dress neatly, professionally and uphold the name of the school.
• Develop and establish healthcare plans, policies, procedures, and protocols for the school.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with the school’s health and safety plans, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Establish and oversee control measures for disease and infection within the school.
• Overseeing and monitor medication administration, immunizations, and manage communicable diseases.
• Assess the school environment and make recommendations to the school management to prevent injury and ensure a safe environment for the school
• Oversee vision, hearing, body mass index, health screening procedures including checking pupils’ fingernails, hair, and teeth for hygiene.
• Measure the blood pressure, sugar, and oxygen level and of all staff, on a monthly basis, and keep records of all readings.
• Establish routines and schedules for cleaning the school to ensure that the entire is always clean, including the sickbay.
• Serve as a consultant with other school professionals, physical education teachers, coaches, and counsellors as required.
• Provide health-related education to students and staff in both individual and group settings.
• Refer any serious injury or ailment to the Medical Centre, following the agreed school policy, and maintain accurate records of any such referrals.
• Delegate healthcare tasks as directed by state laws and professional practice guidance
• Ensure the necessary medical equipment and school First Aid boxes are available and in good working order.
• Maintain medical supplies inventory, including stocking and replenishment.
• Ensure consumable medical supplies are logged and receipts kept for all purchases.
• Assist with the care of sick children and those suffering minor injuries within the school.
• Maintain records of all treatments and provide the school management with a monthly report on ailments and injuries treated.
• Inspect the school toilets daily and ensure they meet hygiene and sanitary standards and keep records of inspection.
• Provide advice and information to school management on healthy eating, regular exercise, personal hygiene, etc.
• Give a detailed report monthly to school management on all duties and responsibilities as well as recommendations on health-related concerns.
• Undertake specific duties as the School Nurse, at school functions and events, that may be regarded as within the duties of this post.
• Undertake such duties that may be reasonably regarded as within the nature of the duties of the post. Any changes of a permanent nature shall be incorporated into the job description in specific terms.
• Any other duties as directed by the school’s management.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and RN license
• Experience in caring for or working with children in a school setting is an added advantage
• Minimum 3 years clinical care experience.

Competencies Profile
Technical Competencies:

• Strong observation skills
• Infection Control
• Clinal Skills
• Nursing Skills
• Ability to assess situations and act quickly
• Health Promotion and Maintenance
• Knowledge of state health regulations
• Knowledge of health care in a school setting
• Proficiency with computers, especially MS Office

Behavioural Competencies

• Compassionate and caring
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to use initiative
• Intuition and insight
• Resilience
• Stamina
• Good health and fitness
• Emotional Intelligence
• Ability to work independently or with others

Deliverables:

• Appearance
• Punctuality
• Timely submission of all reports
• Functional First-Aid box with adequate inventory kept
• Sanitary maintenance of school
• Number of recommendations approved by management
• Attend to all health and safety incidences in a timely and professional manner
• Seamless referral process to the Medical Centre for serious illness
• Adherence and compliance with school health and safety plans. Policies, procedures and protocols
• Conduct at least one educational program per session