Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)

Reports to : Director of Health and Wellness

Department : Health and Wellness

Compensation : $114,400 - $124,800, depending on experience and credentials

Shrub Oak International School (www.shruboak.org) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

Essential Functions :

Reporting to the Director of Health and Wellness, the RN is a year-round position, serving as an integral part of the interdisciplinary team. The RN employsan evidence-based, student-centric approach to providing high-quality, direct and indirect nursing, medical and overall proactive wellness care to our students. The RN works collaboratively with other staff within the school to provide front line support for the daily operations related to student health and wellbeing both on and off campus, guiding and mentoring students, assisting with emergency response procedures, and collaborating with all members of the Shrub Oak staff. The RN builds trusting relationships with students, families, the community and other medical service providers, while representing Shrub Oak International School in a respectful and competent manner.

• Collaborate with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner around holistic health of students and intersection of physical and psychiatric / emotional well being
• Monitoring of students' health and wellness, and perform medical assessment of The Pines residents both as needed and on a routine basis
• Provide crisis response and first-aid for medical emergencies or student injuries, including collaboration with Emergency Medical Services as needed
• Maintain an assigned caseload of students to provide medical case management including :
• Collaboration with student guardian / family members around medical needs and medical care
• Collaboration with youth primary and specialist medical providers
• Scheduling of needed appointments including bloodwork, medical, vision, dental, and others as needed
• Routine monitoring of students' height, weight, and vital signs
• Administration of student prescribed medications
• Collaboration with nutritionist and food service around dietary and health needs
• Perform assessment and body-mark checks with students at admission and discharge, as well as following significant incidents or allegations
• Coordinate with medical providers and pharmacy around prescriptions and refills of student medications
• Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team of providers including psychiatric, clinical, education, and direct-care providers.
• Works directly with students and through Direct Support Professionals to provide health education and support students in the development of healthy lifestyle habits.
• Performs any other responsibilities as needed and required

Please note : This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements :

Experience & Education :

Required

Preferred

Skills & Abilities :

Benefits :

Available for full-time employees. An overview of our benefits :

Physical Requirements / Demands :

A workday regularly includes multiple or conflicting demands, deadlines and time pressures; work regularly requires sustained concentration. Standing for sustained periods of time, bending, stretching, walking up and down stairs (building has 6 floors), around a hilly campus as needed, may also require walking between floors or between buildings at a moment's notice. May need to lift / moveboxes up to 25 pounds and move or rearrange furniture.

Work Environment :

We are a boarding school located on a 127-acre campus. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces, mostly inside the classroom or educational environment. May include work within the residential setting. The building has 6 floors accessible by staircases and elevators.

EEO Statement :

Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer. Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Please note :

SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. Smoking or vaping of any kind is strictly prohibited indoors, outdoors, and during off-campus activities, with enforcement measures in place including smoke / vape detectors. Non-compliance will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.