Daily Substitute Nurse

ACES nursing department is seeking a daily substitute-nurse for the agency serving students with multiple disabilities and physical challenges. Opportunity to work with a dynamic interdisciplinary team.

Job Brief:

The nurse uses accepted standards of practice to assess, manage and treat student health issues, according to established plan of care, medication or treatment authorization, and in compliance with department procedures, agency policies, and district regulations and statutes.

Skills in:

• Problem-solving and utilizing the nursing process in routine and new situations

• Addressing the physical and emotional needs of students by being approachable, using effective communication skills, and actively participating in teamwork
• Basic computer and software use

Ability to:

• Prioritize, organize, triage, and meet deadlines
• Keep track of various issues, projects and responsibilities

• Maintain appropriate ethical considerations, including therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality
• Work independently and collaborate effectively with an interdisciplinary team
• Identify and seek appropriate resources to meet professional learning needs
• Document in a timely manner, using clear, concise, complete professional language

Delegates medication administration when appropriate to non-nursing staff. (delineate who supervises what-Nurse Practice ACT)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical ability to bend or stoop to assist a student, lift an object weighing 15 pounds, pivot transfer a student if needed, move quickly within the building, and perform CPR. Hearing (including adapted hearing) adequate to assess vital signs. Fine motor coordination adequate for such tasks as to applying a dressing, removing a splinter or administering an injection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The work environment may have a low to moderate noise level. The school building may be large and spread out. On occasion the nurse may participate in a field trip which requires travelling on school bus and working in off-site indoor or outdoor settings.

Requirements are representative, but not all inclusive, of minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by employees who occupy this position. Employee may be required to perform other related duties as assigned to ensure workload coverage as requested by their supervisor.

External Candidates please apply online at www.aces.org. Internal candidates should apply via the "Careers at ACES" link on Interfaces.

EEO/AAE

Current Connecticut LPN license or Current Connecticut RN License

Current certification in CPR and AED

One-year relevant clinical experience