School Nurse

Description

Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of children with developmental disabilities?  

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a School Nurse has its Advantages at our Day Academy location on 20 Park Lane, Highland, NY 12528

As a School Nurse at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer: 

• Quality Low-Cost Benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!  https://www.mydevereuxbenefits.org/
• Access to the Savi Student Loan Checkup tool to help you navigate the student loan system – quickly see your repayment plan options and discover potential savings 
• A rewarding experience helping individuals complete daily activities and achieve long term goals. 

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health New York provides programs and services for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and dual diagnoses. Located at our Day Academy in Highland, NY, this position is responsible for maintaining standards of developmental disabilities nursing practice, and Federal and State regulations as they pertain to School programs. They will maintain current health care information for program participants and students, ensure that medications are administered as prescribed, and ensure that Approved Medication Administration Personnel are supervised and their certification is maintained as required by regulations and agency policy. The Registered Nurse will also communicate with parents/agency to obtain permission for hospitalization, report serious injuries/illnesses, and inform them of medical examinations and changes in medication.

Salary:(commensurate with education and experience)

With AA/AS: $78,489.84 - $83,984.12

With BA/BS: $80,569.84 - $86,209.72With MA/MS: $82,649.84 - $88,435.32

You deserve to work somewhere that gives back to you! Devereux is proud to offer ASCEND – the first career accelerator program exclusively designed to give behavioral healthcare workers – the career guidance, one-on-one coaching, skills and financial assistance you need to reach your full potential. This program includes tuition assistance and student loan repayment, among other benefits! 

Qualifications

Education: RN or BS in Nursing and successful completion of the State Board Examination for licensing.

Experience: One year experience with handicapped population, psychiatric nursing background preferred.

Physical Requirements: Free of dependency and abuse of illegal or illicit drugs, alcohol, inhalants or other  chemical or controlled substances. Significant, prolonged, and frequent amounts of walking, standing, sitting, stooping, bending, and lifting of 50 or more.  Using standard crisis intervention procedures, must be able to singlehandedly effect the initial restraint of children and adolescents weighing between 75 and 150 lbs.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

Place of work