School Nurse (Female) at Mpesa Foundation Academy

JOB REF: SN/01/2023

Key Responsibilities

Provision of Direct healthcare to students

• Provide basic medical services and First Aid to students and organize referrals to specialists when necessary.
• Administer and monitor student medication as prescribed by the medical
• Offer customized nursing care plan for special cases that need special care e.g newly diagnosed chronic illnesses.
• Issue Medical drugs and care and monitor adherence to students with long-term medical conditions.
• Respond to medical emergency situations for the purpose of addressing immediate safety concerns.
• Accompany students to medical appointments off campus and follow up and visiting of students admitted at the partner hospital(s).
• Organizing for students’ treatment at the approved hospital by the Academy.

Provides screening and referral for health conditions

• Carry out regular surveillance checks on the students to ensure their continued health e.g., regular testing and annual medical check-up.
• Organizing medical examination of existing scholars on boarding of new scholars at Admission.

Provides leadership for the provision of health services

• Ensures that Academy policies and procedures adhere to legal and regulatory statutes and ethical standards of nursing practice.
• Liaise with the local health authorities to keep abreast of any updates on regulatory changes and public health alerts.
• Report students with reportable contagious disease to the line manager and Academy administration where necessary.
• Provides leadership in the development and evaluation of Academy health policies, programs and the promotion of a healthy school environment.
• Maintain clinic equipment and assess and ensure the supply of consumable supplies on an ongoing basis.
• Order, Record, Store drugs in line with the Academy Policy

Serves as a liaison between school personnel, family, community and health care providers.

• Liaise with parents/guardians regarding medical issues affecting their children and being part of case management teams with other relevant academy staff and external stakeholders on cases.

Promotes health

• Provides health education information directly to individual students, groups of students, or classes or by providing guidance and consultation about health education.
• Promotes health awareness activities such fairs for students in consultation with internal stakeholders, i.e., food service personnel or physical education teachers, regarding healthy lifestyles and wellness programs
• Serves as a member of the coordinated school health team that promotes the health and well-being at the Academy.
• Giving health talks and raising awareness on relevant health issues affecting students
• School Nurse is expected to be flexible, from time to time he/she may be added task in line with their role by their direct manager.
• The nurse will reside in the academy

Person Specification

• Bachelor of Nursing Degree or Diploma in Nursing from a recognized medical training institution
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Experience in inventory management to ensure that there are no stock outs.