School Nurse at Armada Human Capital

Job Purpose

To create an environment that promotes healthy living, improves well being and is responsive to the health needs of individual children and the Community at large.

School Nurse Job Responsibilities

• Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records and submit termly reports.
• Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ conditions
• Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, vaccinations or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in the school.
• Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
• Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients/ students en route to hospitals.
• Provide training for school based staff and support students with special needs like diabetes, asthma, HIV etc.
• Make individual health plans for students with disabilities or long term health conditions.
• Coordinate emergency evacuation for sick persons to hospitals and update the parents accordingly.
• Share public awareness information and provide advice for parents, carers and school staff on childhood illnesses and the management and control of infectious diseases.

Qualifications for the School Nurse Job

• Diploma Nursing, preferably Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing
• Licensed by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Other short courses in HIV/AIDS, Drugs and Substance abuse prevention an added advantage

Skills and Competencies

• Knowledge of the information and techniques used to treat and diagnose injuries
• First aid competence
• Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counselling and guidance.
• Fluency in both English and Swahili languages.
• Knowledge of human behaviour and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioural and affective disorders.
• Computer literacy and basic computer skills
• Over 5 years of relevant work experience

Personal Attributes

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• The ability to win the trust of children and encourage them to talk about their problems
• The ability to explore sensitive issues with tact, understanding and patience
• The ability to stay calm in an emergency
• Record-keeping and organisational skills
• Results-oriented