School Nurse

23 hours ago


Singapore LA PETITE ECOLE PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Job Purpose

The School Nurse provides medical care for students throughout the school day, and oversees school wellness programs.


Start date: 27 November 2024


Job Duties and Responsibilities

Provide Nursing Care Services

  • Dispense prescription medications to students as per parents or doctors’ instructions / medical directives.
  • Provide basic first aid for minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes and bruises, and stabilising severely ill or injured students until parents, guardians or emergency services arrive;
  • Ensure a clear and smooth communication with the families and the team members.
  • Complete relevant nursing documentation.
  • Maintain and restock First Aid Kits

Manage School Wellness Program

  • Educate students on hygiene and safety practices.
  • Collect and analyse statistics using our record.
  • Organise meetings with the School Principal to follow-up on healthcare needs.
  • Participate and moderate educational team meetings to better assist special needs children, and liaise with the Special Needs support team of practitioners.
  • Participate in the organisation of protocols to deal with major emergencies occurring in the school.
  • Communicate with the canteen service to come up with balanced, healthy meals adapted to the children and follow-up weekly.
  • Conduct student hearing and vision screenings.
  • Verify vaccination records.

Daily Routine Duties

  • Communicate and coordinate with the school cleaners and classroom assistants to ensure that they are adequately equipped and informed on hygiene and safety practices.
  • Record student absences, communicate with families in case of a child’s absence, finding out the reasons, thus getting a better visibility of the potential diseases in the school.

If while carrying out the duties of the role, the job holder identifies any instance that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm either at school or at home, s/he must report any concerns to the School Principal so that a referral can be made accordingly to the relevant third-party services.


Job Competencies

  • Standard clinical skills to dispense medications and treat minor ailments and injuries
  • Adequate math skills to ensure proper dosage amounts when dispensing medications
  • Good communication skills to work with students and parents
  • Ability to demonstrate a calm, caring demeanour when working with children
  • Good presentation skills for training school staff
  • Ability to remain focused in the event of a student medical emergency.

Job Key Relationships

  • Line managed by School Principal
  • Liaise with School Principal, pedagogical team, and other support team members
  • Liaise with parents, guardians, and other external parties like Special Needs healthcare practitioners, ambulance paramedics, enrichment activities providers etc.

Required Qualifications and Desired Attributes

  • Must have completed a minimum of 1,000 hours of clinical experience or three years of academic experience.
  • A minimum of 2 years of experience as a school nurse is preferred; experience with young children will be considered a plus.
  • Fluency in English, bilingual in French and English is preferred, but not a must.

Desired attributes:

  • Kind, benevolent, and reassuring, able to listen to the children’s needs and attend to their well-being.
  • Results-driven and resourceful, with a strong affinity for critical thinking, hands-on execution, and problem-solving
  • Self-directed and able to work without supervision
  • Excellent team-player
  • Dynamic and proactive
  • Diligence

Working Conditions

Workplace

  • Most time on La Petite Ecole campus site, when needed or required, off site on school functions, excursions, meetings, events, and professional development.

Work Time

  • Monday to Thursday: from 8am until 5pm
  • Friday: from 8am until 4pm
  • Attending the team meetings in the week prior to back-to-school day.

Tell employers what skills you have

Record to Report
health & safety practices
Classroom
hygiene regulations
Critical Thinking
Emergency Services
French
Nursing
Statistics
Ambulance
Nursing Care
health & Hygiene standards
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