Description

The Colville School District is now accepting applications for a 1:1 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or a Registered Nurse (RN) at the Junior High School. This position is a one-to-one nursing assignment that requires riding the bus with the student from home to school and school to home. The nurse will provide direct nursing care, ventilator and tracheostomy management, and emergency response as needed. As a member of the Colville School District staff, the nurse plays a vital role on a high-performing healthcare team. This position serves as a professional liaison between the school, families, healthcare providers, and the district nurse. Candidates must hold a current Washington Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or Registered Nurse (RN) license. 

Essential Duties:

• Provide constant 1:1 nursing care for a student during the school day and on the bus.
• Monitor ventilator and tracheostomy function, oxygen saturation, vital signs, and overall medical status.
• Perform suctioning, trach care, ventilator management, and emergency interventions as outlined in the student's care plan.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physician's orders.
• Work as a positive and collaborative member of the school staff to foster the primary goals of the Colville School District.
• Implement and follow the student's Individualized Health Care Plan and Emergency Care Plan.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services, observations, and interventions.
• Communicate effectively with the district nurse, building staff, health care providers, and parents/guardians.
• Safely accompany the student on the school bus to and from school daily.
• Maintain required medical supplies and ensure equipment readiness.
• Participate in required training and district health/safety procedures.
• Perform other health-related duties as assigned within the scope of practice.
• Maintain personal transportation and demonstrate a willingness to work occasionally beyond regular working hours.
• Ability and willingness to perform medical intervention services while traveling to and from school events in a District-provided vehicle or in a First Student
• Transportation bus and be available to render aid during school events.
• Must be willing to ride on a school bus with designated students when necessary.
• Collaborate with the building supervisors and school nurse (supervisor) in the development and evaluation of the health needs of the assignment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here represent 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.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• The employee will occasionally work under deadlines and/or emergency-type situations and will experience frequent interruptions.
• The employee is required to stand, walk, sit, and occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here represent 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.

• Care provided in the classroom, bus, and other school environments.
• The noise level is moderate to loud.
• The position involves exposure to potential injury and to common infectious diseases that may be carried by students.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work in inside/outside weather conditions.
• Frequent interruptions and occasional emergency-type situations.

Salary & Benefits Schedule:
The position follows the student calendar (summers off, Christmas break off, spring break off, etc.). The position includes a full comprehensive benefits package with medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, long-term disability, and more. Information about benefits can be found here.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator who fully and actively supports equal access for all people, regardless of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, and the use of a trained dog guide or service animal, and equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint, or otherwise oppose discrimination. The following positions have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator - Exec. Director of Business & Operations, Section 504 Coordinator - Exec. Director of Student Services, Title IX Coordinator - Exec. Director of Student Services. Contact: 217 S. Hofstetter Street, Colville WA 99114 services@colsd.org 509-684-7850. The Colville School District is a drug free/tobacco free workplace. This organization requires a successful applicant to provide eligibility and verification of legal right to work in the United States in compliance with Immigration Reform and Control Act. Notice: The candidate selected will be hired on a temporary basis subject to favorable reporting of a state and national fingerprinting background. An Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• A current Washington State Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license or a Registered Nurse (RN) license is required.
• Employment is contingent upon clearance by the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
• Experience with ventilator and tracheostomy care preferred.
• Ability to follow physician orders and nursing care plans.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Knowledge and assurance of confidentiality standards.
• Demonstrate basic computer skills.
• Must have a driving abstract record on file with the District with favorable/safe driving results and be available to work beyond regular working hours when necessary.
• Must be willing to ride on a school bus with designated students when necessary.
• The employee must be flexible and deal with a variety of problems immediately.