Community Health / School Health Nurse

The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) Center for Community Programs, Innovation, and Scholarship (COMPASS Center) seeks a Community Health / School Health Nurse (SHN) to join the Community Health School Nurse Program. The SHN will provide day-to-day school health services (school nursing) at a designated Baltimore City Public School.

The JHSON COMPASS Center seeks to promote the health and well-being of underserved populations in Maryland through engaging community and other stakeholders. This includes supporting and redesigning school-based health programs to improve the health and academic achievement of children and adolescents from low-income communities in Baltimore City through the implementation of an innovative school health program.

The SHN performs a variety of medical care services for patients in a school-based setting. Specifically, the SHN will be responsible for oversight of school health services (school nursing) including supervising support staff.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Assesses, triages, creates management plans, and treats students presenting for school nurse services. Common complaints include injuries / first aid, asthma exacerbation, headache, GI distress, fever.
• Administers prescription medications with a clinician order.
• Interviews and assesses health needs of individuals and families; analyzes and interprets assessment findings for other health and welfare professionals.
• Develops nursing care plans for patients receiving nursing services. Collaborates with community-based clinicians to determine the treatment most beneficial for patient.
• Explores and determines health care and other options in counseling individuals and families about health and social problems and concerns. Oversee nursing activities performed by other nurses and auxiliary personnel in a clinical specialty area; may supervise aides providing personal care services in the home.
• Evaluates patient data including plan of care and response to follow up for groups of patients. Plans, develops, and evaluates health care presentations to patients and community groups. Counsels and refers persons with complex health problems.
• Prepares data regarding school health services encounters for local health agencies.
• Initiates and tracks data related to population-level school health interventions including preventive programming, screening, and clinical service delivery programs.
• Assign and review the work of nursing and auxiliary staff and train new personnel.
• Conduct regular evaluations for school health services nursing staff.
• Maintains records and writes reports as needed.
• Attends regular nursing team meetings with other SHNs and SHN supervisor.
• Attends and completes required competency trainings, in-service topic presentations, and town halls as required for position and advised by SHN supervisor.
• Support SHN supervisor in the conduction of chart audits, service satisfaction surveys, and reporting of incidentals or issues as they arise.
• Serves as primary liaison between school staff and SHN team / supervisor.
• Maintain and seek out partnerships with governmental and non-governmental agencies engaged in school health and pediatric health care.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Technical Qualifications or Specialized Certifications

Classified Title : Clinical Nurse

Job Posting Title (Working Title) : Community Health / School Health Nurse

Role / Level / Range : ACRP / 03 / ME

Starting Salary Range : $64,600 - $113,300 Annually ($89,000 targeted; Commensurate w / exp.)

Employee group : Full Time

Schedule : Monday - Friday 8 : 30 - 5 : 00

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Remote

Department name : Community Programs

Personnel area : School of Nursing

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education / training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here : https : / / hr.jhu.edu / benefits-worklife / .

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines : JHU Equivalency Formula : 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education / experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester / quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion .

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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Accommodation Information

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine . Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https : / / www.hopkinsmedicine.org / coronavirus / covid-19-vaccine / and all other JHU applicants should visit https : / / covidinfo.jhu.edu / health-safety / covid-vaccination-information / .

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.