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OVERVIEW

The Registered Nurse provides nursing and educational services to advance the well-being, academic success, and health of students.  This position is currently a full-time year-round position working four days a week.

The Kinkaid School is a co-educational, nonsectarian day school enrolling over 1,400 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The student body is divided into the Lower School (PreK - 4th Grade), the Middle School (5th grade - 8th grade) and the Upper School (9th grade - 12th grade). Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the Kinkaid offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, and diverse culture. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Communicate with students, parents, faculty and staff to ensure a healthy school environment and assist in meeting the health needs of the general school population, as well as those of specific students with identified health needs.
• Provide and facilitate first aid and emergency treatments which fall within the scope of the Registered Nurse Practice Act as required for students/staff/visitors as the need arises during the school year. 
• Assist in initiation and maintenance of electronic student health records, including but not limited to medication administration records, individual student treatment records, student health action plans.
• Assist in the facilitation and completion of state required screening programs such as Vision and Hearing screenings, Scoliosis screenings and any others mandated by the state.
• Assist with maintaining state immunization requirements 
• Assist with the regular checking and maintenance of all AED equipment, First Aid Equipment as assigned by the Director of Health Services.
• Assist in the education of faculty and staff on administration of Epi-pens for students as needed related to Life Threatening Allergy Action Plans.
• Assist in the education of faculty and staff on the management of students who have an identified health concern such as seizures, diabetes and/or asthma as needed.
• Serve as a liaison between school personnel, the family and health care professionals as needed to ensure proper referral and follow up occurs for students
• Assist in the education of unlicensed personnel as designated by Division Head or Head of School as requested by the Director of Health Services.
• Assist with CPR scheduling/planning/training to faculty/staff and students
• Field Trip preparation/planning and education to faculty/staff 
• Diabetic monitoring, following up and communication with family, faculty/staff;  assist in creating an annual Individualized Health Plan and meeting with family annually to discuss Diabetic Medical Management Plan
• Administer diagnostic testing (Strep, influenza and COVID) as needed 
• Perform and document weekly controlled medication count with another staff nurse
• Health Promotion/Risk Prevention Education - Assist with the development, planning and implementation of Growth and Development Curriculum and other student health related education. 
• Assist with writing Health Center Policy based on current practice guidelines
• Assist with planning and staffing of on-campus sports physical clinic
• Carry out duties related to the health and safety of students as assigned by the Director of Health Services.

About The Kinkaid School

The Kinkaid School is a co-educational non-sectarian day school enrolling 1,400 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the school offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, diverse culture. With an enrollment of almost 600, the Upper School fosters a learning environment centered on academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and personal attention. The Upper School faculty enjoys small class sizes and a collegial, collaborative environment centered on intellectual curiosity and continuous professional development.

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