School Nurse (Tatu International)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Managing our students’ wellness and development and offering them psycho-social support as needed.
• Provide the students with basic health services throughout the school day and night.
• Maintaining close liaison with the Medical staff at the nearest Private Hospital consistently
• Handle confidential situations, information, and documentation.
• Maintain an updated record of all medication in the infirmary and tracking student medical history.
• Ensure students adhere to their prescription medication
• Support students with special medical conditions and advise the school accordingly
• Develop a robust reporting system within the infirmary and communicate with the procurement team in a timely manner.
• Communicate effectively at all levels with students, staff, parents and other clinicians and paramedics.
• Organize a professional development training for students and teammates addressing pertinent health issues.
• Inspecting boarding house facilities (toilets and bathrooms, laundry area) when pupils are away from the facilities and appraise the level of hygiene and cleanliness.
• Monitoring standards achieved by cleaners and other support agencies within the Boarding House and report on any deficiencies to the Director, Operations.
• Managing students with chronic medical conditions and students with disabilities.
• Keeping an up to date inventory of the infirmary supplies and create procurement lists on stock depletion
• Keep daily incident reports for all health and safety incidents reported
• Evacuation and Referral support for students who need more health interventions than can be offered at the school
• Support the catering department by ensuring that students take all meals and especially fruits and vegetables.

ABOUT YOU

Skills and Qualifications required:

• You have a Diploma or Degree in Nursing with great people skills.
• A professional, flexible and conscientious registered nurse with the ability to build a harmonious, energetic and cohesive relationship with students and co-workers.
• Professional counseling skills with a proven track record will be an advantage.
• You have 3-4 years’ experience as a registered nurse. Having worked in a school setting is desirable!
• You are willing to reside on the school campus under the school’s housing scheme.
• Ability to train students on basic health practices and standards